Bonne-Femme Noël (La)

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 Theme code Index    332 332
 Also known as    Noël's Wife
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Canada
 Genre/Style    Québécios/Acadian"Québécios/Acadian" is not in the list (Bluegrass, Cape Breton/PEI, Cajun/Creole, Contest, Contra, Down-East/Maritime, English, Guachi, Irish, Metis, ...) of allowed values for the "Has genre" property.
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (6/4 time)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/4
 History    CANADA(Québec)
 Structure    AAAAABBB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Laurie Hart & Greg Sandell
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Dance ce Soir
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 61, p. 95
 Year of publication/Date of MS    2001
 Artist    Biography:Frères Labri (Les)
 Title of recording    Quand l'vent vire de côté
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
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BONNE-FEMME NOËL, LA (Noel's Wife). French-Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAAAABBB. Hart & Sandell (2001) say the tune comes from fiddler Lucien Mirandette (1924-1993), from St-Cutbert in the Lanaudière region. The tune is irregular: the first part is two measures of 6/4 time, repeated, while the second is in 4/4 time.

Printed source: Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 61, p. 95.

Recorded source: Les frères Labri - "Quand l'vent vire de côté" (1993).


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