broken chord is widely used in Richard clayderman's piano music. broken chord is used in most of his works, not only in the accompaniment of his left hand, but also in the melody of his right hand to add color to his works. (e.g. Melody of Love, etc.)
In addition, the octave of the right hand is often used in his works (e.g. Wedding in Dream, Poem for Adeline, etc.). The continuous octave melody is a difficulty in Richard clayderman's piano music, but it is also a feature of his works, and this feature really plays an indispensable role in his performance.
Repetition of the main theme in the high octave is another remarkable feature of Richard clayderman's piano music. The recurring theme in the high octave has a fresh and bright temperament and a crisp and lively auditory effect. (e.g., Wedding in a Dream, Story in a Dream, etc.)
The frequent use of rapid module progression and scale progression in melody is a means for Richard clayderman to make his piano music more full and beautiful, which is also a major feature and a major difficulty of his piano music. The use of module progression and scale progression makes the development of music more regular, and also makes music more fluid in hearing. This has appeared in almost all his piano works.
One of the most important features of Richard clayderman's piano music, I think, is the use of single tones to form the main melody. The main melody of his piano works is almost composed of single tones, even if intervals are used occasionally, they are relatively simple intervals (such as "rhapsody in blue"), and even fewer works use chords as the texture of the main melody.
In addition, Richard clayderman often uses theme variation, changing the left and right accompaniment sounds, from weak beats (such as "Love Story" and "Rose Life"), using wavy sounds and flowers (such as "Vanessa's Smile") to deal with music, making the music more romantic in color and attractive in melody.
As we all know, Richard clayderman, the "piano prince", is famous for his romantic piano music. There seems to be nothing to talk about, but some of his piano works are quite different from his romantic style. This part of the work is accompanied by an electro-acoustic band or the timbre of instruments such as accordion or guitar with distinctive characteristics, which is integrated with the timbre of the piano. Contrary to the gentle and romantic characteristics, it is full of passion, vitality and dynamic. The music is full of South American customs and exotic feelings, which makes the listener feel excited and want to dance lightly. (For example: rhapsody in blue, torta Qu, The Day You Love Me, Drunk and Hazy, Corn (Accordion), Heart-to-Hand Connection (Guitar), etc.)
Although Richard clayderman's piano music has so many characteristics, on the whole, it is necessary to technically achieve the purpose of playing his piano music. But if you want to finish it well in music, it depends on everyone's feelings and talents.