🇫🇮Jean Sibelius ： 8 Songs Op.57 – The Watermill

This piano arrangement draws on “The Watermill” from Sibelius’s song collection. The music is shaped around a singing melody, while the accompaniment supports its flow and changing shades. It is important to preserve the natural breath of the melody and lead each phrase smoothly toward its climax. Keep the right-hand melody prominent, while maintaining a controlled volume in the left hand and inner voices to refine the texture. The pedal should connect the resonance without blurring the motion, so it should be coordinated with the harmonic changes. Careful attention to the contrast between melody and accompaniment, as well as subtle dynamic changes, brings out the work’s evocative character.