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Annotation:Quadrille des seigneurs 5ème partie
X:1 T:Quadrille des seigneurs 5ème partie M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Quick" N:A version of the American "Mississippi Sawyer," itself based on "Downfall of Paris" S:J.O. Albert LaMadeleine (1880-1973, Montreal, Québec) D:Victor 263620 (78 RPM), J.O. Albert LaMadeleine (1929) F:http://amicus.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone-bin/Main/ItemDisplay?l=0&l_ef_l=0&id=&v=1&lvl=1&coll=24&rt=1&itm=31392173&rsn=S_WWWelaIqVTri&all=1&dt=AW+%7CLaMadeleine%7C&spi=-&rp=6&v=1 Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:D d2 fe d2 fe|defg a2a2|A2 cB A2 cA|ABcd egfe| d2 fe d2 fe|defg abag|f2f2 egfe|1d2(dc) dAFA:|2 d2 dc defg|| [A2a2](af) [A2a2](af)|[Aa][Af][Aa][Aa] [Aa][Aa][Aa][Af]|[A2g2][Ag][Af] [A2g2][A2g2]|fgfe defg| abag f2f2|egfe d2 dc|1 [M:2/4]defg:|2 dAFA||
QUADRILLE DES SEIGNEURS 5ÈME PARTIE (Quadrille of the Lords, 5th Part). French-Canadian, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. "Quadrille des seigneurs 5ème partie" is the final part of a five-part quadrille set. The tune is a Quebecois version of the American old-time reel "Mississippi Sawyer (1)," which is a version of the English melody "Downfall of Paris (The)," which was itself a Napoleonic-era interpretation of a French tune. However, LaMadeleine's version appears to be based on the American version of the tune.
