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Music ID : 64547
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：Folk and ethnic music arrangements
folk music
Piano Solo
folk music
Piano Solo

Commentary (2)

Author : Satake, Natsuki

Last Updated: February 28, 2022
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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.

C major. 4/4 time. The simple structure, with the left hand playing an Alberti bass and the right hand repeating a similar melodic pattern, creates a charming atmosphere, as if "wooden soldiers" are marching.

Writer: Satake, Natsuki

Author : Ooi, Kazurou

Last Updated: May 20, 2022
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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 the melody line of this piece, the sections written with half notes are all at the end of phrases. Therefore, it is advisable to play the half notes without emphasis, allowing them to fade away.

A problem with this piece is that the right and left hands are relatively close in position, which can make the melody line difficult to hear due to the left hand. Furthermore, in the left-hand accompaniment pattern, the repeated G note is likely played by the first finger. Consequently, the bass line, which should ideally be heard, is played by weaker fingers (such as the fourth or fifth), making the G note even more prominent.

I will now share a special practice method. Place your left-hand first finger on G and keep it there, never lifting it. Then, try playing only the bass line, which is handled by fingers 3, 4, and 5, at fortissimo.

Afterward, when you play the left hand normally, the G note should not sound overly loud. Ultimately, the left hand must be played softer than the right hand. Practice sufficiently to train your left hand to play softly.

Writer: Ooi, Kazurou
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