Karen Tanaka：The Zoo in the Sky

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Overview

It was composed from 1994 to 1995. A collection of piano pieces for children with the theme of animals appearing in the constellations. As the preface (“Introduction”) says, “with the sound like a twinkling star or transparent crystal,” the overwhelming transparency that cannot be found in other songs is attractive. Also, the modest illustrations are very cute.

Recommendation

♫Fish ♫Dragon ♫Swan

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1.Star Song 1	A2	♫
A song that listens to the sound and mixture of sounds by keeping the pedal depressed until the end. The sound of the brilliance of stars that seem to collide and do not collide, resonating between consonance and dissonance. Don’t be distracted by your hands, as instructed to “lontano” (far away, echo), listen to and play the sounds gathered in the space above somewhere on the piano. I don’t think students can reach the pedals in ages when they play this song, so it seems better adults will step on it or use an auxiliary pedal. The use of pedals is an essential song.

2.Ram	A2	♫
A gentle melody flows with a simple accompaniment. This song is recommended for beginners as the accompaniment pattern is fixed and there is no big movement of the position. Occasionally accidentals are very effective and may bring a slight shade.

3.Rabbit	B1	♫
This is also a simple and easy-to-play song that is recommended for beginners, however, think carefully about fingering. Make the melody lines of your left and right hands stand out a little, and pay attention to the horizontal flow so that the 6 beats are not rattling. Also, the illustration that appears at the end of the song is too cute … After playing the last note, the cute Lepus will wait there.

4.Goat	B2	♫
A piece with beautiful left-hand chord changes. [9] ~ Two voices played with the right hand are like falling stars. The Capricornid meteor shower is said to be characterized by slow-moving meteors, and this phrase seems to express the trajectory of the star. It would be nice if you could use the finely inserted dynamics to imagine a shooting star that appears and then disappears as you play.

5.Little Horse	B1	♫
Beautiful song. No, I can say this comment to all the pieces so far.haha Not limited to this piece, for pieces that progress with arpeggios, it is easy to grasp the music by playing chords for each bar. Basically, there is a melody line at the beginning of the beat, so listen carefully. [17] ~ I want you to feel more “expansive” than strong. The place where the empty sound of the 5th is irresistible. You should play with feeling good.

6.Star Song 2	B1	♫
Like〈Star Song 1〉, this piece is played with the pedal held down. Don’t be bound by the notes written on the sheet music, listen carefully to the resonance and play.

7.Little Fox	B2	♫

8.Bull

9.Crab

10.Giraffe

11.Star Song 3

12.Great Bear, Little Bear

13.Fish

14.Dragon

15.Little Dog

16.Star Song 4

17.Unicorn

18.Pegasus

19.Swan

20.Lion