2015/2/24

2015-16年,英國皇家鋼琴檢定考試曲第五級C組第三首~60s Swing

~60s Swing No.1 from Swinging Rhythms~
作曲家 Evelien Vis (born 1956)曾於荷蘭的皇家藝術學院學習鋼琴和聲樂,現在是一位鋼琴教師、聲樂教師兼歌唱伴奏,同時也是一位作曲家。
她的鋼琴作品是為了她的學生們而作的,通常曲風是即興的、搖擺的,或是藍調的風格。
Evelien Vis 的作品 "60s Swing" ,音樂中帶有爵士 (Jazz)的即興感,例如: 第12-13小節音群是取自第4-5小節音型,臨時興起自發性的(off-the-cuff)加入並且擴充延伸。
中間樂段(第17-24小節)的低音部份強烈的即興感,可以把它想像為低音提琴(Double bass) 或 長號 / 伸縮號 (Trombone) .
最後兩小節則是第31-32小節的回聲。

2015/2/13

Beethoven-German Dance in C (ABRSM 2003-04 Grade 1 B:1)

The German Dance is a quick type of dance in triple time, the forerunner of the waltz. It became very popular in South Germany and Austria in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Beethoven (1770-1827) originally wrote his 12 early German Dances for orchestra but later transcribed them for keyboard.