Annotation:Midinettes (Les)
X:1 T:Midinettes, Les M:2/2 L:1/8 B:J.A. Boucher – “Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (1933, No. 24, p. 15) B:“Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (Nouvelle édition 2018 par Jean Duval) [1] K:A P:A B|cABA GABc|dBcB AGAB|cABA GABG|EGBG A2zB| cABA GABc|dBcB Aefg|afge fdBG|1 Aaec A2z:|2 Aaec A2z2|| P:B |:[c4e4][c4e4]|[d3f3]g fefg|agfe dcBA|GABc B2z2| [c4e4][c4e4]|[d3f3]g fefg|afge fdBG|1 Aaec A2z2:|2 Aaec A2z|| P:C |:c|BABd cdeg|fgea A2zc|BABd cAGB|EGBG A2 zc| BABd cdeg|fgeg agfe|dcBA GABG|1[M:1/2] Az z:|1 A|| P:D |:efg|[M:2/2]agae fece|agae fece|agfe dcBA|GABc Befg| agae fece|agae fece|agfe dBA|[M:3/2]GABc defg a:| P:E |:EFG|[M:2/2]AGAc BABd|cdeg fgeg|agfe dcBA|GABG EdBG| AGAc BABd|cdeg fgeg|agfe dcBA|GABG A:|]
MIDINETTES, LES. French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEE. Jean Duval explains that 'les midinettes' refers to sentimental young women. J.A. Boucher called the tune "La Québécoise" in his 1927 unpublished music manuscript collection, a precursor to his 1933 publication. It was one of numerous name changes of tunes from one to the other, as traced by Duval, who also finds several of the five parts of the tune similar to or reminiscent of other tunes in the Quebec repertory. Duval remarks, "La section B rappelle un reel joué par le groupe Les diables noirs d’Adrien Avon. La section C évoque la section A de "Ah! les femmes (1)" (voir l’enregistrement de cette pièce par Eddy Sanborn, alias Philias Malouin, sur le gramophone virtuel). La section D, quant à elle, est semblable à la section A du "Reel St-Antoine" enregistré par Jos Bouchard"[1] (Section B is reminiscent of a reel played by Adrien Avon's group Les diables noirs. The C section evokes the A section of "Ah! The Ladies" {see the recording of this piece by Eddy Sanborn, alias Philias Malouin, on the virtual gramophone}. The D section, on the other hand, is similar to the A section of the "Reel St-Antoine" recorded by Jos Bouchard).
