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Beauty in Tears
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Duration: 00:02:44
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This reportedly Irish melody is one of the numerous variations on an air common to different regions of the British Isles. Of these variations, we are perhaps best known for the "Ash Grove" tune, which I recorded on this channel some time ago and which is generally associated with Wales.
• The teardrop dulcimer (all walnut) was built (1989) by Charles Lee Garrison from the Whitewater Dulcimer Company (Burns, KS, USA).
• The hourglass dulcimer (walnut - Virginia dogwood) was built (2018) by Jack Ferguson (Salem, VA, USA).
Both dulcimers were tuned 1-5-8 (here, D-A-d).
• The synthesizer in the background was played on the virtual keyboard of the ThumbJam application.
• The teardrop dulcimer (all walnut) was built (1989) by Charles Lee Garrison from the Whitewater Dulcimer Company (Burns, KS, USA).
• The hourglass dulcimer (walnut - Virginia dogwood) was built (2018) by Jack Ferguson (Salem, VA, USA).
Both dulcimers were tuned 1-5-8 (here, D-A-d).
• The synthesizer in the background was played on the virtual keyboard of the ThumbJam application.
Nice playing, Dulcidom. Yes, some phrases in this piece are nearly identical to The Ash Grove, but there are also some interesting differences.
Lovely, Dulcidom!
Dulcidom, this is so beautiful!
Thank you for sharing it with us.
Hello @John-Petry and thank you for this insightful question. That's the paradox of this tune: a sad title with a rather cheerful melody... I confess I haven't solved the mystery! Unless there's a pun, lost to time, hidden in the title?
Watched and listened with 3 grandchildren sitting atop the back of my wing back chair...They were asking why the ladies were crying, when the music sounded nice.....
Ages 5, 6 {and a HALF!] and 8.....
Thank you
Tres bien jouez, merci.