Chapter 445 The Eternal Love Dubbing "Canon"

The effect of key change is obvious. To give a simple example, everyone listens to me playing a piece of music. After Wang Xuan finished speaking, he played a piece of music at random.

"Can anyone tell which piece this is?" Wang Xuan asked.

""Remember"!"

"Yes, this is the song "Remember" that I composed for my company's singer Zhang Yaxin. Now let's listen to the effect of this song after changing the key." After Wang Xuan finished speaking, he played another piece casually.

"I just lowered this piece by four semitones, which is two whole steps. Can you clearly feel that the latter is lower? I used the key of C in the original song, which was lowered by four semitones.

What key should the last part be in? It should be Ab key, or #G key.”

"This is tone transposition. Regarding the principle of tone transposition, I will write a separate article later to explain it. Students who don't understand it don't need to worry." Wang Xuan said.

"After we finished talking about key changes, we almost finished talking about canon chords.

Generally speaking, the canon chord belongs to the key of D major.

In the key of C major, the initial shape of the direction is: C-G-Am-Em-F-C-F-G-

Through function substitution and chord transposition, this trend can appear many trends characterized by bass, such as:

C—G/B—Am—Am7/G—F—C/E—Dm7—G—

The above two are almost interchangeable, so I won’t make a distinction here. Sometimes the second half of this trend can be slightly modified to return the last measure to the main chord:

C—G—Am—Em—F—G—C——

In addition, sometimes we will make some modifications to this direction and change it to:

C—Bm7b5EAm—GmCF—C/E—Dm—G—

On the basis of the descending bass above, some circles of fifths are added, with some changing sounds. Bm7b5EAm's continuous progression of fifths to sixth gives the song a strong minor key feel. However, I personally don't like this trend very much.

I feel that the chord selection is a bit deliberate and does not sound natural.

Or, we can also change this direction to:

C—G/B—Am7—Am7/E—F—E7AmAb—G—

An off-key chord is added here. For a specific song, when the off-key chord Ab is sung, the b3 sound will appear in the human voice, giving the whole song a sense of dissociation, as if in a daze.

My thoughts suddenly seemed to fly far away.

The Canon chord and the 4536251 chord mentioned by Teacher Zhan before are universal chords and can be applied to most popular music.

However, what I also want to say here is that when writing songs, it is best not to completely repeat the chords, otherwise it will be easy to crash and fall into plagiarism trouble.

We can make our chords more distinctive by changing the melody and rhythm, using rich color tones, transpositions or functional substitutions. For example, in the song "Blue and White Porcelain", I actually used the 4536251 chord, but I also

The 4536251 chord is not completely set, but it is modified in the chorus.

If you go back and read the score carefully, you will probably find that the chords in the chorus of "Blue and White Porcelain" are like this:

Fmaj7—G7/F—Em7—Am—Dm7—G—Cadd2—C7—

This G7/F is really spiritual. The solution tendency of the dominant seventh chord is greatly weakened in this inversion chord. The sustained 4th tone here increases the emotional tension.

Here is a little information:

4536251There are also many irritating changes to the law, such as

F—Fm—Em—Am—

F—G—Em—Am—Dm7—Db7—C—

F—G—Em—Am—Dm7—E—Am—

In fact, there is another kind of chord in guitar playing, called the 1645 chord, which is:

C—Am—F—G—

The first chord progression that most people who learn guitar learn is this chord. It is mostly seen in European and American country music. There are also many songs in China that use this chord. My previous song "Sunny Day" used this chord.

, but a variation was made, the order of the four chords was changed, and it became 6415.

Okay, that’s it for the chords. I’m a very talented person, so I apologize for any imperfections in my explanation.” Wang Xuan was modest.

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire auditorium burst into warm applause.

"Professor Wang, you are still very ignorant. You have explained it in detail and to the point, okay? You just need to teach everyone how to arrange music step by step." Liu Shurong couldn't help but say.

He used to be a little resistant to Wang Xuan coming to teach, fearing that Wang Xuan would overturn and affect Yan Yin's reputation. Now this worry is gone. Facts have proved that he is really awesome!

"Yes, even I have benefited a lot from listening to it. Everyone, take notes. If you can digest it when you go back, the arrangement will definitely not be a problem. As for whether the music you create sounds good or not, it all depends on your personal ability."

“It’s a worthwhile trip!”

Many musicians at the scene also said.

It's just a lot of flattery anyway.

Wang Xuan smiled. Then he asked several students to stand up and ask questions.

Wang Xuan gave detailed answers to the questions raised by these students, which were both professional and interesting, and won a lot of applause.

"Okay, that's it for this class, let's get out of class." Wang Xuan said.

"No, Professor Wang, just wait a little longer," one student said.

"It's still on. This class has been going on for nearly two hours, which is seriously over the limit. There are so many students present, and I guess many of them just skipped class, right? I have seriously hindered other teachers from teaching. By then, other teachers will

What should you do if you want to settle accounts with me?" Wang Xuan said with a smile.

"Not really. The students don't have any classes now and are all preparing for the final exams," Liu Shurong said.

"Then get out of class is over. It's lunch time." Wang Xuan said.

"Professor Wang, didn't you say before that the canon chord comes from a piano piece? Play that piece, I really want to hear it." Teacher Peipei suggested.

"Yeah, let's play that piece before get out of class ends." Many people said this.

"That's okay. Since so many musicians and classmates want to hear this piece, I'll show my shame." Wang Xuan laughed, took a deep breath, and adjusted his posture.

He recalled the story of "Canon" in his mind and let himself be immersed in the atmosphere of the story. In this way, he could incorporate more and purer emotions when playing, and his expression would be clearer and fuller.

Three hundred years ago, in Italy, which was filled with strong romantic and classical charm, a lonely man was rafting on the water in Venice. The clear waves on the water chased and dispersed around the boat, but strong nostalgia and sadness kept coming.

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What kind of happiness would it be if his beloved wife was still there and the two of them roamed the beautiful and elegant water city together? The pain of missing his wife was uncontrollable. Facing the vast green water in front of him, a song sprouted in his heart. This

The first piece of music is "Canon in D major", and this man is Pachelbel, the famous German organist and composer in the late 17th century, and Bach's teacher.

Pachelbel and his ex-wife were extremely loving, and they became even happier after having a son. Unfortunately, perhaps God never allows for an overly happy love and family in the world. Before Pachelbel had time to savor happiness, his beloved wife and son fell apart.

Both died in the plague!

He was full of grief and depressed. Although he later remarried and tried to love his wife, the passing of time could not reduce his memory for his ex-wife, but instead increased it day by day.

So, when he was roaming in Venice, he was struck by the scene and wrote a series of music in memory of his deceased wife. The most famous one is "Canon in D Major".

While Wang Xuan was adjusting his condition, everyone was looking at Wang Xuan intently, not even wanting to blink for fear of missing any detail.

The media also focused their cameras on Wang Xuan.

On the rostrum, in front of the piano, Wang Xuan gently closed his eyes, and the expression on his face showed a trace of yearning, revealing a little tenderness, a trace of nostalgia, a trace of depression, and a trace of sadness.

Then the piano sounded, starting with soft chords and slowly getting heavier. A warmth like gentle breeze and drizzle spread into everyone's ears along with the notes.

Many people's eyes lit up, as if they were surrounded by tenderness.

It's a beautiful feeling. Memories and past events slowly come to mind along with the music.

It was a calm and gentle whisper, as if asking myself, do you still remember those times, do you still remember those beautiful or sad stories? Or it is related to love, or it is related to growth, and those have become memories.

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As the song progresses, the style of the song slowly rises, becoming cheerful and bright. The brightness implies deep yearning and yearning.

Wang Xuan thought of Pachelbel. When he composed this melody, Pachelbel must have been thinking of his wife and children, and the wonderful time he and his wife and children had experienced together.

After the joy, the scale sinks and becomes weeping, tactfully sad.

When everyone at the scene heard this, there was always an indescribable sadness in their hearts. The scale sounded like a past that could never be retrieved, a love that could not be retrieved, a time that could not be retrieved, and a sense of loss and melancholy.

Notes jumped out from Wang Xuan's hands one by one, jumping into everyone's ears like elves. The melody kept going back and forth, just like time went back and forth in a cycle.

It's a pity that time never returns. In the torrent of time and the vastness of the universe, some things, although they have been deeply settled, have a scar that will not be erased, but will become more profound with the memories.

The song was neither long nor short. When Wang Xuan took his hands off the piano, the scene was still silent, and everyone was immersed in the song.

The first person to come to his senses was the musician at the scene.

At this moment, whether it was Yanyin's tutor or professor or the live musicians, including Gu Jiahui and Huang Zhan, everyone's eyes were filled with unparalleled shock and surprise.

"This, this, this piece will definitely become a classic. Like the top ten international piano pieces, it will become a classic and leave its name in history!" Huang Zhan concluded directly.

"Yes, this piece of music is great. It's definitely not worse than the top ten piano pieces in the world." Teacher Pepe also said in shock.

"Professor Wang has given us another big surprise. We have always known that Professor Wang's piano skills are very high, but we didn't expect him to be this high. I guess famous piano musicians are just like this."

Huang Zhan and others are all top musicians. Although their ability to create piano music is average, at least in the piano world, their appreciation ability is definitely top-notch. In their opinion, the music Wang Xuan played this time,
To be continued...