Caraquet (La)

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Theme code Index	1H31H3 2231
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Composer/Core Source	Biography:Aurel Parent
Region	Canada
Genre/Style	Québécois/Acadian
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History	CANADA(Acadia/French)
Structure	AABBCCDDD
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Caraquet (La): Annotations

X:1 T:Caraquet, La N:As taught by fiddler Pascal Gemme. "La Caraquet" is from N:the repertoire of Aurel Parent, Cap Chat, Gaspesie, recorded in the N:field in 1955 by Father Germain Lemieux while on vacation. M. Parent N:was aged about 90 at the time, and well-known in the region as a dance fiddler. N:Fr. Lemieux sent Lisa Ornstein his tape recording of Parent when she was researching. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:AEae tuning (fiddle). However, Aurel would remove the 'D' string altogether N:when he played the piece leaving three strings tuned A-a-e. D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPY8cdnQoTI Z:Andrew Kuntz K:A aa (c/B/A) aa (c/B/A)|BABd c-A A2|aece aecA|B2 B-d c-A A2:| |:"*"b2ge bege|fefg aff-e|bege bege|fefa g-e e2:| |:ABcd egab|Acec dBcB|Acc/c/c- e-aa/a/a|[M:3/2]A-cA-c B2 Bd c-A A2:| [M:C|]AcAc AcAc|BdBd BdBd|(3cdc Ac Acc/c/c|1,2BABc A2Ac:|3 BABc A2A2|| P:Substitutions b2 (g/f/e) b2 (g/f/e)||

Caraquet (La): Annotations