Annotation:Madame Sosthene
X:1 T:Madame Sosthene S:Joseph Falcon M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Waltz K:A z2 z A cd|e2 ec ef|e3A Bc|d2 dc df|e3 A cd| e2 ef ec|B3 A Bc|d2 ce BG|A3 E AB|| c2 cB cd|c3 A Bc|d2 dc df|e3 E AB| c2 cB cd|c3 A Bc|d2 ce BG|A3 z z2||
MADAME SOSTHENE. AKA - "Valse de Madam Sostan," "Madame Sostan." Cajun, Waltz. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA' (Greenblatt): AA(Vocal)AABB(Vocal)AABB. "La Valse de Madame Sosthen(e)" was recorded in 1934 for their first Decca Records session by the famous Cajun accordionist Joseph Falcon accompanied by his wife, Cléoma Falcon (née Breaux), on guitar. According to Falcon's family, Madame Sosthene is Josephine Trahan, wife of Sosthene Falcon, Joe’s uncle. The tune is in the key of G but played on a C accordion, which presents some peculiar tonalities with the accompaniment:
...Dave Murray pointed out to me (and I’m paraphrasing) that the notes on the bass side of the accordion, when played in 2nd position, create a harmonic clash on the resolve. So at the end of each phrase, you can hear a distinct clash between Cléoma’s guitar chord and Joseph’s accordion[1].
