Composer Toydora analyzes Kikuchi Naruyoshi's "New Wuthering Heights". Comments welcome! If you have any questions, please register as a member or give us a tip. 6:14 Analysis begins ☆ Video of sheet music → • [Ear copy sheet music] Kikuchi Naruyoshi's "New Wuthering Heights" A song made with the same quintuplet rhythm as this song → • Upside-down Idora. - "New World Porcupine" Explanation of the song above → • [Serious composition] "New World Porcupine" ~ Odd time signature x four-on-the-floor beats!? Dissonance is Rave... <Kikuchi Naruyoshi> A jazz musician, composer, and saxophonist known for his unique musicality. He is known for his diverse musical activities that transcend genres. He has released works in a wide range of fields, not only jazz but also pop, film music, and club music. ☆☆☆Correction☆☆☆ There are some parts in the video where the name is mistakenly written as "Kikuchi Naruyoshi", but the correct name is "Kikuchi Naruyoshi". <Overall Review> [Musical Form] - The same accompaniment form is repeated throughout, and gradually develops. → Minimalist music-like. → There are no multiple themes, and only a single rhythm is used to carry the piece through to the end. - The accompaniment form presented in the intro is simply spliced ​​together thereafter. → It is spliced ​​together with a certain structure. There is a structure of thematic presentation and reappearance, and it can be said to be a rough ternary form. [Rhythm] - An obsessive beat of one beat. → All beats are strong beats. → It has a violent and desperate feeling. - Complex polyrhythms are formed by irregularly dividing the contents of one beat. → Quintuplets are the basic beat, but they vary depending on the place and part. → The beginning of the beat is emphasized, making it more obsessive. → The change in the way the beats are divided gives the illusion of a change in tempo. [Melody and Harmony] - There is no concept of diatonic chords. → There are many chord progressions to chromatic mediants, and many counterpoints. → The chords never go in the direction you expect! - There are many dissonances, inversions, and on-chords, making for a very complex sound. - A collage structure in which the chord and melody elements of the accompaniment are reused and patched together. → Based on a chord progression with four chords. → The chords, which are dramatic on their own, are collaged in an inorganic way, creating an eeriness. → The collage has a certain structure and is musically consistent. - There are many tritone progressions in the bass. → The impression is of being violently tossed about with complex movements. - The chord progression motif descends in half tones. → An image of decadence. [Orchestration] - The intense melody is played continuously in the suffocating high range of the viola. → A sense of hopeless blockage. - The garish tone of the harpsichord shines. → The attack is reinforced against the long tones of the strings. - The thunderous low notes of the piano. → A sense of gloomy doom. - A resounding unison of violin and cello. → Eventually, the viola joins in, creating a thick, taut melody. [Expression] ・A strong-beat melody that brings to mind Fujiko Mine's gloomy circumstances and depressed sexual inclinations. →It fits so well that it's hard to believe it's an arrangement of an existing song. ・The narrative lyrics are crazy. →Very scary. →Lyrics were also written by Naruyoshi Kikuchi. ・For some reason, the viola melody is subtly different from the original "Wuthering Heights". →The accompaniment has been changed to a "2+3" rhythm, and the viola to a "3+2" rhythm. A more complex and intertwined rhythm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Composer Toydora → https://tomita-haruki.studio.site/ #NaruyoshiKikuchi#PepeTormentoAzucarar#PepeTormentoAzucarar #TheWomanCalledFujikoMine#WutheringHeights#MusicTheory