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Ryudnev, N. : A Little Bird Has Been Singing a Song for Me.

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Music ID : 69336
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:Various works

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Author : Ooi, Kazurou

Last Updated: August 4, 2021
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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.

It is very difficult to express the full potential of such a short piece, which is only 10 measures long. You may simply imagine this piece as two singers alternating their parts.

Regarding Balance:

The vocal parts are:

  • Measures 1-4: Treble clef
  • Measures 5-6: Bass clef
  • Measures 7-8: Treble clef
  • Measures 9-10: Bass clef

Of course, you may consider, for example, the bass clef in measure 8 as a duet with the other singer, but the fundamentally important vocal parts are as listed above.

The key is to play these vocal parts clearly and the accompanying parts softly.

Regarding Rubato:

While playing this piece straightforwardly, at a tempo close to a metronome, is not necessarily bad, as a Romantic piece, you may apply some rubato.

Interpretation:

Let's try dividing this piece into two parts: This results in two sections:

measures 1-4 and measures 5-8, with measures 9-10 serving as a coda. Let's assume the first singer is female. The female first sings measures 1-4. If the first 1-2 measures are a "question," then let's assume measures 3-4 are the "answer" to it.

Let's assume the second singer is male. This time, when the male sings the question in measures 5-6, the answer to it is sung not by the male, but by the female. What kind of scene could this be? What was the content of the song? Please try to imagine various possibilities.

Then, the most important "answer" is repeated and "emphasized" once more, but this time, the male singer sings it.

Let's discuss with your students what kind of drama they can imagine.

Writer: Ooi, Kazurou

Author : Imazeki, Shiori

Last Updated: March 1, 2021
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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.

In 4/4 time, G minor. The opening theme, long-breathed and somewhat melancholic, is first played by the right hand, then shifts to the left hand in the 5th measure. The counter-melody should be played smoothly and legato, as if accompanying the theme.

Writer: Imazeki, Shiori