Annotation:Grondeuse à Azellus (La)
X:1 T:Grondeuse à Azellus, La S:Azellus Cantin, via a tutorial by Dâvi Simard M:C| L:1/8 N:ADae tuning (fiddle) D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGj8AHX7g9Q Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D ABAG FGAc|d2d2 faed|ceee e3e|ABAG FDFA| dA d2 fded |ceee {D}[D2d2]d2:| A,2CE ED E2|ABAG FEDF|EDCD [A,2E2][A,2E2]|ABAG FEDF|EDCE D2D2| [DA]BAG FEDF|EDCD [A,2E2][A,2E2]|[DA]BAG FEDF|[M:6/4]EDCE D2 B,A, E2E2 | A,CDF ED E2{A,}E2 E2| A,CDF ED E2 {A,}E2 E2|A,CDF ED E2{A,}E2 E2| A,CEF ED E2 D2 DF|ED E2 D-EDF E2 D2|[M:C|]A,CEF ED E2 |A,CEF ED E2 | A-BAG FEDF|EDCD [A,2E2][A,2E2]|[DA]BAG FEDF|EDCE D2 D2||
GRONDEUSE À AZELLUS, LA. French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The tune is a 'grondeuse' (growling melody) from the repertoire of fiddler Azellus Cantin, who was the uncle of the late Gilles Cantin, a member of La Bottine Souriante. Both Cantin men were members of La Famille Cantin, who hailed from Saint-Liguori, north of Montreal. Fiddler and researcher Lisa Ornstein recorded Azellus in 1979. The term grondeuse also describes a category of tunes in Quebec characterized by the fiddle tuned ADae and a low, or 'growling' sounding strain of music.
