Sophie looked at the boy and said, "I'm going to play, but I have to invite this kid to come along. If he bumps into anything, I'll pay for it, okay? "
The boss thought about it and nodded. "No problem."
His eyes were sharp. In fact, he did not let the boy play the piano, not because he was worried about what the other party could do with the piano, but because he looked at the boy's clothes, he felt that his family was poor and probably did not have much money.
This kind of family was not his potential customer. He guessed that the boy had never touched the piano before. He had only seen others play it or seen it on TV. He was envious and wanted to take the opportunity to touch the piano.
If it was as he guessed, the boy could not become his customer, and secondly, he did not know how to play the piano. He was not sure what he would play, and if he did not play well, it would be counterproductive to his work of getting customers.
Sophie walked up and turned back to smile at Li Du and the others. Her temperament, which had been nurtured by years of playing the piano, was like a spring breeze in winter. It could not be seen, but it could be clearly felt.
The boss was an expert in this field. Sophie had not yet played the guqin, but he knew that he had made the right choice by inviting her to play the guqin.
The boy was a little nervous and whispered in English, "Together?"
Sophie gave him a bright smile and said, "Yes, Piano-Duet, four hands. You're okay with that, right?"
The boy looked at her in surprise, as if Sophie's smile could burn his eyes like the sun. He immediately looked away and whispered, "God, we've never played together before. That's too difficult."
Four hands was a way of playing the piano that could cultivate the interest of beginners. As a lover, when sitting in front of the piano, everyone hoped to be able to play beautiful, moving, sincere, and infectious music.
But to do this, it took years of hard work and talent. A beginner could not just play the piano with the heavenly sound.
Four hands created this possibility. In many European and American piano research institutions, it was believed that this way of playing was born in families.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, almost all intellectual families would cultivate their children's ability to appreciate and play the piano.
The children were too young, and their learning abilities were not strong enough. The piano keyboard was too big for them to control.
Therefore, some parents came up with this method of playing. For example, the earliest professional four-hand duet score was written by the famous master J. Haydn. It was called "Teacher and Student", and there was a saying about this score. It was originally called "Father and Son"!
Speaking of which, a four-handed duet was a little like the advanced driving the backward, but it was still considered cooperation, and cooperation required tacit understanding, especially if it was not a special music score for continuous playing, it required extreme tacit understanding.
The boy sat in front of the piano in silence. Sophie sat next to him. The moment she sat down, the boy's body trembled, and then his expression became focused.
Sophie looked at him and held out her hand. "My name is Sophie Martin. And you, my partner?"
"Hello, Madam Martin, Cao Yulin." The boy reached out his hand shyly.
After letting go, Sophie smiled and asked, "Sonata in A Major, Op.18, No. 5, Second Movement. What do you think?"
This was a relatively simple piano piece for four hands. Anyone who had come into contact with this type of performance would basically know how to play it.
"Okay."
Sophie's iPad had many piano scores on it. She found one and opened it. She placed it on the piano stand and smiled at the boy.
Then, she tapped down with both hands, acting as a guide. As her slender fingers danced gently on the piano, the piano made an elegant sound.
Cao Yulin took a deep breath, looked at the score, and then took over.
When he reached out his hand, the boss was a little surprised. He saw that the boy's fingers were unexpectedly long, and the nail beds were all a little deformed. The nails were very deeply cut.
This was a common hand shape for piano masters. If they touched the keys for a long time, it would cause the skin of the hands to be repeatedly pulled, and there would be some fine lines. But this was not the main problem. The main problem was the nails. If the nails were not cut as much as possible until they were wrapped in flesh, then too many hits on the keys could cause bleeding and crack.
The hands of piano masters were not good looking. Some had calluses because of hard training. Some did not have calluses, but that was because they thought the calluses would affect the feel of the hands, so they rubbed them off.
In short, it was the same reason that the more excellent a ballet dancer's feet were deformed. An excellent pianist's hands would not be beautiful and amazing.
Sophie took good care of her hands. One reason was that her family conditions were good when she was a child, and her parents paid attention to protecting her. The second reason was that she later studied surgery and learned professional hand care.
The two of them were a little unfamiliar with each other at first, and the music they played was not very pleasant to listen to. Of course, this song was somewhat niche and not pleasant to the ears of ordinary people.
The appreciation of many piano pieces required professional accomplishment.
Soon, the piano music became smooth. Sophie smiled and turned to look at Huang Yulin. The latter had his head down and was focused on his hands.
The scene of a beautiful foreign girl playing the piano attracted a lot of people. At this time, the official fireworks display had not started, so the edge of the square was not very noisy. People were quiet, but they could still hear the piano.
When the song was over, Sophie looked at Cao Yulin with interest and said, "What's another song? You choose? "
Before Cao Yulin could speak, a girl below shouted, "Canon, play canon."
Sophie looked at Cao Yulin. Cao Yulin nodded and said, "That's canon, Canon in D major."
Canon was actually not the name of a piano piece, but a general term for a kind of polyphonic music, meaning 'melody.' However, since John Pachelbel wrote the four-part "Canon," the name has become exclusive.
This piece was not originally written for four hands, so it seemed easy to change the tune, but in fact, it was more difficult for two people to play it together.
Cao Yulin pressed the keys, and the song began to play.
Sophie looked at Li Du with a smile as she played. The first time she played the piano for Li Du, it was this piece.
Li Du vaguely remembered that it was last summer. In the blink of an eye, a year and a half had passed. Time flies.
This piece of Canon was very well-known in the country, and also in line with the public's aesthetic view of piano music. So when it was played, more and more people were attracted, surrounding the stall.
Just at the end of the song, there were a few sharp sounds, and brilliant colorful flowers bloomed in the dark night sky. The fireworks display had officially begun!
Li Du took a deep breath. He looked up at the fireworks that almost lit up half the night sky. Listening to the piano music, he felt intoxicated.
This Lantern Festival was the most unique Lantern Festival he had ever experienced.
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