Annotation:Gigue irlandaises (2)
X:1 T:Gigue irlandaises No. 2 N:From the playing of Isidore Soucy (1899-1963, Montreal) N:A distanced version of "Paddy on the Turnpike" M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel N:Play ABBB'ABBB'ABBCCDDEE N:The first three parts only, this transcription. D:Starr 15220b (78 RPM), Isidore Soucy (1925) D:http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f7/15475.mp3 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:G P:A Sd2|gbbb eaaa|[M:3/2]fdfa gedc BGBd|[M:C|]gbbb eaaa| fdef ggg2| gbbb eaaa|[M:3/2]fdfa gfed BGBd |[M:C|]gbbb faaa|fdfa ga g2|| P:B |:G2BG DGGG|DGBG FAAF|G2 BG DGGG|1,2GBdg ecAF:|3GBdg ecAF|[M:2/4]G2S|| P:C G2 BG DGGA GFGA |BGdd eddd|A=FDE FEFF|[M:3/2]AFcF dcAc =BA G2| [M:C|]DGGA G=FGA|_BA=B^c dcde|fefg fed=B|[M:3/2]c2Ac BGAc BG[G,2G2]| [M:C|]DGGA G=FGA|_BGdd eddd|A=FDE FEFF|[M:3/2]AFcF dcAc =BA G2| [M:C|]DGGA G=FGA|_BA=B^c dcde|fefg fed=B|[M:3/2]c2Ac BGAc BG[G,2G2]||
GIGUE IRLANDAISES [2]. AKA - "Gigue irlandaises No. 2." French-Canadian, Reel (cut and 3/2 time). G Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABBB'ABBB'ABBC. "Gigue irlandaises No. 1" and "Gigue irlandaises No. 2" were the first two tunes ever recorded by prolific Montreal fiddle-master and recording artist Isidore Soucy (1899-1963). Soucy researcher Jean Duval finds Soucy's tune to be a medley consisting of versions of three Irish reels: "Preston's Reel," "Bunch of Keys (1)<div class="mw-ext-score noresize" data-midi="/w/images/lilypond/r/a/rac0oto30e070iiizenhv1iniemkaha/rac0oto3.midi"><img src="/w/images/lilypond/r/a/rac0oto30e070iiizenhv1iniemkaha/rac0oto3.png" width="641" height="81" alt=" X:1 T:Bunch of Keys [1], The M:4/4 L:1/8 K:GMix DG{A}G^F G3 A|BGdG eGdG|DCDE F2 ~FG|AF (3FFF dFcF| "></div> /Flowers of Limerick (1) (The)", and "Ladies' Pantalettes (1) (The)"[1].
- ↑ Jean Duval, La Musique de Isidore Soucy 1899-1962, 2017, p. 194.