Annotation:Contretemps valse
X:1 T:Contretemps valse M:3/4 L:1/8 B:J.A. Boucher – “Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (1933, No. 56, p. 32) B:“Le Repertoire du Violoneux” (Nouvelle édition 2018 par Jean Duval) [1] K:F zc=Bcdc||a3 a a2|zgegfd|c3 c c2|zABcdG|B3 B B2|zBABcF|A2 C2B,2| A,CFA cf|a3a a2|zgegfd|c2^c3d|e2G3A|B2D3 E|FFEFAc|1 f:|2 f2z2|| |:c2|[c3a3][cf][c2f2]|[c2a2][d2b2][c2a2]|[c3a3][Bg][B2g2]|[B4g4]B2|[B3g3][Bg][B2g2]|[B2g2][c2a2][B2g2]| [B3g3][Af][A2f2]|[A2f2]A2c2|f3ff2|e3dd2|^c3a a2|aagfed| cc=Bcdc|edcBAG|FFEFAc|1 ff f2:|2 f2C2B,2|A,CFA cf!D.C.!||
CONTRETEMPS VALSE. French-Canadian, Waltz (3/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BCBC'. Researcher Jean Duval finds the first strain of "Contretemps valse" is similar to the second strain of Montreal accordionist wikipedia:Alfred_Montmarquette's "Valse des nations," recording in in 1931 (Starr 15802).