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Music ID : 19863
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:pieces
Copyright:Under Copyright Protection

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Author : Sudoh, Eiko

Last Updated: April 24, 2018
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

《Music Box-Style Piano Pieces》 is the final collection of piano works compiled by Miyoshi in his later years. The collection comprises 14 pieces, including familiar Japanese children's songs and nursery rhymes, arranged in a "music box style" utilizing solely the piano's high register. Miyoshi's distinctive beautiful harmonic progressions, unexpected melodic superimpositions, and at times sharp, contemporary sonorities are particularly striking. While other arrangements of well-known melodies exist, such as the 《Suite for Two Pianos "Four Seasons of Songs"》, this stands as his sole collection of arrangements for solo piano.

At the outset of the score, the composer's sentiments regarding this collection are articulated as follows: "《Like a Music Box》: During a 'lesson' at my alma mater elementary school, I discovered that the highest register of the piano resonates like a music box. Although some pieces within the collection incorporate middle-voice music box sounds, the acoustic directionality remains consistent. My hope is that it can be enjoyed with innocence, even at gatherings involving adults."

Furthermore, the publisher's official website states, "Although primarily intended for solo performance, it can also be executed as a duet, with separate individuals playing the right and left hands respectively." Consequently, this collection can be regarded as a body of work that can be enjoyed by a wide audience not only in educational settings and recitals but also in various everyday contexts.

Writer: Sudoh, Eiko

Author : Sudoh, Eiko

Last Updated: April 25, 2018
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

ピアノ曲集 ぜんまいじかけは、三善晃晩年のピアノ曲集である。本曲集では、日本人に馴染み深い童謡14曲が、ピアノの高音域のみを用いて「ぜんまいじかけ」風に編曲されている。その編曲の特徴としては、美しい和声の推移、予期せぬ旋律の重なり、そして時折現れる鋭い現代的な響きが挙げられる。2台のピアノのための組曲 歌の四季など、他の著名な楽曲の編曲も存在するが、本曲集はピアノソロのための唯一の編曲である。

三善晃の言葉

楽譜の冒頭には、三善による本曲集への思いが次のように記されている。

  • 「ぜんまいじかけのように」
  • 「ピアノの最高音域がオルゴールのように響くことを、私は小学校で知りました。この曲集には、中音域のオルゴールもありますが、高音域のものと同じ音の指向性を持っています。大人の方も、無邪気に楽しんでいただければ幸いです。」

出版社のウェブサイトには、「ソロ作品ではありますが、右手と左手を別々の人が弾く形で連弾することも可能です」と記されている。レッスンや発表会だけでなく、日常生活の様々な場面で本曲集を楽しむことができるだろう。

Writer: Sudoh, Eiko

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