Chapter 57: The Parting Song
Rao is Qin Fangge's current notation speed is much faster than those professional notators, but this piece is very long, there are as many as six pages of stave alone, and when Huang Jing and the two came in, he was still busy inputting it into the computer!
Huang Jing is an enthusiastic and outspoken master, and when she saw Qin Fangge typing the score into the computer, she happily asked her, "This is the piano erhu ensemble piece you wrote for me?"
Qin Fang replied without raising his head, "The score for Master has been prepared in the computer, and this is an etude written for the two of them." ”
Huang Jing laughed, "The young man is amazing!
Qin Fangge smiled on his face, and his hands did not stagnate at all, "It's almost the same as what I usually practice, it's all practice! Master, wait a while, it'll be fine right away." ”
Huang Jing nodded yes, turned her head and talked to Xiao Yuran and them, she felt that Qin Fangge was simply too good to Xiao Yuran.
Xiao Yuran raised his little head and said, "Qin Fangge is better for you, he specially writes songs for the Jinse Huanian Band, and also writes you piano erhu ensembles." ”
Huang Jing smiled, "The capable person works hard, he is talented, he should bloom to the fullest, don't write for beautiful girls like us, do you write for those old men and old ladies?"
Xiao Yuran and Chen Yushan both laughed, and after a few words of gossip, Qin Fangge entered all the etudes into the computer.
This will, everyone will not feel his demons, Xiao Yuran is fast, and snatched the notebook to read.
Huang Jing instigated Qin to play the song and play it again, so that she could also listen to this song. Anyway, he composed the music himself, and he can play it without reading the score.
Chen Yushan took out her mobile phone and asked Qin Fangge, "My piano level is relatively poor, can I record the image, and I will have a reference in the future." ”
Qin Fangge smiled and nodded, "Sister Chen is casual, as long as it doesn't spread it and embarrass me." ”
Chen Yushan hurriedly thanked him, and Xiao Yuran next to him was also sighing, "Why didn't I think of this good way before!"
Qin Fangge Zhengse said, "Everyone has their own unique way of dealing with it, and what I play is not the best." ”
Huang Jing smiled, "You yourself are the author! If you don't dare to say that it is the best, then who can afford it." ”
Xiao Yuran also nodded, and he didn't know who he agreed with, "Your style, even if we imitate it, we may not be able to imitate it in place." But it's always good to have a reference standard, and I also brought a voice recorder, hehe! ”
Qin Fangge was very casual, and what they said made sense, anyway, even if it was spread out, it would have no effect on him.
They were ready, his fingers caressed the piano keys, several girls held their breath, and they didn't dare to take a breath, Xiao Yuran also completely gave up looking at the computer, holding a voice recorder, intently watching the movements of his hands, and listening to the sound from the piano.
It is indeed an etude, and judging from the structure of the piece, it is a typical three-part (A-B-A) in 2/4 time in E major.
But this etude is different from ordinary etudes, her melody is unusually beautiful and beautiful, Xiao Yuran listened to it very intoxicated, although she had heard it once outside the door before.
But at this time, she just couldn't enjoy it to the fullest, but she expressed her attitude and wanted to conquer this song.
This made her very entangled, but as Qin Fang's singer's fingers flew more and more lightly on the keys, those beautiful notes floated into her heart one by one like elves, and she completely let go of herself. I pondered that there were audio and video recordings anyway, and technical things could be practiced slowly in the future, but this rare opportunity to appreciate it was missed and never came back.
Although Huang Jing is a student of erhu, her appreciation of such piano music is not bad at all. She is a top student of the Huaxia Conservatory of Music, and she does not only play famous erhu songs.
What's more, this etude is already very beautiful, especially when it is performed from Qin Fang's singers.
He looked so focused that he was devoting all his energy to playing the piano, and he didn't have the time to pay attention to the feelings of a few audience members.
Even the well-informed Chen Yushan had to admit that Qin Fangge's serious appearance of playing the piano was really tasteful, as if he had become one with the piano, and the notes coming from the piano were his heart.
Especially this song, Qin Fangge specially wrote it for them.
This etude is relatively long, four and a half minutes long, and it is quite difficult. And if you want to play at a speed like Qin Fangge, it is not so easy for most people. Chen Yushan herself had practiced piano before, and she estimated that with her current level, it would take at least two months to take down this piece, of course, in the end, it must not be comparable to Qin Fangge's interpretation.
Although Chen Yushan is very busy, she must take time out at this time, and she can't live up to his kindness, right?
After Qin Fangge finished playing, several girls were still in a state of ignorance.
"It's really beautiful! It's a must-have to be able to write an etude to such an extent!" In the end, Huang Jing reacted first, gave him a high evaluation, and gave him warm applause.
Xiao Yuran and Chen Yushan were not to be outdone, and applauded and praised sincerely, Qin Fang's songs were well written and played more beautifully.
Qin Fangge stretched out his hand to suppress their applause, and said with a smile, "If you like it, do you want to bring a USB drive?"
Xiao Yuran was fully prepared, and said that she would bring it, and she didn't need Qin Fangge's instructions, she would copy it herself, and planned to print it out and practice it. She knew that Qin Fangge's main task today was to make an erhu piano ensemble with Huang Jing, and the two of them harvested this etude, which was a pie in the sky, an absolute surprise!
Xiao Yuran was also concerned about Huang Jing's erhu piano ensemble, and asked Qin Fangge if he needed their help to print it.
Qin Fangge said that it is not needed for the time being, it has not been finally revised, and it is a waste to print it out, so let's do it on the computer first.
Xiao Yuran nodded, she copied it as she spoke, and she didn't ask Qin Fangge more about this song, they had to experience it themselves first, to ponder, there were really things that could not be figured out, and it was not too late to trouble Qin Fangge.
Then after thanking Qin Fangge with Chen Yushan, he withdrew from the piano room and planned to open the room to practice the piano by himself.
Chen Yushan also asked Qin Fangge and them to wait and call them to go to lunch together at noon.
Qin Fangge said okay, the left and right are going to eat.
Two copies were printed outside the piano room, one for each person.
Chen Yushan didn't open a piano room herself, she planned to see how Xiao Yuran practiced first, on the piano, she still needs to practice and learn a lot, Xiao Yuran's piano level is much higher than her.
Xiao Yuran didn't mind, and said with a smile that he would progress and study with her.
Before practicing, the two of them had to analyze the score to see what kind of feelings the author wanted to express. Qin Fangge said that this etude is not simple, and they all feel it, especially for the handling of feelings, which is particularly demanding.
The two of them put on the recording they had just made, first analyzed the structure, and the whole piece has a total of 77 measures, which is a three-part form in the middle of the juxtaposition type.
In the style of the typical etude A-B-A, the musical image A is presented, and after the development of B (B is not a new musical image, but the expansion of A), and finally returns to the musical image A. This kind of etude can not only achieve the unity of the theme image, but also take into account the unity of technical type training, and it feels similar to Luther's etude.
After the preliminary analysis, Chen Yushan praised with emotion, "Qin Fangge can write such a song at this age, and he is definitely worthy of the name of a piano poet." ”
Xiao Yuran said with a smile, "I think it's more than that! I feel that his potential has not been fully realized, this piano piece is indeed quite perfect and beautiful, and it is rigorous and unified." ”
After exclamating and continuing to analyze the specific details of each section, Xiao Yuran found that the presentation section A has a total of 21 bars, which is composed of flying squares, convergence, and two-sentence sections.
Qin Fangge's speed marked on the music is not too slow, the two of them have also watched him play, it is indeed not fast, but this requires a higher level of performance, because it focuses more on the expression of feelings, and the requirements for musical perception are quite high, and it is really not easy for ordinary people to play this piece well.
The music begins in E major, and on the syncopated bass background, the treble gradually plays a polyphonic melody, playing the beginning melody with a soft song-like mood, and the simple harmonic shape is like a melodious flute sound floating from afar, which is the theme tone of the work. The melody is like a slow song, and it softly sings a ballad of yearning and nostalgia for beauty.
The four voices seem to be more able to express this deep emotion, and the changes in speed and dynamics are used to better express this singing melody.
Here, if Xiao Yuran and the others want to play, they must distinguish each voice clearly, if they can't even distinguish the voice part, they can't play it at all.
Because the texture of the whole piece is generally a harmonic texture, each part of the multi-part work revolves around the main melody and foils the main theme, and there is an obvious polyphonic factor.
This is especially important for the different timbres and control of multiple voices.
Xiao Yuran's sense of musicality is much better than Chen Yushan's, and when listening to Qin Fang's singing, he can clearly feel that he has a good foundation in multiple voices, and each voice has its own colorful timbre.
It is not easy for her to play this first section well, and she must be very good in terms of speed and strength.
For Chen Yushan, this first paragraph may not be difficult for ordinary people to read the score, because it is beautiful and beautiful, and the speed is not fast, but they don't know that this paragraph is the most difficult section in the whole piece.
The first and third stanzas are similarly soft and song-like lyrical movements, and the second stanza is joined by a tense and passionate climax. The three passages are filled with contrasts of actions with strong emotional catharsis.
The second section of the work is 33 measures, and the mood of the second section begins to change, and the descending two-tone tone is full of uneasy emotions, through the descending of a series of sixths or thirds, and the reverse modulation of the harmony of the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh degrees of the hands, constantly creating a tense and uneasy mood, gradually leading the music to anxiety, excitement, and then a passionate emotional outburst.
Use the rendering of the pedal and the accurate and stable long jump of the two tones to set off the feelings.
Finally, the third section of the piece returns to the re-enactment, and the mood gradually calms down, returning to the timeless high note of the tragedy with legato articulation.
The ending is a sigh-like descending melody with a characteristic sixth-flat harmonic major, which further deepens the mournful mood of the piece.
There are many technical difficulties, and it takes a lot of effort to process just a few voices, not to mention the processing of several degrees of reverse modulus.
Xiao Yuran actually sighed, "Such an etude will definitely be able to go to the concert." ”
Chen Yushan also nodded in agreement, and after that, the two analyzed and discussed the feelings they wanted to express in this piece.
In the end, the two discussed for a long time and came to a preliminary conclusion that this is an etude to express parting, and those nostalgic good pasts are about to usher in the lingering sadness of parting in their hearts.
The three of them have been in Yanjing for almost half a year in the basement, encouraging each other to make progress together, and the relationship is naturally very deep, and they are about to face parting, and they can't hide the sadness in their hearts.
Qin Fangge and Xiao Yuran will go back to their respective schools to continue their studies, and Chen Yushan will continue to work hard in Yanjing, fortunately, when they are still reunited, as long as Qin Fangge and Xiao Yuran are successfully admitted to the Huaxia Conservatory of Music.
Both of them have to work this etude, and they have to start now.