After The Storm

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on November 4th 2007 by JosephofCK.

This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.

Also known as The Dinner .

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A composition of mine, previously called the dinner reel because I wrote it during dinner. I know we're not supposed to post our own compositions but I submitted 5 tunes, following the whole "penance" thing. The second phrase reminds me of Paddy's Trip to Scotland unfortunately but oh well, with who knows how many millions of tunes there are out there, you're bound to have similarities.

# Posted on November 4th 2007 by JosephofCK

I'm not sure why I named it "After the Storm" instead but I think it's probably because it sounds better than "The Dinner", and the tune makes me think of how I feel when storms are over (I hate storms.)

# Posted on November 4th 2007 by JosephofCK

It used to have more triplets but I was afraid that might make it harder. I play whistle, so I don't know what is playable on fiddle, banjo, accordion, etc. If any part gives you too much trouble on your instrument, feel free to mess around.

# Posted on November 4th 2007 by JosephofCK

That is, make it a little more suitable for your instrument (preferably without changing the melody too much)

# Posted on November 4th 2007 by JosephofCK

Whoops... Forgot to take out the second ending of the first phrase when I took out most of those triplets.. Sorry about that.

# Posted on November 5th 2007 by JosephofCK

Ah... Make that on both phrases....

# Posted on November 5th 2007 by JosephofCK

Unless it's changed, don't use the sheet music... Sorry about that (again).

# Posted on November 5th 2007 by JosephofCK

Could anyone tell me their thoughts? Good? Crap?

# Posted on November 5th 2007 by JosephofCK

Nice tune

I really enjoyed this. I was surprised it was an original tune, it has a very traditional feel to it, good job!

# Posted on November 5th 2007 by mistercliff

I quite like this one, although it has more of the feel of a hornpipe than a reel. Why not post the original version with the triplets? I bet that would make a great hornpipe.

# Posted on November 5th 2007 by Dow

Thanks, I'm glad to know it sounds like a trad tune.
Here's the original version with the triplets:
|:"D"dAFA ~D2AD|dAFD "G"GABG|"D"dAFA ~D2(3Bcd|"A"edBA FABc|
|"D"dAFA ~D2AD|dAFD "G"GABG|"A"ABcd ecde|1"D"fedc d2AB:|2fedc d2(3ABc||
|:"D"dAFA eAFA|fAeA dA(3FGA|"A"cAEA eAEA|"G"gAfA "A"eA(3GAB|
|"D"dAFA eA(3FGA|fAeA dAFA|"G"dBAG "D"FGAd|1fedc d2(3ABc:|2fedc d2AB||

You can try it like a hornpipe if you want, I can see what you mean. I'm just more fond of reels than I am of hornpipes but either way it works.

# Posted on November 6th 2007 by JosephofCK

Hmm, I think my point was that hornpipes and reels are structured differently on a melodic level. It's about where the accents come in the bar. You could play this fast and straight like a reel, but that wouldn't necessarily make it a reel. A reel isn't simply a fast hornpipe. If you play it fast like a reel, you're just playing a fast hornpipe.

# Posted on November 6th 2007 by Dow

|:"D"dAFA ~D2AD|dAFD "G"GABG|"D"dAFA ~D2(3Bcd|"A"edBA FABc|
|"D"dAFA ~D2AD|dAFD "G"GABG|"A"ABcd ecde|1"D"fedc d2AB:|2fedc d2(3ABc||
|:"D"dAFA eAFA|fAeA dA(3FGA|"A"cAEA eAEA|"G"gAfA "A"eA(3GAB|
|"D"dAFA eAFA|fAeA dA(3FGA|"G"dBAG "D"FGAd|1fedc d2(3ABc:|2fedc d2AB||
Had some of it wrong, sorry!
And it does sound like a hornpipe to me. I still prefer it as a reel but play it how you think it should be played

# Posted on November 6th 2007 by JosephofCK

I have learned it today with an accordion...
really a good reel! I love it!

# Posted on November 8th 2007 by RoLuPiN