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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Satie: Gymnopédie  サティ ジムノペディ


Digital Piano: KAWAI CA9500GP. 442Hz, Loudness

Home Recording: ZOOM h1nvp 48k 16bit wav



This piece was composed and published in 1888.  
... three 8s.


This time, I slightly arranged (?) the piece.
First, I played Satie Gymnopedie No.1 in my own groove at the moment rather than exactly as noted, and recorded it on my digital piano.
Then, while listening to the recording, I added octave tones with the una corda.  I played octave tones - below the left-hand tones and above the  right-hand tones - and recorded it on my recorder.
(I think it may be a bit difficult for two people to play, as one player sit behind another player to reach lower and higher tones.)



Tuesday, October 22, 2024

John Field, Liszt transcription Nocturne No.5 four hands double recording フィールド=リスト編曲 ノクターン 第5番 連弾 二重録音

 


The first time I play John Field.

I found this Liszt transcription.

I first recorded Seconde in the system of my electric piano, then played Primo playing the Seconde to record in my recorder.




先に、この連弾を録音しました。まずSecondeを電子ピアノに録音して(弾きやすいように、一部、SecondeにPrimoを混ぜて先に録音しました)、それを再生しながらPrimoを弾いたものをレコーダーに録りました。

その後、原曲を録音しました。それは、リスト編曲とは違う感じで弾きました。




Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Debussy Petite Suite ドビュッシー 小組曲

 

This was more difficult than Lullaby of Faure to play by myself.  In Lullaby of Faure, accompaniment parts and melody parts are divided.    


Many times I tried to record and play it.  Finally, I recorded the second part first and I played and recorded the first part while playing the second part. 



whole tone



フォーレの子守歌の方が録音が楽だった。なぜなら、伴奏とメロデイーに奏者が分けられているから。

こちらは、左方と右方で伴奏が流れて行ったりして、区切られていない。1台のピアノで2人同時に弾くと、ペダルできれいな音が聞こえると思う。
一方で、伴奏・合いの手の形が違う個所は、1台のピアノで2人同時に弾くと、埋もれてしまうかもしれない。
左方を録音して右方を乗せたり、右方を録音して左方を乗せたり、交互に何回かやりながら、最終的に、左方を録音して右方を乗せた。合ってないところがある。二人同時に弾く時は相手の息や体の動きで合うかもしれないが。片方を録って聴きながらだと、ずれるときもある。同じ人が弾いているのに。なかなか難しかった。












First I recorded the Seconda part and next played the Prima part while listening the Seconda part.  I repeated that to adjust the Seconda and Prima parts.

In this recording, I could play the last note of Prima part just at the timing of the last note of the Second part which I played .  


3 degree, 4 degree








At first I played and recorded Prima of the prelude part and then Seconda because the first beat lacks in Seconda of the prelude part.  Next I played Seconda of the prelude part ane then Prima while listening the first recording.  
In practice, I recrded Prima first and then played Seconda, and I recorded Secoanda first and the played Prima.  I tried a several times.


Dorian?,  Lydian?,  minor,  Major.








First, I played and recorded Seconda of the almost parts and Prima of the last part of B and the start of A' because Seconda lacks the first beats.  Then, I played Prima of the almost parts and Seconda of that parts while listening the First recording.  


2/4
1 2 1 2 
1 2 3 4
_*_*_*_*

3/8
123123
1 2 3
_*_*_*




Thursday, February 1, 2024

Faure Dolly Op.56 フォーレ ドリー組曲



First, I recorded the 2nd part in my electric piano.  Next, I connected my recorder to my electric piano to replay the 2nd part and play the 1st part.

This was the first time that I played it.  I practiced it and thought I learned something from Faure.



初めて弾いてみた。和声課題ではないけれども、この伴奏だと?、このメロディー だと?、このちょっと不思議な音は? そんな感じだった。伴奏パートは、少しだけかなしげだと思った。





November, 2025


No.2 Mi-a-ou








I recorded No.1 Berceuse.  I didn't record the other pieces.  

While listening to the Orchestral version arranged by Henri Rabaud, I felt relaxed.  So I decided to record the remainings again.

I listened to performances long ago.  But I didn't play myself.  

I felt at ease while listening, however, when I looked at the sheet music, I felt something different, for example, lessons of harmony, counterpoint and so on.
However, I intended to play them in a light, imagineative way.

In practice, I recorded secondo part of each page or each part, then played primo part while listening to it.   Also, I played left-hand part of secondo and right-hand part of primo, and so on. 
During recording, I recorded the secondo part of the piece all the way through then played the primo while listening to it.  After that, I re-recorded the secondo to slightly adjust the timing, and then played the primo while listening to it. ... .
  


No. 2


I recorded again after recording No. 4., more light, slightly faster.



Further, I recorded it again after recording Nos. 3-6.  
When I played the Secondo part, I also played some sections of Primo to make it easier to adjust the timing.   
This time, the recording time on my recorder was 2:22.



No. 4
After No.2, I recorded No.4.  Both titles are related to a cat, they are waltzes, and there are pauses.
(The composer didn't intend to create pieces about a cat (according to wiki). )
In playing this piece, I tried to bring out the  nuances of p as well as f.




No. 3
I played this piece while looking at the score, I found I liked it.  I felt at ease playing only the Secondo part.

I listened to a recording on YouTube of Faure playing his Pavane.  
I think that this piece slightly resembles his Pavane, for example, in its use of dotted rhythms and its melancholic mood.   


No. 5
I found this piece too, that I liked it.

long bass
melody (right hand of Primo and right hand of Secondo) over rythm (left hand of Secondo)  
tranquillo

warm, broad, light, a little melancholy, 




No. 6
I slightly added notes on Primo.

airplane,
bright, joyful, 
red, yellow, orange, 
clapping, steps, drapes, 

But I felt a different atmosphere and character when I listened to the Secondo part alone.  
I played the Secondo part in horizontal groove rather than vertical. 




1曲目だけ録音して、後は弾いていなかった。
管弦楽版をきいて、いいなぁ~と思った。なので、また弾いてみることにした。

どの曲も、二重録音する前に、練習で、左側と右側両者の分を両手で弾いたりした(弾けない所は羽音を省きつつ)ので、(実はソロで弾けるだろうな~)と考えながらも、敢えて二回に分けて録ろうと思った。

自分の方法だと(もっと現代的な機器を使えばもっと効率良くできるかもしれないが)、休符や伸ばしている音が多いとやりにくいので、2曲目と4曲目はちょっと……と思ったので、先に録音した。ただし、2曲目は、結局、最後に撮り直した。

練習のときは、スローテンポでメトロノームをしながら、1頁ずつ左側奏者分と右側奏者分を合わせたりした。

尚、楽譜は持っていなかったので、IMSLPから一番古そうな版をダウンロードした。そして、Secondoだけを貼り付け、Primoだけを貼り付けた。(通常の楽譜は、左がSecondo、右がPrimoになっている。)

録音のときは、Secondoを最初から最後まで弾いて電子ピアノに録音し、それを再生しながらPrimoを弾き、合わないところを調整しながら、再びSecondoを録音し、Primoをのせ、というのを繰り返した。


一人で弾くと気付いていなかったが、やはりSecondoは左の方に座って、Primoは右の方に座った方が弾き易い。

基本的には、最初に録音するときにはSecondoのみを弾いていた。ただ、2曲目はタイミングが合わせ易いようにするにはと考えてPrimoも一部入れて弾くことにした。