Annotation:Reel des lièvres (Le)
X:1 T:Reel des lièvres, Le M:2/2 L:1/8 B:J.A. Boucher – “Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (1933, No. 27, p. 17) B:“Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (Nouvelle édition 2018 par Jean Duval) [1] K:D BAG|F2 Ad fdAF|G2 Bd gdBG|F2 Ad fdAF|Eeee ecAG| F2 Ad fdAF|G2 Bd gbag|fgec d:||:efg|agab agfe| dcde fdAF|G2 ef gfga|gfed cBAc|edcB A2 fg| agab agfe|dcde fdAF|G2 ef gfga|gfed cBAd|fdec d:|]
REEL DES LIÈVRES, LE (The Hares' Reel). French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Researcher Jean Duval notes that Boucher's "Reel des lièvres" is a composite tune, with the first strain that of "Londonderry Hornpipe (The)" and Boucher's second strain an adaptation of the first strain of "Champion Hornpipe (1) (The)." Duval also suggests comparison with Isidore Soucy's "Reel américain (1)." Boucher's reel should not be confused with the similarly titled "Reel du lièvre (Le)," a musically unrelated tune.
