Annotation:Disputeuse (La)
X:1 T:Disputeuse, La T:The Disputatious Woman M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:Related to "Growling Old Man and Grumbling Old Woman" N:from the playing of Isidore Soucy (1899-1963, Montreal, Québec) D:Starr 15439a (78 RPM), Isidore Soucy (1928) F:http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f7/15818.mp3 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:Ador a-|a2a2 eagb|a2a2 eagb|a2a2 gagf|ed^cd efgf | [M:3/2]e^cAc efgf ed^cd |[M:C|]eagb a2a2|eagb a2a2|| A,A,^C[A,E] A,A,C[A,E] |[M:3/2]G,2B,G, DG,B,G, D[B,D]G,B,|[M:C|]A,B,=CD E2 DC|B,A,G,B, | A,2CA, A,A,CA,|[M:3/2] G,2 B,G, DG,B,G, DB,G,B, |[M:C|]A,B,=CD E2 DC|B,A,G,B, A,2[A,2E2]||
DISPUTEUSE, LA. French-Canadian, Reel (cut and 3/2 time). Canada; Québec, New Brunswick. A Dorian/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A version of a tune better-known as "Growling Old Man and Grumbling Old Woman (The)," at least in the United States. There is a category of related tunes in Québec that purport to mimic a complaining person (usually female) or a dispute between a man and woman (often characterized as the arguments of a man and wife), including "Marmotteuse (La)," "Chicaneuse (La)," "Chicanière (La)," "Gigue des pionniers," "Grosse Roche," and "Bavasseuse (La)." The juxtaposition of high and low strains in binary tunes and the resultant association to two people having a disagreement is an old one, however, and can be found in other, English-speaking, genres. Allard researcher Jean Duval points to the venerable "Arkansas Traveler (1)" as one example[1]. Gaspésie fiddler Hermas Réhel (Bridgeville, Gaspé, PQ) played a version of the tune as "La Grondeuse"[2], as did contemporary Gaspésie fiddler Édouard Richard (1934-2019, Grande-Vallée, Gaspé) with his version, "Grosse Roche."
