TURLUTTE ACADIENNE
MONTRÉALAISE
(Montreal Acadian Mouthreel)
TITLE
VOICING/INSTRUMENT
Turlutte acadienne montréalaise
SSA / a cappella
Turlutte acadienne montréalaise
SAB / a cappella
Turlutte acadienne montréalaise
TTB / a cappella
TIME
PRICE (per copy)
AUDIO
VIEW SCORE
3m00s
1.50$ CAD
SSA
3m00s
3m00s
1.50$ CAD
TTB
PROGRAM NOTES
"Turlutte acadienne montréalaise" is an original melody hailing from the traditional Acadian musical practice of the mouthreel. The composer recorgnises her Acadian roots, but also the cultural influences of her current hometown, Montréal, in the title. The French-Canadian mouthreel is the art of imitating an instrumental reel or a jig with one's voice, using a specific set of syllables - not unlike jazz scat singers. Though mouthreels can be found in many other cultures around the globe, a little sound is featured in the Acadian and Québecois mouthreel, which is the "ts" sound, like a mini drum-kit high-hat hit.
PERFORMANCE NOTES
Mouthreel syllables particularities:
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"tam", "tim", "lam", and "dam": move immediately to the "M" consonant and hold it for the duration of the note.
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"dl": move immediately to the "L" consonant and hold it for the duration of the note.
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"ts": this sound is unvoiced and is purely percussive.