After confirming the musical instrument that Lucien is going to learn, Victor stood up from the sofa and clapped his hands: "Just in time, Mr. Rhine and Mr. Xavier completed the transformation of the harpsichord two days ago, Lucien, you today Just follow me to try its effect, huh, huh, because its timbre, volume and range width are far beyond my imagination, even better than all other instruments, but the sound quality is slightly worse, so I think it It is no longer a harpsichord, but a brand new and revolutionary instrument, Lucien, you should really start your musical journey with this brand new instrument.”
It can be clearly seen that Victor is very satisfied with the results of the harpsichord transformation. He usually just smiles, but he is good at maintaining his demeanor, full of bright smiles.
"Since it's a brand-new and revolutionary instrument, it should be Mr. Victor, who suggested improvements, to give it an official name." On the way to the piano room on the second floor, Lott complimented with a smile.
Victor glanced at Lucien, smiled kindly and asked, "Lucien, what do you think it should be called? You also have a lot of credit for this brand new instrument, why don't you give us your opinion, let us refer to it, Rhine My husband thinks that the mechanical structure of this musical instrument is the most complicated among all musical instruments, which fully embodies the beauty of mechanical art, so it should be called a mechanical keyboard. Hehe, his violin playing is almost an art, but his ability to name it , but... hehe."
Although Victor didn't finish his sentence, whether it was Lucien, Lot, Phyllis, or Herodotus, they all knew clearly that he thought Rhine was incompetent.
"What about you, Mr. Victor, and Mr. Xavier?" Lucien didn't directly say the name of the piano, but asked curiously.
"Mr. Xavier thinks it should be called the clavichord, because it was transformed from a combination of clavichord and harpsichord, haha." Victor shook his head with a smile, apparently disapproving of the name, "I think it should be called the full The clavichord, because the clavichord is also called the harpsichord, and the harpsichord is the harpsichord, and the range of this new instrument is so wide that it covers almost everything."
"Actually, you are all named incompetent..."
This is the fact that Lucien, Lott, and Phyllis silently stated in their hearts almost at the same time.
Lucien thought for a while, but couldn't accept those three names, so he said bluntly: "Actually, the harpsichord is also called the harpsichord piano, which happens to have the same word as 'piano' for the clavichord piano, and is often referred to as "Piano". It is a piano, and this word is full of mechanical taste, which is very in line with Mr. Rhine’s idea. It also means the change of strength and weakness, which is the main feature of the sound and volume of this brand-new instrument. Therefore, Mr. Victor, I think it is better to directly Call the piano."
Since the words are different from the earth, Lucien can only mix up his original ideas to force some reasons.
"Not..." Phyllis finally heard a good name, and was about to agree, but she thought that Mr. Victor hadn't spoken yet, that she was out of aristocratic demeanor, and might go against Mr. Victor's preferences, so she hurriedly shut up, and immediately , Phyllis, who likes to satirize others, has a beautiful face flushed, which matches her flame-like bright hair very well, and looks especially beautiful.
Lot and Herodotus were fine, they just nodded their heads, then came to their senses, and gave Phyllis a funny look.
Victor pursed his lips: "The piano, um, okay, very good, it includes the thoughts of Mr. Rhine and I, so we don't have to argue anymore."
Lucien was embarrassed and almost laughed. It turned out that Mr. Victor asked me to name it because I had a dispute with Mr. Rhine, and no one accepted the choice of name.
Soon, I arrived at the piano room on the second floor. The handsome and almost eerie silver-haired Rhine, dressed in his favorite red and black collocation, sat in front of the "piano", with his slender hands outstretched, his shoulders and arms hardly moving, and he played the piano lightly and compactly. A soft and beautiful piece, the sound of the piano is delicate, like the whisper of the night, or like the whisper of a lover, so that the listener's heart becomes quiet at once, and they are immersed in the atmosphere of the music.
The charm of Rhine's piano music made Lucien, Victor and the others silent. They listened quietly to him and then applauded softly, as if a louder applause would break the music A peaceful and beautiful atmosphere.
"Mr. Rhine, I never imagined that besides the violin, your harpsichord playing is also so good, no worse than Ms. Sylvia's!" Phyllis blushed again, her eyes lit up, and she praised excitedly.
Rhine was just using a piece of clavichord (harpsichord) to test the effect of the "piano" in this range and volume, and it sounded flawless, while Sylvia was Alto playing the small keys. The best musician ever.
Because the harpsichord is suitable for playing indoors such as piano rooms, living rooms, and bedrooms, and its timbre and suitable tunes are deeply loved by noble ladies and girls, so Sylvia often becomes a guest of noble families and is invited to participate in earl and viscount Waiting for the banquet, it was even rumored that she and Princess Natasha were close friends. With such a background, Sylvia was a musician with the most detached status in the Musicians Association.
Rhine stood up, touched his chest with his right hand, and bowed slightly, like a musician giving his final thanks, then he shook his head with a smile: "I'm just more mature in technique, and I'm more mature than Ms. Silvia in music. It's still far away, at least I can't write such a beautiful piece of music just now."
Lucien on the side looked at the books in the Soul Library such as "Hanon's Piano Fingering Practice", "Chopin's Changes in Piano Fingering", "Chopin's Fingering Discussion" and other books. Compared with Rhine's performance just now, he nodded inwardly: "Sure enough, fingering , melody and melody are all limited by the instrument. Whenever the instrument is improved, the fingering will gradually change and finally form a different style. The timbre, volume and range of this piano are close to those of modern pianos. Eighteen keys, with forte, sustain and other pedals, it is most suitable for various styles of modern piano fingering.”
On the earth, limited by instruments such as the harpsichord, only three fingers were used to play the piano at first. It was not until Bach "liberated" the thumb and little finger that they participated in the performance. Later, influenced by the harpsichord tone, It is difficult to express the influence of volume changes with the strength of finger playing. Musicians use technical "decoration sounds" such as vibrato and echo to replace the continuation of the sound and the change of strength. Therefore, the piano music of this period, including Bach The "well-tempered piano collection" is full of gorgeous ornaments, unable to highlight the pure melody, and there are few loud and rapid tones.
It was not until the piano was actually born that the music and fingering of the piano began to undergo drastic changes, such as Chopin’s second “liberation” of the thumb and little finger, allowing them to also be on black keys, such as Chopin’s original slide finger, pad finger, etc. fingering.
Lucien stood quietly by the side, watching "Hanon Piano Fingering Practice" and other modern piano fingering introductions, Victor had already discussed with Rhine, and called this brand new instrument "piano".
"Lucien, come here, sit in front of the piano, and I will teach you basic fingering." Victor suddenly called to Lucien.
Lucien was a little apprehensive, walked over quickly with a little excitement, and sat on the piano bench, but as soon as he sat on it, he felt something was wrong. According to the description of getting started with fingering, he seemed to be a little lower than the piano, so He hurriedly said to Victor next to him, "Mr. Victor, can you raise the piano bench? Or change to a piano bench that is ten centimeters higher?"
Victor was a little strange: "Lucien, you are not much shorter than Mr. Rhine, this piano bench should be just right."
Lucien stretched out his hand and gestured to Victor: "This height is only suitable for exerting force with fingers and wrists. When I need to use the swing of forearm, back arm and shoulder to play, it will be very stiff, and the distance is too short. A little farther, the hand is stretched too straight, not sensitive enough."
"Nonsense! Lucien, hurry up and forget the informal and wrong playing methods you learned from the tavern and the street!" Victor rebuked Lucien in a rare way, lest he go on the wrong path, "Just now you Didn’t you see? Mr. Rhine just played with his wrist and fingers, when will he use his forearm, back arm and shoulder?!”
Lucien guessed that Victor would have such a reaction, because some changes in modern piano fingering were unacceptable to some famous pianists at the same time. People like Liszt used the swing of forearm, back arm and shoulder, as well as high and downward When using the free fall force of the piano to produce the majestic effect and stronger tone of the piano, it has been criticized that this is not playing the piano, but "smashing the piano".
"Lucien, don't think that the so-called unfettered tavern and suburban style will be better than a formal and sound music education. If you can't correct these shortcomings, you will only become a bard, not a qualified musician .” Herodotus, who had always hated Lucien, finally seized an opportunity to taunt Lucien.
Although Lott and Phyllis were a little happy that Lucien was reprimanded by Mr. Victor, any mistakes made by beginners were understandable, and they were not surprised.
Lucien, who had been prepared for a long time, explained calmly: "Mr. Victor, the technique and style I want to play should match the instrument, and this piano is a brand new instrument. Listening to your introduction during this time, it With unparalleled intensity, volume, and stability, etc., why not change the fingering a bit? Why not have arm strength?"
"Mr. Victor, didn't you ask me to help you find a piano just now? There is still a problem, isn't it the problem that the fingering doesn't match the instrument?"
Hearing Lucien's clear and logical explanation, Victor felt that it was absurd, but he couldn't refute it. On the other hand, Rhine took a step forward and said with a smile, "Mr. Victor, you forgot, decades ago The liberation of 'one finger' and 'five fingers'? The fingering itself is improving, and in the case of an obvious change in the instrument. I support Lucien."
"Since Mr. Rhine has said so, let's try to explore the change of fingering, but if you go down this road, if you go wrong, Lucien, you will waste a lot of time to forget the habits you have formed, and then explore again And studying, this is a very difficult thing for you, are you willing to do it?" Victor pondered for a while, then slowly opened his mouth.
Lucien nodded firmly: "I am willing to do this, Mr. Victor."
"A clown who doesn't know his own strength and difficulties!" Herodotus, Lotte, and Phyllis couldn't help cursing in their hearts.