musicians of old

Chapter 225 Official Performance (4K [-]-in-[-])

"Sister, you are my father's boss, right?"

From the rehearsal room at the backstage of the concert hall, there was a baby voice. A little girl with brown curly hair, about four or five years old, and a chubby cheek was holding a piano bow in her right hand and a 1/ 4 size violins.

Although it is a children's piano, the size is still a bit too big for her, and the contrast with her height makes the scene in front of me quite interesting.

She did not pull the bowstring, but looked at the girl in front of her with curious eyes.

Xi Lan, who was wearing a white evening dress, squatted in front of this little girl, touched her head and smiled softly: "I'm not the conductor, you should ask the big brother at the door."

The little girl looked out of the rehearsal room door in the direction Xilan pointed.

At this time, when the stage was approaching, some of the musicians in the rehearsal room were chatting in twos and threes, some were pacing back and forth nervously, some were practicing fragments separately, and the sound of the music was slightly noisy.

Another group of students went back to the actor's lounge for the final rest, and everyone was waiting for the signal to assemble.

"Therefore, Mrs. Olga got the extraordinary potion for healing from the inside of the special inspection hall through the back door." Fanning, wearing a black tuxedo and holding a thick music book, stood leaning against the wall.

In front of him stood the assistant conductor Kaprun, and a woman in her thirties with a decent temperament and a gentle and melancholy appearance.

She responded: "Well, it cost 300 pounds to match each other, and 200 pounds to have a ceremony. In addition, based on the amount of medicine taken, it costs about 50 pounds a month, which is a large proportion of the family's annual expenses. , but it is still within the tolerable range, at least the official mysterious potion is indeed effective, whether it is improving the quality of life or prolonging the survival time."

Kaprun shrugged in self-mocking, and took over the conversation: "Otherwise, I couldn't live for three months last year. Looking at it now, maybe it can really give me two years."

This is the first time Fanning met the Kaplan family - a typical wealthy middle-class family in Tiolein - and his wife Olga also came from the financial circle of Santa Ramborg. The two own their own real estate in the imperial capital, A small courtyard and a private carriage. After their marriage, they have a daughter, Irene, who is almost five years old. Before the accident of leukemia last year, they thought about having a second child.

Most of the coming or imminent deaths of people are speechless, mischievous, and have no additional reason or meaning. Fanning of the two lifetimes is sure of this, and it also includes those who have come into contact with him. A man of noble artistic personality.

The secret rituals and treatment methods of the official Extraordinary Organization are the best solutions, and they have been proven to be effective. Even if I suffer from an incurable disease, this is the only way to go at the moment.

The "hidden knowledge" and "inspiration" that the wise are good at may be able to create extraordinary things with better medicinal effects, but they have never been able to directly protect people's bodies from the dangers of patients, unless the very few have obtained the essence people who change.

"Even though I learned about it the day before yesterday, I'm still very sorry. Maybe you should rest more." Fan Ning looked at Kaplan, who was excited because of the upcoming performance, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Two conductors, is the breath of this segment finally adjusted to one measure or two measures? Sorry, I got confused again." A boy playing clarinet came up and signaled with Fan Ning's eyes Next, Kaplan took the score in his hand.

"Two measures, I explained the reason to the whole woodwind team in the morning." After Kaprun answered, he patiently explained again, supplemented by waving and humming.

"He stayed up almost all night yesterday." Olga glanced at her husband, and then at her little daughter through the door. "He kept telling us in the middle of the night that his new symphony orchestra had several works to be staged soon." , in one of the best concert halls in the empire, we will hear it with more than [-] audiences, and more importantly, he will participate in the rehearsal process of these works. He led the students to polish a lot of details, which shows that what he learned before is useful. When we all fell asleep, he began to tick off some fragments on the score that he would check or emphasize tomorrow."

"I understand and support Kaplan's career, before or now." She said slowly, "In fact, in any sense, the past year was his most unfortunate year, but it was his past year. The purest and most satisfying year."

Clarinet and flute played a duet in the aisle.

Fan Ning watched in silence for a while, humming the melody, and giving hints to the two students with full gestures, and said in a low voice: "After this performance, I will ask him to learn conducting from me for a while." .”

"You're not a conductor? Then what are you?" Inside the door, Kaprun's daughter Irene continued to curiously ask the girl squatting in front of her.

Sheeran smiled and pointed to the violin on her neck: "I'm the same as you."

"I know!" the little girl continued in a baby voice, "Sister Xilan's name is written on the poster! But why, playing the violin will make everyone in the band listen to you? Can it be used as a conductor after it is practiced?" ?”

Sheeran patiently told her in simple language: "A long time ago, the person who played the best violin in the band was the conductor of the band. Later, the songs we wrote became more and more difficult, and there was a dedicated violinist. conductor, but the person who plays the violin best is the second most important person, and he needs to lead the orchestra to work together.”

Irene rolled her eyes a few times while thinking: "Then sister, look, is there any hope for me to rank second in the band now?"

She pulled the bowstring and played the violin, which was only 1/4 in size, but felt a size bigger than her whole body.

This is a familiar Courant dance piece created by Master Meyer in his early years. The innocent and humorous melody is pulled out by this little girl. Chords, a series of elements are displayed in a good way, and a dozen or so students nearby find it interesting to come together.

I don't know if it's because there are too many people watching, or because the speed is a bit fast and the position is a bit high in the next section. Irene's hands for pressing the strings and bowing are out of position for a while, and there are a few funny sounds coming out.

She continued to continue with great confidence, but due to a momentary mistake and a little forgetfulness, she tentatively pulled out a few notes, which seemed to be wrong, and her black eyes rolled as if thinking.

Seeing the serious look of this little boy with brown hair, the students smiled slightly, not laughing, but finding it interesting and encouraging.

"Come on, you follow my sister, sol—use the 1st finger on the third position of the D string." Sheeran also stood up, picked up her own violin from the side, deliberately slowed down a little, and started from where she broke off.

A beam of clear and pure melodies like sunshine floated in the rehearsal hall, and Irene, who recalled it, quickly followed.

The next moment, the bouncy cello plucked strings in triple time. Roy, who was resting on the recital, looked at the little girl with a smile, put the bow aside, and plucked his own piano with his fingers.

Immediately afterwards, the two viola students played the dotted accompaniment pattern, and the clarinetist and flute player who asked the question before also played a contrasting melody segment, and finally the chord support added by the bassoon and French horn, and the trombone’s playful decoration sound.

Fanning and the Kaplan couple turned around at some point, staring at the scene in front of them in a daze.

Listening to the "small band version" Courante dance music played by everyone and Irene, Fan Ning suddenly felt that he had revisited some of the initial touch of music, and the haze in his heart was dispelled inch by inch by the warmth, at least Temporarily returned to the state it should have been before the show.

"That's great." Fanning murmured, clapping his hands lightly in time with the rhythm like ordinary listeners.

At the end of the dance music, the little girl still had the piano clamped around her neck, but with a "wow" expression on her face, she covered her mouth with both hands and the bow.

"Clang-clang-clang-"

The second bell rang, and there were five minutes left before the performance, and the students began to line up.

"Come on, baby, let's go to the show." Kaprun, who has successfully completed his assistant task, laughed, walked over and hugged Irene, "Hurry up and pass your violin to Mom, and let her keep it for you. "

When the little girl was lifted into the air, she was still holding the piano and the bow, looking around blankly, until the instrument was taken away by Olga, and she asked, "Did I lead it just now?"

Kaprun took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, then continued to smile and said, "Yes, baby, when you grow up, you will be the head of the band, now let's go and listen to Sister Xilan's violin concerto. "

"Where can I hear it?"

"Look, there's a small door there. Let's sneak around to the audience area on the first floor. You have to remember not to talk when others are playing." Olga gestured "shh" to her daughter.

On the other side, a gap in the performance passage leading to the stage has been opened. Among the students standing and waiting, there is a "heavyweight" tuba player shaking: "I don't know why I feel very nervous this time."

The voice of the boy next to him with the French horn was also a little soft: "Me too, but didn't you already play last year? Why are you nervous?"

"... We confiscated so much money from the audience last year." The trumpeter wiped his sweat.

"With so much money, shouldn't you be excited just thinking about it?" Kaplan, who was passing by with his daughter in his arms, made a joke, and with the little girl's childish voice of "Come on", the crowd finally heard a sense of relaxation. laughter.

The symphony hall is resplendent and magnificent, and the record company's live recording equipment has already been in place.

The musicians in formal attire walked into the stage one by one from the side and stood at their respective positions. From the packed auditorium, welcome applause began to be heard.

After everyone took their seats, Xilan, who was holding the piano, stepped onto the stage. She was wearing a pure white evening dress, her long brown hair was loosely rolled up, and her delicate and smooth shoulders were shining brightly under the light. The audience saluted with a pure smile in their eyes.

The audience expressed their good first impression of the orchestra chief with more enthusiastic applause.

"Is this the violinist on the poster and on the playlist?"

"She looks so young!"

"She's really good-looking, Hiran Conor. I'm sure about future performances. Although I don't know how skilled she is, I'm sure she'll be pleasing to the eye as long as she holds the violin."

"I think I found the reason why the composer dedicated that concerto title to her."

Although no one in the audience uttered a sound other than applause, everyone's hearts were already churning violently because of Sheeran's appearance.

Sheeran stood on the edge of the podium, led everyone to complete the pitch calibration, and then stood back to the position of the principal violin.

When the bell struck eight o'clock, Fan Ning, wearing a black tuxedo and holding a music book, entered the arena. Since Sheeran's image was too lovable before, this time the conductor received an equal amount of applause.

Fan Ning's pace was a little faster, and he raised his hands to the audience with youthful vigor. The musicians followed him with their eyes, and Sheeran also smiled at him.

Fanning went up to shake Sheeran's hand to show respect for the entire orchestra.

Then he boarded the podium, stabilized the score, and while turning the pages, everyone sat down together. After a few scattered coughs from the audience, the symphony hall gradually became silent.

When the baton was raised, Fan Ning's eyes scanned the parts, and after everyone adjusted their breathing state to the same level, they started to beat lightly.

A cantabile andante is played slowly under the medium-tempo rhythm of triple time, which is Swellinck's symphonic poem "Lebicki's Summer Night".

Fan Ning was not in a hurry to guide and remind, the presentation part was full of dreamy woodwind sound, and moving and long string melody, everything seemed to be a summer night street scene rippling with a little bit of sweetness.And the middle section that symbolizes the storm is handled neatly, the uneasy tremolo of the strings, the section of the timpani rolling, the short chords like the roar of the brass... wave after wave of sound resounded through the hall, making the audience feel as if they were set A lone sail in the stormy sea.

"50 years." The 80-year-old master Swellinck was in the audience, listening to the symphonic poem of his youth being played, with mixed feelings for a while.

"This student orchestra has played far beyond the ceiling under the command of Fanning. Although there is still a gap compared with the first-class professional orchestra, I am sure this will be one of my favorite versions. Its performance requires a sense of youth. "

An opening song of more than ten minutes mobilized the state of the musicians and the audience.

Next came the "Violin Concerto in E Minor". The array of the first violin was fine-tuned, and the musicians moved one place forward. Sheeran, who switched to the status of soloist, got up and stood beside Fanning.

"One is the romantic avant-garde work "First Symphony" with a flamboyant personality, and the other is a magnificent keyboard work left over from the Middle Ages. If he can still perfectly present this new academic-style orchestral work, then his 'quality' will be judged There is no longer any controversy for the 'forged lion'." Master Xilinsi also stared at the stage.

Fanning gave Sheeran a smiling look. After the violin soloist signaled that he was ready, he lowered his head slightly and took two pre-beats with his right hand up and down.

The audience waited with bated breath for the "Violin Concerto in E Minor", which only heard the beginning of the radio station and made people think about it day and night, could finally hear the complete scene.

Its beginning does not rely on grandeur or lengthy prelude to declare greatness, but like dreamy poetry.

In just two bars, the hazy half-decomposed chords of the string group and the deep bass plucking like the waves below instantly bring the audience into an atmosphere where happiness and sentimentality coexist.

Against this background, Sheeran rubbed the E string with her fingers, and played an elegant and melancholy melody with her bow.

"This noble subject has come at last..."

A tingling feeling like an electric current surged from the skin of more than [-] listeners again.

　Happy National Day Frog~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)