Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on November 25th 2006 by nicholas.
This tune has been added to 20 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Pearl, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
DE|F4 E3 D|D4 dcde|f4 A3 F|A4 B2 c2|d4 c3 d|B4 A2 DE|
F4 E3 D|B,4 D2 E2|F4 E3 D|D4 dcde|f4 A3 F|A4 B2 c2|d4 c3 d|
B4 A2 DE|F4 E3 D|B,4 d2 e2|f4 A3 F|A4 B2 c2|d4 D3 E|
F4 E2 D2|D B3 B2 A2|F3 E D2 E2|F4 E A3|D4 d2 e2|f4 A3 F|
A4 B2 c2|d4 D3 E|F4 E2 D2|D B3 B2 A2|F3 E D2 E2|F4 E3 A|D6 ||
The Pearl
Not a reel but a slow rhythmic air composed by Scottish piano-accordion player Phil Cunningham. I think it commemorates someone's pearl wedding (thirtieth anniversary).
I love this tune and hope my transcription has done it justice. It was on Silly Wizard's album "Wild And Beautiful" at the start of the '80's; since then Phil has recorded it with Aly Bain, and at least one recording has them play the end of the second part just like the first (in the last four bars). I prefer the Silly Wizard version which has them different, and have submitted that one as I remember it.
# Posted on November 25th 2006 by nicholas
Bars 21 and 29 would probably be better ending with two unsyncopated crotchets than with a dotted crotchet and quaver.
# Posted on November 25th 2006 by nicholas
It commemorates his parents' pearl wedding.
# Posted on January 15th 2008 by DonaldK
The pearl - music transcription
I don't think the written sheet music is accurate, The way it is presented changes the character of the tune significantly. I have tried to write it correctly in ABC as I do not have a music writing programme. (For / read bar line) It is as follows:
//: DE / F4 E3 D / D4 d3 e / f4 A3 F / A4 B2 c2 / d2 c5 D / B4 D E / F4 E3 / B4 ://
//: d2 e2 / f4 A3 F / A4 B2 c2 / d4 D3 E / F4 E3 D / D4 B4 / F4 D2 E2 / F4 E3 D / B2 ://
Going down to the B in bars 8,16,24 and 32 gives the tune its distinctive character.
# Posted on March 27th 2008 by Sue Harley