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Traditional Quebecois music is first and foremost danse
music. Various rythms for group danses (contra dances or square dances)
or solo "gigues" (pronounced jigs). To know more about these dances,
the reader is directed to an article on Mnémo's web site titled "Du
set au cotillon... Petite introduction à la danse traditionnelle
québécoise et à ses genres... (here) — as soon
as I get the authorisation from the authors, I'll post the english
translation.
Here are brief descriptions of some of the dance rythms
found in traditional Quebecois music:
6/8 (jig)*
Brandy*
Clog*
Galope*
Gigue
Hornpipe*
March*
Reel
Waltz*
Waltz-clog*
* While the author is still working on preparing
dedicated pages, the reader can refer to an excellent article on Mnémo's web site (here) — again,
as soon as I get authorisation from the authors, this article will be
posted in english... |



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