Annotation:Gigue des Sept-Iles

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X:1 T:Gigue des Sept-Iles T:Seven Islands Jig M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Very Fast" N:from the playing of accordionist Eugène Collin D:Victor 263872 (78 RPM), Eugène Collin (1932) D:http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f7/13094.mp3 N:http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/virtual-gramophone/Pages/Item.aspx?idNumber=1019421444 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D (3DFA dA BBAF|DFAF GGED|FDAd BABd|cAce d2cB| A2 dA BBAF|DFAF GGED|FDAd BABd|cAce ddcB| AAdA BBAF|DFAF GGED|FDAd BABd|cAce d2cB| AAdA BBAF|DFAF GGED|FDAd BABd|cAce d2|| (f/e/c)|:[M:C|]defg aaaf|abaf afaf|edef gggf|gbag faaf| defg aaaf|abaf afaf|efga bgeg|[M:2/4]fddd :|

GIGUE DES SEPT-ILES (Seven Islands Jig). French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. Accordion player Eugène Collin plays the tune with each note receiving the same emphasis and without any dynamic nuances. Instead he relies on his blazing speed to create momentum and interest, as if on a runaway train. In his hands the melody is hardly discernible and sounds like it is made up of a series of flourishes on the instrument.

Sept-Îles is a city in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec, Canada, on the west bank of the St. Lawrence River where it widens to meet the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : -

Recorded sources: -Victor 263872 (78 RPM), Eugène Collin (1932).

See also listing at:
Hear accordion player Eugène Collins' 1932 recording at the Virtual Gramophone [1] [2]

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