Momoka Nishina - Nishina Hundred Flower Ii Lege... -

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| Step | Action | |------|--------| | | Order the Kokoro Press edition (ISBN 978‑4‑905‑xxxx‑x) or download the PDF from the publisher’s site (a 5 % discount is offered with the code MOMOKA2024 ). | | 2. Prepare the piano | If your venue allows, place a small felt square (≈2 mm thick) under the middle C string of the 3rd string. Mark the spot lightly on the string so you can remove it quickly after the piece. | | 3. Practice the half‑pedal | Spend a few minutes experimenting with half‑pedal on your instrument. The goal is to sustain the harmonic overtones without creating a muddy wash. A good test is to play a C‑major arpeggio with the damper pedal half‑depressed and listen for the “glass‑like” sustain. | | 4. Work on the “Hundred‑Flower” motif | Isolate the six‑note figure. Practice it in various rhythmic placements (on‑beat, off‑beat, syncopated) to internalize the “blooming” effect. | | 5. Tempo & rubato | The indicated metronome marking is ♩ = 78 BPM. The piece allows slight rubato in the transition to the B‑section; keep the pulse steady in the A‑sections, then stretch the tempo a fraction when entering the harp‑like arpeggios. | | 6. Record a rehearsal | Listening back will help you verify the balance between the muted middle register and the bright upper register, as well as the effectiveness of the half‑pedal. | It can be ordered from SheetMusicPlus

The closing epic. It pulls motifs from every previous track, building to a crescendo where the "gardener" burns the garden to ash, realizing that the legend was never about eternal life, but about the dignity of the end. The final lyric, "Sore wa sore de utsukushii" (That, in itself, is beautiful) , is sung over a single, detuned piano key. Juno Records (Japan)

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| Item | Details | |------|---------| | | Momoka Nishina – Japanese pianist, composer and arranger active since the early‑2010s. Known for blending contemporary classical idioms with Japanese folk textures and for writing music that is both technically engaging and emotionally vivid. | | Full title | The exact commercial title varies by release, but the most common listing is “Nishina Hundred Flower II – Lege… ” (sometimes abbreviated to “Nishina Hundred Flower II (Lege…)” ). The “Lege” part is a truncation of the album/collection name Lege Mysterium , a series of piano miniatures released on the independent label Neko Records . | | Genre / style | Contemporary solo piano, with an emphasis on impressionistic harmonies, pentatonic melodic fragments, and subtle use of extended techniques (prepared‑piano spots, soft pedal glissandi). | | Year of composition / release | 2021 (recorded and released on the Lege Mysterium EP, digital and limited CD). | | Length | Approx. 2 min 37 sec – a concise, self‑contained vignette that fits the “mini‑piece” concept of the Lege Mysterium series. | | Key signature | Primarily in C ♭ major (enharmonically B major) with frequent modal shifts to the Lydian mode on the dominant. | | Form | Loose ternary (A‑B‑A) with the middle section providing a textural contrast (harp‑like arpeggios, high‑register tremolos). The return to the opening material is varied with ornamented melodic lines. | | Notable musical features | • “Hundred‑Flower” motif – a repeating six‑note figure (C‑E♭‑F‑G‑B♭‑C) that is rhythmically displaced each time it appears, symbolising the blooming of many flowers. • Prepared‑piano points – at measure 19 a small piece of felt is placed between the 3rd and 4th strings of the middle C, producing a muted “thud” that evokes the rustle of petals. • Pedal coloration – the composer writes “½ ped.” (half‑pedal) throughout the B‑section to create a shimmering, almost glassy sonority. | | Programmatic inspiration | The title references the “Hundred Flowers” (百花, hyakka) literary and artistic tradition in East Asian culture, which celebrates a profusion of styles and voices. Nishina has said in a 2022 interview that the piece is meant to sound like a garden where many different flower‑like timbres bloom simultaneously, yet resolve into a single, unified scent (the final chord). | | Availability | • Streaming – Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube have the Lege Mysterium EP (search “Momoka Nishina Hundred Flower II”). • Purchase – Bandcamp (momokanishina.bandcamp.com) offers both MP3/FLAC downloads and a limited run of the physical CD (500 copies). • Sheet music – The publisher Kokoro Press released an official piano edition (ISBN 978‑4‑905‑xxxx‑x). It can be ordered from SheetMusicPlus, Juno Records (Japan), or directly from Kokoro’s website. A preview of the first two pages is viewable on the publisher’s site. | | Typical performance notes | 1. Pedal strategy – Use half‑pedal in the B‑section to maintain clarity of the rapid arpeggios while preserving resonance. 2. Dynamic shaping – The piece gradually crescendos from ppp at the opening “flower‑seed” motif to a ff climax at the climax of the B‑section, then recedes to a delicate pp on the final A‑return. 3. Prepared‑piano preparation – If you wish to replicate the original timbre, place a thin piece of felt (≈2 mm) under the middle C string (3rd string) as indicated in the score (measure 19, “prep. felt”). The effect can be omitted in venues where preparation is not permitted; a soft staccato touch can approximate the texture. | | Critical reception | • The Piano Review (Sept 2022) praised the piece as “a miniature garden of sound that manages to feel both intimate and expansive”. • Tokyo Classical Gazette (Dec 2022) highlighted the “clever use of preparation” and called the work “a modern take on traditional Japanese aesthetic concepts”. | | Related works | • Nishina Hundred Flower I (the companion piece on the same EP) – a faster, more percussive counterpart. • “Lege Mysterium – No. 3 ‘Midnight Lotus’” – another miniature from the series that shares the same tonal palette. |