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MASSIF CENTRAL TUNE BOOK NO.1
- A Collection of Traditional from Central France Compiled by Mel Stevens (link to pdf)
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Joseph Canteloube
(known as Canteloube de Malaret) (1879–1957)
From link translation:
Collections in Auvergne (Cantal), and Guyenne (Quercy - Lot - and Rouergue - Aveyron) between 1893 and 1928 – based on the indications provided in the 5th edition of the collection of "La Bourrée", an association he founded in 1925 with Louis Bonnet and Camille Gandilhon Gens-d'Armes. According to Van Gennep, he left in handwritten files "more than a thousand songs rated directly" in Auvergne.
Self-taught musician, friend of and trained by Vincent d'Indy. He is not a folklorist, but he uses melodies to harmonize them or impregnate his compositions (Carreau).
The linked article talks about his publications, but the only thing I've found to share (so far) is this collection of 108 tunes...
ABC notation - tunes from "La Bourrée" (1929) at Lesession
Use Michael Eskin's ABC Tools - copy/paste the ABC's of an individual tune to hear/learn/play-along/print standard notation.
There's a list of Canteloube's compositions and collections at IMSLP, but I'm not having luck seeing more than previews & book covers - thought might be public domain, but maybe not.
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The Cam-French Tune Collection
Standard notation with chords, sometimes a little extra info.
Download ABC folder for C instruments
ABC notation for all the tunes.
Use Michael Eskin's ABC Tools - copy/paste the ABC's of an individual tune to hear/learn/play-along/print standard notation.
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@wtw -
Have you tried using ABC notation?
It can be great for us who like playing by ear!
If you copy/paste a tune in ABC format like this one:
X:1 T:♥ MaDe Schottische C:Tilman Teuscher R:Schottische B: “Here's one we made earlier” MADE 1997 tune book N:reproduced with permission G: core M:4/4 L:1/8 K:Cm "Cm"c3d e2dc|"Bb"BdB=A "Gm"GABG|"Cm"c2c2 "Bb"d2fd|"G7"e3d edc=B| "Cm"c3d e2dc|"Bb"BdB=A "Gm"GABG|"Cm"c2c2 "Bb"d2fd|"G7"e3d "Cm"c2 z2:| |:"Cm"e3f g2g2|"Eb"edef g4|"Fm"g2fg a2g2|"Gm"f2e2 d2c2| "Cm"e3f g2g2|"Eb"edef g4|"Fm"g2fg agfe|"G7"dfed "Cm"c2z2:|
You have to copy this whole thing - then paste it in a 'reader', like Michael Eskin's ABC Tools.
It will automatically present in standard notation you can HEAR, edit, print, save the mp3, or just practice along with it playing!
*I have noticed a few tunes have a blank line between the 'heading' part and the 'body' of the ABC's - they won't display, or play sound. Easy to correct - just remove the blank line space, so the tune body text starts directly under the 'K:' line (like shown in my example above.
More info in ABC Notation Homepage Thread
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No, I've never used ABC notation or midi files. Generally I listen to youtube recordings (if I can find them). ABC looks like a handy way to compile a lot of tunes in a minimal amount of disk space, though.
I'll have to try a few of the Massif central tunes from that book in your first post (downloaded it).
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ELCBK said
MASSIF CENTRAL TUNE BOOK NO.1
- A Collection of Traditional from Central France Compiled by Mel Stevens (link to pdf)
Wow—Lots of tune collections linked from the gurdyworld site that this tune book is listed under. Thanks for the info 
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