Reel du Pendu de André à Toto

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 Theme code Index    5L133 3313
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 Composer/Core Source    André Savoie
 Region    Canada
 Genre/Style    Québécois/Acadian
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    CANADA(Acadia/French)
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X:1 T:Reel du Pendu de André à Toto N:From the playing of André ("à Toto") Savoie (1941-2019, Shippagen, New N:Brunswick) N:The appellation "à Toto", "of Toto," refers to his father's nickname, Toto, N:received when he would help his own father (André's grandfather) who N:was a carpenter. As toddler's will, he styled himself as his father's work N:assistant, and when a hammer was requested by the workman, he N:would fetch it crying "toto, toto, toto", his way of saying the French word N:"marteau," or 'hammer'. The name stuck, and was bestowed on Andre N:in much the same way O'... and Mac...refer to the patronymics of Gaelic N:cultures (info. from Acadian Fiddle http://kith-folk-rzrg.squarespace.com). Q:"Fast" M:C| L:1/8 N:AEac# tuning (fiddle) D:https://www.nfb.ca/film/reel_du_pendu/?fbclid=IwAR0Kxmmu1lmkVwmR0vFkcU8wqe6TeC9xglWP0BNPNLQjhWaFHsMPoje5WMo N:at approx. 47:40 of film. Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz K:A EFAB c2cc|cdcB ABcA|EF A2 |EFAc BABc | dcB-A c2-c-|cdcB ABcA|E-GAA E-GAc |BAGB AA A2| EFAB c2cc|cdcB ABcA|EF A2 EFAc| BABA dcBA | B-ccc|cdcB ABcA|EFA2 EGAc|BAGB A2A2|| A,CA,G A2A2|EFAc BABd|cA A2 A,CE2 |A2Ac A2 Ac|BAGB A2A2| A,CE2 A2Ac|BABd cAcB|c4 E2A2|A3A- AGAc|BAGB A2|| cd|e2ee edcd|edef edcc|AcAc cB/A/Bd| cBAB| eeee- edcd|e2ef edcc|AcAc BAGB|A2 cd| e2 ef edcd|ecef edcc|AcAc Ac[ca]A|BABd dcBA| eeee- edcd|e2 ef edcc|AcAc BAGB|A2A2|| A,CA,G A2Ac|BABd cAA2|A,CA,2 [DA][DA]FD|C2EC B,2B,2| A,CEC [E2A2]A-c|BABd cAA2|c-eee- eccA| (c/B/A) GB A2A2| A,CA,2[E2A2]Ac|BABd cA A2|A,CA,2 [DA]-[FA][FA][FA]|C2[E2A2]B,2B,2| A,CEE [EA]cAA|BABd cA A2||