Breton Gavotte

hornpipe

Key signature: Aminor

Submitted on March 12th 2009 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 23 tunebooks.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Chasing The New Moon by Sarah Bauhan
• Learn To Play Irish Fiddle: Reels, Jigs And Breton Gavottes ~ DVD 2 by Kevin Burke
• Morning Star - Réalt Na Maidine by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
• Music From Ireland & Scotland by Gràinne Hambly And William Jackson
• My Joy by Hanneke Cassel
• Smith, Byrnes, O'Sullivan by Smith, Byrnes, O'Sullivan

X: 1
T: Breton Gavotte
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Amin
E^F ^GA Bc AB|c/B/A Bc df e2|E^F ^GA Bc AB|c/B/A Bc A2 A2:|
e2 f/e/d ec AB|c/B/A Bc df e2|e2 f/e/d ec AB|c/B/A Bc A2 A2:|
ea g/f/e df ed|c/B/A Bc df e2|ea g/f/e df ed|c/B/A Bc A2 A2:|

Of course it's not a hornpipe. Is it a Dans Plinn?

# Posted on March 12th 2009 by gian marco

This tune is a Breton gavotte !

You could name it "Breton gavotte" in order to be a little more precise, or even "ton doubl gavotte" indeed, (= last part of the dance). This one used to be played not by the usual couple biniou-bombarde, but by chromatic accordion player Yves Menez, who may have composed it in the 1930's or 1940's. In the original tune in A minor, you have to play F# and G# in the first part. F and G are natural in the second and the third parts of the tune.

# Posted on March 12th 2009 by fiddlebzh

Thanks, Fred!

# Posted on March 12th 2009 by gian marco