Danse Ce Soir! Fiddle & Accordion Music of Quebec - Book/CD Set
By Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell. For Fiddle. Songbook. Laurie Hart & Greg Sandell. Canadian. Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. Size 8.75x11.75. 192 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (98118BCD)
ISBN 9780786666300. Danse ce soir! Fiddle and Accordion Music of Quebec is a collection of 122 traditional and composed tunes by a wide variety of quebecois players and composers, the broadest and most informative collection of quebecois repertoire available to date. The text, in both French and English, gives extensive background information about the repertoire and history of instrumental dance music in Quebec, an analysis of the fiddle, accordion, guitar and piano style, and biographies of the musicians. Historical, stylistic and discographic information is offered for all of the tunes, which have been carefully transcribed complete with ornaments and guitar/piano chords. The book includes maps, photos, a bibliography, indexes, lists of organizations festivals and music camps, and an extensive discussion of piano accompaniment, including three full piano transcriptions. Appropriate for the beginner or accomplished player on any instrument, for the folklorist and musicologist, and for the listener or dancer who wants to learn more about the beautiful and varied traditional music of Quebec. The companion CD offers ensemble renditions of 32 tunes from the book, for a total of 60 minutes.
Contents:
La Veuve Du Pendu (The Hanged Man's Widow)
Quadrille Bouchard, 2e Partie (2nd Part)
Reel A Pepe (Grandpa's Reel)
Reel De Pointe-Au-Pic
Reel Des Chantiers (Logging-Camps Reel)
Reel Saint-Jean
6/8 En Sol (In G)
Cotillon De Baie-Ste-Catherine
Gigue Du Lac
La Cardeuse (The Wool-Carding Woman)
La Tourment (The Torment)
Le Batteux (The Threshing Mill)
Premiere Partie Du Lancier (First Part Of Lanciers
Reel Des Esquimaux (Version 1)(Eskimos' Reel)
Reel Saint-Jospeh
Valse-Clog Cuilmette
Viva El West Side Ou/Or Dedicado A Jos
Reel En Sol No. 1 (In G)
Le Reve De Queteux Tremblay (The Beggar Tremblay's
Marie, Sauce Ton Pain (Marie, Dip Your Bread)
Reel Du Gaucher (Left-Hander's Reel)
Valse De Mon Pere (My Father's Waltz)
Danse Du Barbier Or Danse Du Sauvage (Barber's Dan
Hommage A Nos Musicians (Tribute To Our Musicians)
Le Foin (The Hay)
Reel Des Vieux (Reel Of The Old Ones)
Saint-Antoine
Eugene
La Grondeuse (The Grumbling Woman)
La Guenille (The Rag)
La Marmotteuse (The Muttering Woman)
La Ronde Des Voyageurs (Travelers' Round Dance)
La Ronfleuse Gobeil (The Snoring Mrs. Gobeil)
Le Violon Confesseur (The Confessing Fiddle)
Le Voyageur (The Traveler)
Marche Des Raquetteurs, Version 1 (Snowshoers' Mar
Nuit Sauvage (Wild Night)
Partie Du Lancier (Part Of Lancers)
Reel A Bacon
Rock 'N Reel
Valcartier Set, First Part (1 Ere Partie)
6/8 En Re (In D)
Galope Ou/Or Chamberlain's
Le Brandy
Macdonald's
Reel Des Accordeonistes
Hommage A Dorothy Hogan
Hommage A Edmond Pariso
Hommage A Jos Bouchard
Jack Delad
La Bonne Riviere (The Good River)
Reel Des Esquimaux (Version 2)
Reel En La (In A)
Rythme
Valse-Clog Lacroix
Fitzmaurice Polka
Fleur De Mandragore (Mandragora Flower)
Hommage A Philippe Bruneau
La Tuque Carreautee (The Plaid Cap)
Quatre Fers En L'air (Four Horseshoes In The Air)
Reel Des Poilus (Hairy People's Reel)
Reel En Sol No. 2 (In G)
Step A Ti-Phonse
Valse A Jessy
Valse Des Belugas (Waltz Of The Belugas)
Valse Des Jouets (Waltz Of The Toys)
Valse Du Mois D'novembre (Month Of November Watlz0
Carnaval
Galope De La Malbaie/Mackilmoyle's Reel, Version 2
Gigue Des Capuchons (Hood Dance)
Gigue Du Forgeron (Blacksmith's Dance)
Le Petit Bal A L'huile
Le P'tit Bucheux (The Little Lumberjack)
Les Petites Visites (The Little Visits)
Marche Des Raquetteurs, Version 2
Xiphos
La Belle Catherine
Le Bal Des Accordeons
Reel Beatrice
Reel Joseph
Rencontre Des Dames (Meeting Of The Ladies)
Saut Du Lapin No. 1 (Rabbit's Jump)
Sheepskin And Beeswax
Valse Bernadette
Valse D'hiver (Winter Waltz)
Clog A Ti-Jules
La Grande Gigue Simple (The Great Simple Step-Danc
La Pipe
Marche Au Camp (Camp-Walk)
Reel An La (In A)
Reel En Re (In D)
Les Souers Cotnoir (The Cotnoir Sisters)
Reel A Celina
Reel De L'orient (Reel Of The East)
Valse Du Vieux Moulin (The Old Mill Waltz)
Air Du Saguenay
La Galope A Denis
Reel A Raymond
Reel De La Bourgeoise (Townswoman's Reel)
Reel De Ste-Blandine
Reel Du Faubourg
Reel En La (In A)
Elmer's Tune
Galope De La Malbaie/Mackilmoyle's Reel, Version 1
Gigue
Gigue Du Pere Mathias (Father Mathias' Step-Dance)
Quadrille Bouchard, 3e Partie (3rd Part)
Reel Como
Reen En Re (In D)
Saut Du Lapin No. 2 (Rabbit's Jump)
Clog De Pariseau
Cotillon Des Baies-Des-Rochers
Galope
La Bonne-Femme Noel (Noel's Wife)
L'acadienne (The Acadian Woman)
Le Releveur (The Meter-Reader)
Reel Du Pendu (Hanged Man's Reel Or Hangman' Reel)
Reel En Re (In D)
Fisher's Hornpipe
La Promenade, 2e Partie Du Lancier (Second Part Of
Reel Du Pere Bruneau (Father Bruneau's Reel)
Reel Ti-Me
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Hohner Ariette and Hohner HA-114
