Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on March 4th 2009 by Mix O'Lydian.
This tune has been added to 10 tunebooks.
X: 1
T: La Gracieuse
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: mazurka
K: Gmaj
|: GA | B2 Be dB |d2 d2 GA | BB Be dB | c4 AB |cc cf ed |
f2 fe ed |1 de dc Ac | B2 G2 :|2 de dc AF | G4||
|: AB | c2 A2 FA | GB D2 D2 | cA FA EF | GB de dB |
c2 A2 FA | GB D2 D2 | cA FA EF | G4 :|
La Gracieuse
Although mazurkas have been assimilated into the Irish tradition, this one is not Irish, but French.
A grand tune, nonetheless.
"La Gracieuse" translates as "the Gracious One" - the gracious one being female in this particular case.
So, if you don't know the tune, and have an "accordéon diatonique", get it out of its case and give this tune a try. You won't regret it!
Here is a vid of someone playing it (fairly close to the setting that I've posted):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTURDz9rvcA
It goes very well on fiddle, too ...
# Posted on March 4th 2009 by Mix O'Lydian
Excellent
This is a solid classic. Our grade school music teacher had us play it in an ensemble.
I can't remember the date (somewhere in 74? 77?) but somewhere around here I have a Grateful Dead tape where Garcia noodles around with the first few bars before dropping the band back into gear for the remainder of the Other One.
# Posted on March 5th 2009 by gravelwalks