Mr. Takemi Kono demonstrated Beethoven's "Sorrow".
Arranged Beethoven's piano sonata masterpiece for euphonium solo
The melody of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 "Sorrow" 2 movement can be said to be a masterpiece among the classics that everyone has heard. In a piano solo, it is played at a relaxed tempo, but In Lento & Vivace, the latter half is arranged brightly and lightly and rhythmically at an up tempo, arranged for string instruments, woodwind instruments, brass instruments, and 13 types of solo performances, and the score and accompaniment sound source are set. We sell it as a download. This time, we asked Takemi Kono, a multiplayer who is engaged in a wide range of musical activities from classical to jazz and pop, to perform a euphonium using the sheet music and piano accompaniment sound sources that are on sale. Why don't you take your Bluetooth speaker and smartphone and play comfortably in the nearby riverbed?
Arrangement of Lento & Vivace
1. Make the key easy to play.
I think that a song with many accidentals in the original song is annoying to the performer. In Lento & Vivace, the score is adjusted to the extent that it does not impair the goodness of the original song, and the key is changed to make it easier to play. At Lento & Vivace, our top priority is to enjoy playing.
2. Arrange according to the characteristics of the instrument.
The characteristics differ depending on the instrument, such as an instrument that has a different range, an instrument that sounds beautifully in the high notes, and an instrument that sounds beautifully in the midrange. Even with the same melody, we are trying to change the phrase depending on the instrument.
3. The accompaniment is also devised so that it is easy to play while listening to the piano accompaniment.
A melody guide is not included in the piano accompaniment so that it can be used for full-scale performances such as recitals. A prelude is added to songs that do not have a prelude, and a trigger sound is added to the piano accompaniment for parts that tend to lose the sense of tempo, and a tune that serves as a guide is added to make it easier to play along with the accompaniment.
4. Variations are also incorporated into the accompaniment sound source and sheet music.
Rahmaninoff "Bell", Mozart "Requiem to Tears Day (Lacrimosa)", Khan "All the Things You are", Saint-Saens "Swan" with simple piano accompaniment, bands, strings, synth orchestra, etc. Two types of changed accompaniment are available as an appendix, so you can change your mood and enjoy playing.
All the songs are full of masterpieces that are worth playing with all your heart, so if you play them carefully, you will discover the charm of the songs even more. Please choose a song you like and rediscover the joy of playing.
This time, I played Beethoven's famous piano sonata.
It was refreshing because I rarely have the opportunity to play piano pieces with wind instruments.
It's a piano piece that I don't have a chance to play, but I think it's safe to play because it's written according to the tonality of the instrument. I think the range is the biggest barrier for beginners, but it's easy to play because it's arranged so that it doesn't look unnatural musically.
It feels good because the tempo change of the piano accompaniment is recorded so that it naturally gets excited.
Even the same song is written considering that the range and tonality that are easy to play differ depending on the instrument, so I think it is wonderful that you can enjoy touching various famous songs with any instrument.
Profile of Takemi Kono
Graduated from Nihon University College of Art, Department of Music, Department of Euphonium.
Graduated from the University of West London Diploma Course Base Department.
He studied euphonium under Fumio Goto, contrabass under Hitoshi Makita, Rob Burns, and jazz theory under Masatoshi Mizuno.
As a bassist of the oldies band Misirlou and the disco band Humpty Dumpty, he is active in live houses and parties in the metropolitan area.
Also active as a trombone player for Dynamics led by former Chanels Hiroaki Yamasaki.
Bass multiplayer that is active regardless of genre such as bass trumpet and jazz performance on tuba.
In addition to his own performance activities, he is also active in music education as a lecturer in the brass band club of junior high school and high school in the metropolitan area. In particular, he has gained a lot of support as a specialist for low and medium-sized musical instruments.