Surrah (Folk Songs, French)

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Composition Year 1900s (before)

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 Complete Recording (EU)
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Publisher Info. Fémeaux et associés, 1929-31.
Performers Fructueux (Stellio) Alexandre (Clarinet) Léona Gabriel (Sing)
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Melody Score and Chords (C Instruments)
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 Melody Score and Chords with Guadeloupean Creole Lyrics (C Instruments)
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 Melody Score and Chords (B-flat Instruments)
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Editor Fedhaoui Arnaud
Publisher. Info. Fédhaoui Arnaud
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes This piece must be played with the french west Indies creole technique (the technique used in Biguine, creole Mazurka and creole Waltz). Don't use jazz technique, klezmer technique or classical technique. Only the melody and the chords for c instruments are written in this score, the ornaments and others details of the technique are not written.
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General Information

Work Title Surrah
Alternative. Title
Composer Folk Songs, French
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IFF 10
Key E-E flat major
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1900s (before)
First Performance. 1929-32
Fructueux Alexandre aka Stellio (clarinet) and Leona Gabriel aka Mme Estrella (sing) in Paris with Odéon label
First Publication. 1929-32
Language Guadeloupean Creole
Average DurationAvg. Duration 3 minutes
Piece Style Traditional (folk)
Instrumentation voice; clarinet; piano; banjo; drums
Extra Information Folk Biguine song from Guadeloupe, FWI. This is a traditionnal piece from Guadeloupe french west Indies.

Probably composed before 1900's. Style: Folk FWI creole music (Biguine). The pitch is not 440, this piece seem to be in E or E flat major.

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