Now, since the original title of the Goldberg Variations is "Aria and Various Variations for Clavicembalo with 2-step keyboard", I decided to try to type the first aria on the harpsichord.
Nowadays, most harpsichords are played on pianos since Glengrood. In the case of the piano, the strength of the sound has a great influence on the composition of a piece, but in the case of the harpsichord, the strings are plucked with fingernails, so there is almost no way to create a strong or weak sound. Furthermore, it is not possible to pull the sound like legato. In other words, the important elements of sound production are considerably restricted. Therefore, I decided to try playing the harpsichord before playing the piano. In this case, I used four tracks, which I considered to be four voices.
The sound source was a harpsichord supplied with Modartt's physical sound source, Pianoteq. They modeled the famous instrument Hans Ruckers II le Jeune (1624). The reference pitch was 415 Hz to match the Baroque period, and the tuning was based on the Werckmeister rather than the mean scale, as my teacher's sagestion said that the chords sounded better.
In the original piece, there are instructions to play on the first step or to use the second step depending on the variation. Apparently, the sound quality is different between the first and second steps because the position of the fingernail on the string is different. In addition, the second tier makes it easier for the left and right hands to cross each other and play close together, unlike the piano. This must be very helpful for piano players. Fortunately, this sound source has both lower and upper patches. (Actually, there are even three tiers an octave higher.)
Now, the aria does not have a two-step instruction. However, my teacher suggested that the repetition of A→A' and B→B' is tasteless, so I have changed the quality of the sound and typed in the upper part of the aria after the repetition. What do you think?
Song title: Goldberg Varriations "ARIA
Sound Source: Modartt Harpsichords
Audio file format: mp3 (if you want to listen directly on your PC)reference(Please)