This time, it's a collaboration with composer Kunio Matsuzaki! Composer Toydora will analyze Matsuzaki's arrangement of "Fur Elise, etc." Comments are welcome! If you have any questions, please register as a member or give us a tip. 4:51 Analysis begins ☆ "Fur Elise, etc." original video → • Fur Elise, etc. / Foooooooooor Elise #pian... ☆ "Fur Elise, etc." sheet music sales page → https://www.kuni0.com/product-page/pi... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [About Kunio Matsuzaki] ◯ Profile Kunio Matsuzaki Composer, arranger Born in Kochi Prefecture. Graduated from Kochi Prefectural Kochi Marunouchi High School, Music Department. Graduated from Kurashiki Sakuyo University, Faculty of Music, Music Department. He has provided works for many famous performers, including the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, Kobe City Chamber Orchestra, Zoorasian Brass, and Alto de Campagne. He participated as an arranger in the NHK Music Festival 2016-2019 "Symphonic Gamers 1-4" (broadcast on NHK BS Premium). He held a solo exhibition in Okayama Prefecture in 2017. He will receive the 9th Gratia Music Award in 2024. He has also been active in many genres, such as assisting in the arrangement of Kenji Ozawa's music. As a performer, he has appeared in many performances, including the Nagaokakyo Chamber Ensemble. He studied violin under Yasue Miyauchi and Yuko Mori. He is self-taught in composing and arranging.・Official website → https://www.kuni0.com ・YouTube → / @Matsuzaki Kunio Composition and Arrangement ・X (Twitter) → https://x.com/KunioMatsuzaki?ref_src=... ・Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/kunio_compo... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Overall Review> [Prerequisites] ・This song is a derivative work based on Beethoven's "Für Elise". →It also quotes "La Campanella" and "Caprice No. 24" from Liszt's "Grandes Etudes de Paganini". ・"Für Elise" is a song dedicated to a woman. →Beethoven was a great playboy, and he often made reckless approaches and was defeated. →It's a pretty simple and elegant song, but Beethoven's true nature was not like this...? ・There are various theories about who "Elise" is. →There are many women who could be candidates. [Form] -Unlike the original, the form is messy. →It is no longer even a rondo form. "A → Quote ① → B → Quote ② → Conclusion (A)" →There are many fickle moments, as if the main theme is not returning. -There are many developments, and they are very short. →It suddenly gets exciting and wanders off into different directions. [Rhythm] -It includes irregular time signatures, and the rhythm is uneven. →The rhythm expresses the fickleness. →The rhythm is sometimes dropped, and sometimes extra notes are added, and it is just unsettling. [Melody and Harmony] -The original is exaggerated. →There are heaps of semitone movements. →To make the partial modulations stand out even more, repeated progressions are used frequently. →The bass is more densely packed, like an earthquake. It is more Liszt than Beethoven. -There are a lot of phrases that sound like classical classical music scattered throughout. →The familiar phrases that make you think, "I've heard this before?" -Overall, the D progression is central, and it is very classical. →However, the ragtime part uses jazz-like chords. [Expression] -Perfect for practicing interpretation and expression in piano playing. →In classical music, the interpretation and expression by the performer are particularly important. →Because it is humorous and exaggerated, it is easy to interpret and express in various ways. →It may test the player's skill quite a bit. -The fun of quotation in classical music. →Two aims. ① Quotation because the songs are similar. Example) The end of the A' section of "Fur Elise" and the beginning of "La Campanella". Example) The B section of "Fur Elise" and the second theme of "La Campanella". Example) The A section of "Fur Elise" and the chord progression of "Caprice No. 24". ② Quotation because there is a historical relationship. Example) Liszt was Beethoven's grandson. Example) Both Liszt and Beethoven were known for being playboys. →The quoted "Grand Etudes by Paganini" is also a piano piece composed by Liszt quoting Paganini's theme. This song quotes it even further, so it's a double quote. ・A wonderful fusion of classical music and modern sensibility. →The use of odd time signatures and syncopation. →The effect of stylish chords that suddenly appear. ・If you dedicate a song like this to a woman, she'll definitely reject you. →An homage to Beethoven's romantic history. →The original song is a small-scale song that subdues Beethoven's passion. Maybe Beethoven's true nature isn't revealed...? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Composer's Toy Dragon → https://tomita-haruki.studio.site/ #Matsuzaki Kunio #Beethoven #beethoven #Fur Elise #Fur Elise #Music Theory