On The Playing And Cooperation Of Piano Part In Art Songs

Poetry and music are tightly coupled under the art form of art song,in which the piano part serves to create the atmosphere,render the artistic conception,portray the music image,etc.Piano parts are of playing and cooperative properties in themselves.Therefore,a deeper explanation of the playing and cooperation of the piano part is very important to the understanding of art songs in an all-round manner.Song cycle Les Nuits d'ete is a representative vocal music work of Berlioz,who condensed acoustic effects of the orchestra with his symphonic thinking and created the piano texture rich in harmony,free and flexible according to different emotions and contents in the music These,coupled with the romantic and aesthetic poems of Gautier,have given Les Nuits d 'ete great artistic value in both musical language and literature.In this paper,based on the importance of piano parts in art songs and the background of Les Nuits d'ete,the playing and cooperation skills for the piano part in Les Nuits d'ete were discussed from the following perspectives:emphasis of the bass line,consistent playing of the arpeggio texture,playing of the prelude,interlude and postlude with "character",and pedal application as playing techniques;handling of mood change,rubato following,coordination with the taking of breath,balance between the parts,lyrics and the vocal melody as cooperation skills.Then making an overall analysis of the piano part of Les Nuits d'ete from the lyrics content and harmony and vocal music melody and artistic conception.In the end,it pointed out other things to be noticed in the playing and cooperation of the piano part in Les Nuits d'ete:symphonic thinking,the French music charm,portrayal of the music image,and a beautiful combination of lyrics and melody-for the purpose of exploration of the playing and cooperation of piano parts in art songs.