Key: Am/F
Form:Jig
ABC:
X:105 T:La rencontre des dames R:Jig C:Unknown M:6/8 L:1/8 K:F P:A "Dm"A | A^GA d2e | fgf "Am"efe | "Dm"A^GA d2e | fgf "Am"e3 | "Dm"ABA f3 | efe d2d | ^cde d2d | ^cde d2 :: P:B "D" A | A=B^c d3- | de^f "G"g2=B | "C"cdc "G"=BcB | "D"A=BA "G"GDG | "F"GAG a3 | gag f2f | fed "C"ced | cBG F2 :: P:C "F"c | cdc a3 | gag fgf | cdc "C"b3 | aba gag | cdc "F"a2a | gag fgf | [1 fed "C"ced | cBG "F"F2 :|[2 fed "C"cAd | cBG "F"F2 |]
MP3: Played by Pascal Gemme
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Source: From the playing of Pascal Gemme
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Region: Quebec
*Notes: See also Quadrille des Lanciers the 18th century French music from which this tune evolved. Also on that page’s Notes, a very interesting discussion of the history of the quadrille dance form and its evolution into several modern “folk” dances including the contra dance.
There has been some confusion about this tune’s title, it being misnamed Chaine des dames, but that is a different tune from Andre Alain.