X:1
T:Arthur LeClerc's Waltz
T:Valse Hochelaga
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Waltz
N:"Play a la mode de 1st 7 other copied measures."
N:"Simplified chords. Check original for nuances."
Z:Transcribed by Steve Fry, from Keith Corrigan et al, "Ireland in Quebec."
S:Rep. of Arthur LeClerc
K:D
f/ f>g|:"D"a>f d>d' "G"d'>b|"D"af df "Bm"af|"Em"ge cA "A7"ce|
"D"af df "A7"fg|"D"a>f d>"G"d' d'>b|"D"af df "Bm"af|"Em"ge cA "A7"Bc|
|1 "D"d2 df "A7"g^g:|2 "D"d3 zAz|:"A"[A2e2] c/B/A B/4c/4B/A|
[A2e2] c/B/A B/4c/4B/A|"Em"ge cA Bc|"Bm"B/4c/4B/A FA "G"df|
[A/4e/4]f/4(e/ e) c/B/A B/4c/4B/A|[A/4e/4]f/4(e/ e) c/B/A B/4c/4B/A|"Em" ge cA "A"Bc|
|1 "D"dd dd df:|2 dd dd fg||
P:"Variation - lower 'A' part"
F<F G/|:"D"A>F D>d "G"d>B|"D"AF DF "Bm"AF|"Em"GE CA, "A7"CE|
"D"AF DF "A7"FG|"D"A>F D>"G"d d>B|"D"AF DF "Bm"AF|
"Em"GE CA, "A7"B,C|1 "D"D2 DF "A7"G^G:|2 "D"D3 zAz||
ARTHUR LECLERC'S WALTZ. AKA - "Valse Arthur LeClerc." AKA and see "Valse Hochelaga." French-Canadian, Waltz (3/4 time). D Major: G Major (Billette & Mallette). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCB'ABC (Billette & Mallette): AA'BB'. From the playing of Keith Corrigan (b. 1933, Valcartier, Qué.). "Valse Hochelaga" was recorded by accordion player Donat Lafleur (1892-1973) for Columbia Records in 1928. Lafleur lived in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighborhood of Montréal, Québec, as did fiddler Isidore Soucy, with whom Lafleur sometimes recorded. The name Hachelaga is derived from the name of an Iroquois village that occupied the site when first visited by French explorers.
Recorded sources : - A-L 001, Lisa Ornstein & André Marchand – “One Fine Summer’s Day/Par un beau Samedi d’ été” (2009). Columbia 34194-F (78 RPM), Donat Lafleur (1928). Talencourt Musique TM 2008, Lisa Ornstein, André Marchand, Nick Hawes - "Ireland In Quebec" (2008). Robert Legault - "Le mouton noir et autres airs fabuleux" (2017, as "Valse Hochelaga", learned from the playing of Philippe Bruneau).
