Polish traditional dance music is famous for its unrestrained style, which shows the martial spirit of the Polish nation. This is reflected in this Polish dance music. When we appreciate this Polish dance music, we seem to see the warriors of ancient Poland. Their strong physique, open-minded mind, deep and touching piety are integrated into one, flashing chivalry.
The composition of the music is Aba;
The first paragraph: a major. In this passage, the author makes full use of color tone sandhi and vividly depicts a group of mighty Polish warriors, dressed in armor and armed with combat knives, bravely marching forward.
The second paragraph: the frequent modulation from D to B and then to C major. Before this paragraph, there was a door that sounded like a horn, and then the theme of this paragraph had a decisive and resolute character.
The third paragraph is a strict copy of the first paragraph.
A pianist commented, "This Polish dance music is a watershed that divides an era. Liszt played this song in all his concerts. As the title says, the music is extremely magnificent, and the Polish temperament is even more noble. This dance music is also a bit dramatic. Every sound and rhythm of it shines with the brilliance of life and strength. "
There is an anecdote about this song: one night, Chopin was playing alone in the house. While meditating on music, he suddenly had hallucinations and felt that a group of Polish warriors and ladies were invading his room. So Chopin ran out of the room in a panic and didn't come back all night.
Polish Dance Heroes in A-flat Major (Op. 53)
This is a Polish dance full of fighting power and heroism. It is famous for Hero and was written in 1842. Chopin's polish dance music can be divided into two categories according to its content. One is to describe the prosperity of Poland in feudal times with a strong and correct rhythm; The other is melancholy, which is reflected in the suffering of Poland under the oppression of czarist Russia. This "Hero" is an outstanding representative of Polish dance music in the former category. This song is magnificent and accomplished in one go. This is simply a magnificent symphony poem. So some people think that this song is a glorious epic used by the author to describe a Polish national hero's resistance to foreign invasion in the17th century. There are all kinds of heroic images in Chopin's works, and the hero of this song is undoubtedly the most representative. Chopin devoted all his patriotic enthusiasm to this image.
This piece of music is a complicated three-part work;
The first paragraph: A flat major. After the prologue of gradually increasing the volume, the glorious hero theme enters, full of confidence and strength, which is the embodiment of indomitable fighting spirit.
The second paragraph: from E major to A major, through various tone sandhi. Chopin used the piano to describe a thrilling battle scene: the left hand played a uniform and crisp horseshoe in the bass with a sixteenth note octave, which became faster and stronger, as if the revolutionary forces had gathered into a powerful force; The right hand plays the majestic marching horn in the high-pitched part, showing indomitable spirit of heroism.
The third paragraph: A flat major. It is the reappearance of the first paragraph, but it makes the overall momentum more magnificent through changes, and finally ends the whole song in the victory song.
A pianist commented: "This is the pinnacle of Chopin's piano works, with the strongest momentum and the most perfect structure. This exquisite work first touched us: grand conception, lofty thought and strong effect inspiration. Like all brilliant works that praise the past, Chopin let people hear the footsteps of Polish ancestors wearing armor and see the majestic posture of Polish ancestors. "
Nocturnal in E flat major (Op.9 No.2) was written in 1830, which is the most popular and clearest of Chopin's nocturnes. The style of the work clearly reveals the traces of traditional nocturnes.
This nocturne has the typical style of Chopin's early works, elegant and poetic. It can be seen that Chopin at this time is worthy of the nickname "Piano Poet". The composition of the music is Rondo, Andante, 12/8 beats. The right hand always keeps the cadenza singing method in the decorative sound, and the left hand is the accompaniment type with the same rhythm, keeping the same form from beginning to end. Quiet and beautiful melody and exquisite piano texture are its main features, which describe the night of nature and pour out the author's heart.
Nocturne in F sharp major, Op. 15 (2), is the most beautiful of Chopin's nocturnes. The composition of the music is: adagio, 2/4 beat, three stages. In the first paragraph, Huayin's role as a singer is not a simple decorative sound. They are closely related to the melody, and the atmosphere is so quiet, as if they were on a lake in the moonlight. After that, the rich emotions gradually deepened, and some places were like sighing and sobbing. In the middle, the playing speed is doubled, and there are gorgeous pentatonic steps scattered in the melody, starting with a soft voice with half volume, which is unique to Chopin-the boiling heart is skillfully expressed, although it makes people feel a little melancholy. The whole song is finally the reappearance of the first paragraph, ending in a feeling of wanting more.
Pianist Knicks once commented on this song: "The light and heat from the outside penetrated into our hearts, and the decorative Chinese audio-visual danced around us like spider silk. The first paragraph is a sweet memory, and the middle paragraph is an uneasy mood, but the sun has not lost its warmth, but it has stabilized a heavy mood, like a colorful fog in the distant sky in summer, slowly disappearing. "
Nocturnal in B flat minor (Op. 9, 1) This song was written in 1830- 183 1 year. There are three serenades in Op. 9, which was the earliest serenade published by Chopin. 1 of Op. 9 is the "first beginning" of Chopin's nocturne, with beautiful melody and rich emotion.
The composition of the music is: adagio, 6/4 beat, three stages. The first melody is full of soft and hazy charm, and the rhythm processing is very free; In the middle of the music, the melody in D flat major is played by octave, which is a very sweet melody, and this is also the reason why this song is fascinating. Chopin's serenade always said that Chopin wrote 2 1 serenade in his life. Traditionally, the genre of nocturne is mainly used to express the tranquility in the middle of the night, and the melody is usually as quiet and soft as a dream. Chopin's nocturne not only inherits the traditional performance style, but also makes the form of nocturne tend to be free, the content is diversified, and it becomes more enthusiastic and perfect.
Nocturnal in A flat major (Op.32 No.2) Chopin's nocturnal creation achievements are extremely brilliant. He added endless drama and enthusiasm to the traditional nocturne form, and this song is an obvious example.
This song was composed between 1836- 1837. The structure of music is very parallel, adagio, 4/4 beat, three steps. The first melody is filled with simplicity in peace, but at the same time as the theme of the second paragraph appears, the atmosphere has completely changed and there is a stormy enthusiasm; When the excitement ended, the first theme reappeared, but due to the influence of the storm, the first theme changed obviously. Although this song is not valued by music critics, her soft and poetic melody undoubtedly reflects the personality characteristics of Chopin's music.
The 23rd Mazurka in D major (Op.33 No.2) is a clear and brilliant Mazurka dance, which was adapted into a light solo by the famous French soprano Viad Carchard, and was deeply loved by ordinary people. The composition of the music is a trilogy, "ABBA". A passage of this piece of music has been repeated sixteen times. A pianist once commented: "This song has a strong dance flavor, just like the innocent expression of an innocent child." In a word, this is a song that shows the characteristics of Mazuka dance extremely. Chopin's Mazuka always said
Mazuka's original "Mazuka" originated in the beautiful Macedonian region of Apollo, and it is the most local dance music in Poland, just like Polish dance music. Traditional Mazuka dance music is soft, brisk and feminine. After many changes, the original style in the past is obviously different from today's style in form and content. Knicks, an authoritative researcher of Chopin, said: "The general rule of Mazuka dance is that the first beat in the bar is faster than the other two beats."
Chopin borrowed the local dance form in Poland and developed it into fresh form and content with his unique creativity, making Mazuka a great art that has never been seen before. Chopin made Mazuka more idealistic, but he did not abandon its original earthy fragrance. From his Mazuka, we can still feel the image of Poland as a beautiful country. Chopin composed 565,438+0 mazurkas in his life, of which 465,438+0 were published before his death.
Chopin, revolutionary etude in c minor
This is an etude mainly used to exercise the left-handed skills, which is known as "revolution". 183 1 year, Chopin, who had been away from his old country for many years, learned in Stuttgart, Germany that the Warsaw Revolution in Poland had failed and Russian troops occupied Warsaw. So he wrote this etude in grief and generosity. Playing the ascending and descending syllables representing disappointment and anger with the left hand, rolling like wild waves, like the boiling blood of the same enemy; At the same time, the right hand played a magnificent octave melody, as powerful as a horn, as if Chopin himself was declaring that Poland would not perish! . This song is extremely difficult. The performer should not only have skillful skills, but also consider the stress and many gradual changes in the song.
This song is Allegro, in C minor, in 4/4 time, and "Aba" in three stages. In the first paragraph, the key was changed from C minor to B flat major in various ways, which showed extreme grief and passion. The mood in the second paragraph is slightly peaceful, but it is still a tune full of grief and indignation. The third paragraph is the reappearance of the first paragraph, which has experienced various tone sandhi since C minor and finally returned to C minor.
The etude "Song of Parting" in E major (No.3 of Op. 10) is a melody-practicing piece, which is famous for "Song of Parting". It is said that once, after listening to this piece played by one of his students, Chopin sighed with infinite emotion: "Ah! My motherland! " It can be seen that the author's homesickness is really integrated into the melody of the music.
This song is very popular and has been adapted into orchestral music and modern light music by later generations (renamed "A Song Rings in My Heart"). Music is not too slow adagio, in E major, in 2/4 beats, and in ABBA three-part style. The melody of the first paragraph is very beautiful, just like the pastoral music played by the Polish folk instrument-bagpipes. The melody in the middle part is more lively and emotional. After various tone sandhi in B major, I finally return to E major and repeat the first paragraph.
In C minor "Fantasia Impromptu" (Op.66, posthumous work), Chopin wrote four piano impromptu, from which we can see Chopin's musical genius. The word "improvisation" generally refers to music that composers create temporarily without prior preparation, that is, it is often a temporary inspiration. Perhaps it is for this reason that Chopin's impromptu is quite free in form, but it does not develop irregularly, but has obvious integrity and unity. Therefore, some music critics think: "Chopin's impromptu is in freedom and has a consistent form." It seems free and unique, but it can feel the rigor of composition. "
Among Chopin's four impromptu songs, Fantasy (Op.66, the last work in C minor) is the most popular. This work is extremely difficult, profound and imaginative. This is Chopin's work when he was 24 years old (1834), but it was not until after his death that it was found in the music folder by later generations and published in 1855. The title of Fantasy was taken when it was published. It is said that the author thought that the theme of this piece of music was somewhat similar to an impromptu by French composer Moses, so the author refused to publish it before his death in order to avoid criticism. In fact, the content of this piece is much richer and the structure is much more rigorous than that of Moses. Through this allusion, we can realize the author's rigorous attitude in creation.