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Wednesday, October 25, 2006: "That was ingenious!"
*ahem* That was a self-quote. I think I'll start to begin posts with self-quotes whenever I can to remind myself of an especially memorable event that happened during the day. I'm not explaining this one; it's only for those who were there at that time to understand.
I asked to be let out of Choir practice early today because my throat's still sore. Pardon me if I'm silent tomorrow; I don't wish to hurt it further, unless I can't convey my ideas through any other means.
Because Mr. Sagittarius was at the PC, I turned to the other keyboard in the house. *nods* Yes, people, we have a piano.
I played Für Elise, but for some reason I can't get the original version to sound right in terms of rhythm. So I switched to my transposed version, which is in D minor, and was able to play in time. (Pieces written in A minor can, with a fair amount of ease, be transposed to D minor, and the same goes for pieces in D minor.) Then I attempted to transpose it to C sharp minor a.k.a. D flat minor (the two are the same, but there are different key signatures, one with sharps and one with flats, and so the key signature is read off accordingly), but the tune somehow jarred. The transposition is fine, as a subsequent check (that I did) showed, but it still jars. Beethoven must have played this piece in every single key before deciding that A minor was the best, I think.
C sharp minor is the ideal key for Fly Me to the Moon, and nothing else. (Admittedly, I haven't been exposed to many musical pieces.) In fact, the C sharp minor version is a choral version. It's just as nice when played on the piano, or even nicer with my accompaniment to the melody. The end result is very simple (given the fact that my maximum grade is only around ABRSM Grade 2; I didn't take ABRSM exams), but somehow, I find it magical. I cannot write a score for it; it's more of an aural-kinaesthetic feeling. The ritards. and the accompaniment can be varied according to mood, but my version is fixed. And it beats - hands down - all the MIDI versions of Fly Me to the Moon that you can find on the Internet. I know, it was originally a jazz piece, but the choral version is far, far better. This is just my opinion, though.
If anyone wants to listen to me playing my version of the piece, just say the word, and make sure we're near a piano. And I will only play for people whom I trust.
(switch languages) Et j'ai bu du miel, et c'était bon !!
(switch languages) Linkless tag replies:
junipher: Hey are you from PCPS 6A 2004? Do you blog too? For some strange reason, most 6A-ians never leave their links! Please do so if you happen to visit again!
avery: I must be blind; I didn't! Sorry.
Signing off. (Notice the spelling accuracy?) And, simultaneously, I'm trying to summon the Melody of my Soul.
~Seraphine Chorister~ sang in The Butterfly Garden
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