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Here is the latest Brand New Tune: A Piano duet, played entirely on the black keys.

Pearl River is not easy! But it’s a fun challenge, especially with the position change at the end where the melody swaps over to the bass. It could be an enjoyable party piece for two seasoned intermediate players. It is possible to play the second part without the left hand coming over the right but it does mean the right hand remains pleasingly still if you play it this way.

The working title was ‘River’ but while I was writing it I heard that my friend’s mother had passed away. Her name was Pearl which struck me as such a beautiful name, and made me quite sad to wonder how many Pearls there are left as, in the UK at least, the name seems to be a preserve of the oldest generation. Although I never met her, she left this world while this piece was forming so it’s for her.