Chapter 201: An Incredible Variation
The right hand gently landed on the keys, and slowly, the fingers were clearly raised, and as they fell, the notes came out of the Yamaha piano like a transparent note.
There are no chords, just simple monotones, at the speed of the middle board, without hurry, in the bright range of the second group of small characters, Liu Yufan repeats the melody just now.
This move made everyone a little stunned, isn't it a variation? Why did it pop up according to the original song? And only monophonic? What tricks is this Liu Yufan playing?
Those players who had the heart to watch the excitement couldn't help but smile.
"It turns out that this guy is just playing according to the score, and he is not as good as me in terms of improvisation, ha, he can't even add a chord." One of the contestants couldn't help but laugh contemptuously.
Mo Xi was not far from the player, her eyes turned to the male player, who had just been sneering, but at this moment she couldn't help but shut down. Mo Xi's temperament is too cold and glamorous, just a look in his eyes makes him feel a little weak.
Of course, being able to have such an effect is also related to Mo Xi's performance on the field. You must know that this seemingly cold iceberg beauty in front of you is a terrifying existence that can smoothly play "Liszt Paganini's Great Etude - Bell"! Such a level is something they can't catch up with.
"A bunch of idiots! To be able to play Beethoven's sonatas to such an extent would he be improvised? Mo Xi sneered in his heart, looking at Liu Yufan's variations on the stage, but he became more and more curious.
The melody of the four sentences is very short, and soon Liu Yufan completed the first "retelling" of the melody.
The left hand still did not move, but the right hand repeated the melody just now, but this time it became a double tone compared to the last time.
Yes, two-tone, third, or fourth, and occasionally sixth, which seem to appear irregularly, but those who have studied harmony can hear it, but this kind of playing, but below the original monotonous melody, a separate melody is added.
In this way, the music becomes polyphonic.
"I see." Mo Yan in the audience was also a little puzzled when he watched Liu Yufan's performance at first, but when he played it for the second time, he suddenly realized. This kind of variation practice is exactly what he often does when he is studying with himself in the later stages.
"I haven't seen him for a long time, and I don't know how far he's practiced improvisation, uh, but this polyphony still sounds very good, it doesn't violate the principles of "Harmony", but it is innovative, it sounds very new and thoughtful!" Mo Yan nodded lightly in praise.
Hearing this, Shi Shucheng also heard some doorways, compared to those variations that add thirds, change the left hand, and change the rhythm when they come up, Liu Yufan's variations at the moment are really a little novel. Especially when the second polyphony was added, Shi Shucheng couldn't help but nod slightly. This complex is rigorous and innovative, with a very romantic style.
After two variations, the left hand finally slowly lifted up and landed on the keys.
It's just that the left hand did not play the chords to match the melody of the right hand as everyone expected, but synchronized with the right hand, and once again played a melody with the same rhythm, but with a completely different melody!
"Three voices!" Seeing that Liu Yufan was still playing on the piano unhurriedly, the simple melody had turned into a complex melody composed of three different textures, and the sound had become extremely full, and the judges had a look of surprise on their faces.
"The three-part piece is already a three-part song. Although this melody is a little simpler, but after all, it is a real three voices, this is a temporary question, how can this Liu Yufan make up such a complex texture on the spot?" Listening to the tune composed of three different melodies, Shi Shucheng's face was full of incredulity and surprise. thought that the "Moonlight Sonata" just now was already his extreme performance, but it turned out that in terms of improvisation, he still had such strong strength.
It's just that such a performance can only see the real mystery in front of Shi Shucheng, Mo Yan and other real people. Most of the audience couldn't see anything, and even in their opinion, Liu Yufan's variation at this moment was not as exciting as those players just now.
After all, polyphonic music is difficult for most people to understand. They prefer to listen to songs that are fast-paced, have a clear main theme and chords, and preferably a little faster, and a little more enthusiastic.
But they don't understand that the level of Liu Yufan's performance at this moment is much higher than those people before! Playing three different textures at the same time, and making them up improvised without preparation, is extremely difficult for a pianist!
Liu Yufan's performance seems to be very slow, but in fact, his mind is running at high speed all the time, and making such variations, even at his level, is already the limit. This is still the result of regular practice in Mo Yan's house. Otherwise, even if it is two melodies, it is extremely laborious to make up them temporarily.
After the second variation, there was a pause in the music, and just when everyone thought that Liu Yufan's performance was over, the hands that were silent on the keyboard suddenly moved!
With a neat wrist movement, the left hand jumped slightly, bringing up a series of semi-broken chords full of strums, and at the same time, the right hand began a gorgeous performance!
It is still the melody just now, which is different from the elegance and calmness just now, but the song at this moment has become extremely lively and complex!
The melody reverberates in the high register, almost all of which is done by the little finger of the right hand, while the other four fingers of the right hand are constantly rising and falling rapidly, weaving a dense network of sound!
The whole piece was like a beating fire, which instantly ignited the atmosphere of the audience! Compared to the complex but somewhat dull polyphony just now, this little sonata-style piece is extremely attractive!
Just looking at the hands on the keys, the fine little finger movements, but a series of gorgeous unbelievable melodies, it is hard to imagine that the simple melody just now will give birth to such a complex change in this short period of time!
The attention of the audience was firmly attracted to the hands, under the spotlight, the hands were so flexible, as if they had thoughts, dancing dazzlingly on the piano keys!
"So handsome!" Liu Yufan's hand was revealed, and many young girls were star-stricken. He was born extremely handsome, and at this moment, he played this dazzling tune with all his heart, which made his personal charm jump several exponents out of thin air.
Feeling the little stars in the eyes of the little girls around her, Jiang Ya couldn't help but be angry and funny.
"This guy loves to be handsome!" muttered quietly in his mouth, but his eyes towards Yu Fan became brighter and brighter!
"Beautiful, this hand variation is played well!" Shi Shucheng's eyes lit up again. Others were just watching the fun, but he could hear the mystery in it. The music that Liu Yufan is playing at the moment seems to be very difficult, but those variations are all practiced rhythmic patterns, and it is only because of the many changes that it sounds like changes are happening every moment. But in fact, there are rules to be found, and the difficulty is slightly lower than the three-part creative song just now.
But obviously, this form of performance is extremely attractive, just look at the performance of the audience.
At this moment, these people have even held their breath, and their whole attention is attracted to Liu Yufan's performance!
"No, how is that possible? Did he make it up on the fly? Those contestants who were still in the mood of watching the excitement before were all widening their eyes at this moment, looking at Liu Yufan on the stage, looking at his hands that were so fast on the piano keys that they were about to appear phantoms, and their brains were a little unable to turn around.
You know, it's improvisation! A melody that I haven't heard before, and in the blink of an eye, I have to make up a tune, and only those who have practiced it know how difficult it is. They work so hard, but they can just pop up a few prescribed routines, which is not exciting, and thank God for not making mistakes.
And this kid actually played a show-off game?
If it weren't for believing in the fairness of the competition, if it weren't for the fact that they had never heard this melody, they almost thought that this was a tune that Liu Yufan had practiced beforehand. After all, Liu Yufan is too familiar with it, he plays it too fast, and it sounds very good!
"How did he do it!" Su Anran's face was full of disbelief, until now, her pride from the Central Conservatory of Music has been hit by this guy to the point that there is nothing left.
As if the words were not amazing, or the surprises brought to everyone were not enough, after showing this gorgeous variation, Liu Yufan began to play transposition on the keys again!
Such a fast, complex piece of tune is transposed in an instant, and anyone who has not practiced the piano will never be able to understand it. Ordinary viewers just feel that the tune they just heard seems to be a little higher when it is repeated. But to the insider, it's different!
"Damn, I'm playing transpose! Is this kid still human? An Quantao finally couldn't help it and burst into a foul language. originally thought that the blow he received in front of Liu Yufan was big enough, but today's performance of Liu Yufan hit his fragile self-confidence again. At such a fast tempo, with such a complex texture, the whole song can be arbitrarily transposed on the keyboard, how deep do you know about the keyboard's key?
"This guy, this is going against the sky!" Ahn Quan muttered!
After a burst of gorgeous rapid arpeggios, Liu Yufan ended this stunned variation with two shocking bass chords, and then got up from the piano, held the piano rim, and bowed to the audience!
In an instant, the audience applauded!
(To be continued)