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Sheet Music for "Chicanière, La"Chicanière, LaThe Quareling WomanReelFast12Discography: Starr 15506a (78 RPM), J.O. LaMadeleine (1929) Notes: From the playing of playing of fiddler J.O.LaMadeleine (1880-1973, Montreal Quebec)Play AAABB.Transcription: Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz



CHICANIÈRE, LA. (The Quarreling Woman). French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAABB. The tune is one of a category of "disputant" tunes (primarily assigned a feminine gender) that are meant to musically conjure quarreling behavior, a dispute or an argument. Montreal fiddler J.O. LaMadeleine recorded this tune in October, 1928, but it was not released by Starr Records until January, 1929.

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Recorded sources: -Starr 15506a (78 RPM), J.O. LaMadeleine (1929)

See also listing at:
Hear J.O. LaMadeleine's 1929 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [1]


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