Annotation:Gigue du Violoneux

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GIGUE/REEL DU VIOLONEUX. AKA - "Gigue en Ré," "Reel des violoneux (Le)," "Reel du violoneux (1) (Le)." AKA and see "Capitaine voleur," "Gigue de Thenfant" "Gigue Thenfant Allard." French-Canadian, Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. The jig is a derivative of the 19th century American song and jig "Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines." Fiddler Joseph Allard [1] [2] (1873-1947) recorded the tune in 1929 for the Victor label (issued under the title "Le reel du violoneux," not 'gigue'), which he had, according to Carmelle Bégin (1978) learned from his father, "Tenfant" Allard. Allard's recording was re-recorded or re-issued in 1936 on Victor's Bluebird label (as "Le reel des violoneux") under Allard's pseudonym 'Maxime Toupin'. Allard researcher Jean Duval says the melody is strongly associated with the dance Capitaine Voleur (Thief Captain' or 'Trickster Captain')^[1], popular in the early 20th century. See also J.A. Boucher's "Kinlock."

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Joseph Allard [Cuillerier].

Printed sources : - Cuillerier (Joseph Allard), 1992; p. 10. Demers (1000 airs du Québec et de l'Amérique francophone), 2020; p. 97. Jean Duval (La Musique de Joseph Allard 1873-1947), 2018; No. 38, p. 20.

Recorded sources : - Bluebird B-4911-B (78 RPM), Maxime Toupin (Joseph Allard) (1936). Victor 263648-b (78 RPM), Joseph Allard (1929, as "Le Reel du violoneux").

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Listen to Allard's 1929 recording: [3]

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↑ Jean Duval, "La Musique de Joseph Allard 1873-1947", 2018, pp. 70-71.

[1] Jean Duval, "La Musique de Joseph Allard 1873-1947", 2018, pp. 70-71.

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