Piano duet - Rendan

Japanese: 連弾 - れんだん
Piano duet - Rendan

Two people playing one piano. The oldest example of this kind is said to be a three-hand piece written in England in the early 17th century, but full-scale duets were not written until the Classical period in the late 18th century. Duets became popular because they allowed for a wide range of tones and rich harmonies. Mozart and Schubert in particular left behind works that made use of the characteristics of duets. As the piano became more widespread in 19th century Europe, orchestral arrangements for duets came to occupy an important position in home music. As duets are also called four-hand pieces, they are usually played by two people on one piano, but there are also exceptions, such as works for four people on two pianos, eight people on four pianos, 16 people on eight pianos, and 31 people on 16 pianos.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

1台のピアノを2人で演奏すること。この種の最古の例は、17世紀初頭にイギリスで書かれた三手用の作品であるといわれているが、本格的に連弾曲が書かれるのは18世紀後半の古典派以降のことである。連弾によって広い音域と充実した和声が可能となることから広がりをみせた。とくにモーツァルトやシューベルトらが連弾の特色を生かした作品を残している。19世紀ヨーロッパではピアノの普及に伴い、管弦楽曲の連弾用編曲が家庭音楽のなかで重要な位置を占めた。連弾は四手用ともいわれるように、1台のピアノを2人の4手で奏するのが普通であるが、例外的には2台4人、4台8人、8台16人、16台31人の作品例もある。

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