How does the piano piece "Erquan Reflecting the Moon" maintain the emotion of the original song, and how does the erhu and piano blend?
"Erquan Reflecting the Moon" is a solo erhu piece composed by the famous Chinese composer Nie Er, which is known as a treasure of Chinese folk music. With its soulful melody and poetic musical language, this piece expresses the love of life and the yearning for a better future. However, it was a challenging task to adapt the piece into a piano piece and maintain the emotion of the original piece.
First of all, in order to maintain the emotion of the original song, it is necessary to deeply understand the musical connotation of "Erquan Reflecting the Moon". The musical language of "Two Springs Reflecting the Moon" is rich and diverse, with both passionate melody and deep sorrow, both bold momentum and delicate emotion. This rich emotional expression is the core of the musical charm of "Erquan Reflecting the Moon". Therefore, the arranger needs to have a deep understanding of these emotional elements in order to express them accurately in the piano music.
Secondly, to fuse the erhu and the piano together, it also needs to be handled skillfully. The erhu is a stringed instrument with a soft timbre and strong expressiveness, which can well express the emotions of "Erquan Reflecting the Moon". The piano, on the other hand, is a keyboard instrument with a rich timbre and a wide range, which can express a variety of complex musical effects. Therefore, the arranger needs to skillfully use the characteristics of the piano to integrate the timbre and emotion of the erhu into the piano music.
Specifically, adaptors can achieve this in several ways:
Timbre imitation: The arranger can imitate the timbre of the erhu by changing the piano playing technique. For example, by using the pedals of a piano, you can imitate the portamento effect of the erhu, and by using the fingering of the piano, you can imitate the vibrato effect of the erhu.
Emotional expression: The adaptor needs to deeply understand the emotional connotation of "Erquan Reflecting the Moon", and then accurately express it in the piano song. This requires the arranger to have deep musical literacy and rich performance experience.
Structural treatment: The arranger needs to make appropriate adjustments to the structure of "Erquan Reflecting the Moon" to adapt to the characteristics of the piano. For example, you can change some parts that were originally played by the erhu solo to the piano harmony part, and some parts that were originally accompanied by the erhu can be changed to the main part of the piano.
Innovative design: The arranger can also make some innovative designs according to the characteristics of the piano. For example, you can use the harmonic function of the piano to add some harmonic elements, or you can use the rhythmic function of the piano to add some rhythmic elements.
Overall, it was a challenging task to adapt "Two Springs Reflecting the Moon" into a piano piece and maintain the emotion of the original song. However, as long as the arranger deeply understands the musical connotation of "Two Springs Reflecting the Moon" and skillfully uses the characteristics of the piano, he will definitely be able to successfully accomplish this task.
In the specific adaptation process, the arranger needs to make full use of the piano's timbre, vocal range, harmony, rhythm and other characteristics, as well as his own performance skills and innovative thinking, to perfectly integrate the emotion and musical language of "Erquan Reflecting the Moon" into the piano music. At the same time, the arranger also needs to take into account the audience's acceptance and aesthetic Xi, so that the adapted piano music can not only maintain the charm of the original music, but also adapt to the aesthetic needs of modern listeners.
Overall, it was a challenging task to adapt "Two Springs Reflecting the Moon" into a piano piece and maintain the emotion of the original song. However, as long as the arranger deeply understands the musical connotation of "Two Springs Reflecting the Moon" and skillfully uses the characteristics of the piano, he will definitely be able to successfully accomplish this task.
