Happy New Year! May this year bring you peace and tranquility!
Now, at the beginning of the year, I thought about what kind of music I would like to play again this year.
1. piano sonata by Beethoven
Last year I was finally able to finish number 29, which I had longed to do. With this, I have finally been able to play the entirety of the middle to the end of the season. So this year, I would like to review the songs I have played in the past, especially the latter 3 songs (No.30, No.31, and No.32), to further improve them. These three pieces were the first ones I played when I first started playing, and I thought I still needed to improve both technically and musically. My mentor said to me at the time, "Let's review them again sometime...".
2. stringed instruments
I have been playing the cello for quite a long time, but my skill level has already reached its ceiling. I have decided to try my hand at playing some of the great cello pieces that I can't even begin to play. I am currently working on Schumann's cello concerto. It will probably take me a long time to finish it, but I am enjoying the process of creating each note. It is also a great subject for me to study orchestration. I would also like to try Brahms' cello sonata. It is a wonderful piece with a great low cello sound. Last year, I enjoyed the feeling of a conductor by playing the first movement of Elgar's cello concerto.
3. sound source
By the way, it is quite difficult to strike strings. This is because, unlike a damped instrument like a piano, strings allow the player to freely change the volume and sound quality within a single note. That is the characteristic of string instruments, though. So I expect that sound sources for string instruments will still be evolving. As I know from studying cello, there are approximate rules for pronunciation, so if we can incorporate recent AI technology, I think we can develop something quite excellent. I hope they develop it somewhere.
Recently, the sound source has been gaining strength in the area of physical sound sources, which are completely different from sampled sound sources in that they are all calculated and pronounced by a computer. It is now possible to calculate and set up and down the strings, attack, position, pressure, speed, and other detailed elements. As a result, it sounds like it should, but whether it's because of my own handling ability or not, it still sounds "lazy" to me. Perhaps it is the accidental irregularities that occur when a person plucks the strings that give it that haunting tone. If that is the case, I guess the physical sound source has one more step to go....
Now, let's see what happens this year: ・・・・