musicians of old

Chapter 284 A Small Tribute (5200)

Prokofiev's piece was appraised as a "difficult and flattering pianist" in his previous life. Every difficulty and every skill displayed will return the pianist and audience with jaw-dropping sound effects.

At the end of the final chapter, the octaves of the airtight hands roared like a stormy sea, and the astonishing force erupted by "Li" was about to break the strings, and the colorful and exciting sound effects vibrated violently in the entire symphony hall.

The audience, who had been in a state of hypoxia for a long time, breathed a sigh of relief at this time, the blue veins on their foreheads and the muscles in their calves were still trembling, and the sweat stains on their palms and vests began to feel cool.

This is undoubtedly a "large-scale" performance.

However, the timing Fanning released and the foreshadowing made made all the conditions ripe.

Open-minded progressives are enjoying the impact of the senses, and a small number of composers or critics who are usually keen to find fault with eggs can hardly question Fanning's creative level.

Said that because he can't walk the "right way", he chose to attract people's attention and deviate from the traditional way?

joke!Go and listen to the medieval polyphonic music, authentic music and romantic music he wrote earlier?

Even the most conservative music critics can't help feeling at this moment: There must be a reason for this repertoire arrangement, there must be something in this Steel Association that I don't understand?

Moreover, Fan Ning's selection ideas and progressive order of the Three Shou Steel Association are——

Tchaikovsky-Rachmaninov-Prokofiev.

Their vocabulary is becoming more and more intense, but the core of the music, the selection of materials, and the spirit displayed still have the same Slavic national character!
The adherents of the original style, academic romantics, realists and nationalists, naturalists and impressionists, whether they are pursuing the stimulation of the senses and light and shadow, or looking forward to the teaching of rationality and balance.
Everyone can find a place to satisfy themselves in the works of these ten performances!
In the warm-up state of the audience, whether shocked, expecting, or thinking, the last orchestral suite "The Sea", which the great composer called "in solidarity with Impressionism", finally arrived as scheduled.

Fan Ning walked onto the podium again.

On the stage wall behind the symphony orchestra, a wide canvas oil painting began to rise slowly while being dragged by ropes.

Impressionist painter Claude "Seascape Gradient".

In the more than ten seconds when the coughing sound in the hall gradually disappeared, the audience looked down at the track list, which contained Fanning's title instructions for the first piece of the "Ocean" suite:

"At Sea, From Dawn to Noon"

So they first turned their attention to the far left of the banner oil painting, where the ocean is dark blue and deep, the sky is a gradient from gray to purple and then to cyan, and the night seems to be slowly uncovered, which is rare and attractive Dazzling brilliance leaps across the sea level
At the beginning of the music, Fanning gave instructions to the string group with weak strength but clear timing.

"Om-"

The string music goes from low to high, from weak to strong, and merges with the rolling sound of timpani to form a weak prelude sound.

"Ding Dong~" "Ding Dong~" "Ding Dong~"

The two harps gradually blended with it with a crisp and quiet accompaniment.

The string group played uneasy tremolo, and the woodwind group appeared hazy and dissonant chords, so the blurred texture of the dividing line between sea and air was outlined, and the pre-dawn sea water began to gently slap the shore.

The night slowly lifted, and the light reflected on the sea.

The dawn pierced the darkness, the mist gradually faded, the sky changed from purple to blue, and gradually took on the glorious front color.

"Boundless as far as the eye can see, deep and vast, and the salty wind is cold...it's the sea, I can see the sea!"

"I'm sure I'm not in the Symphony Hall!"

In a few tens of seconds, a considerable part of the audience with high inspiration has withdrawn from the matter of "listening to the performance"!
The oboes and the English horns alternately play the very weak main melody, symbolizing the awakening of the sea.

At the same time, the violin counterpoints downwards with an augmented second interval, which is a metaphor for the mist on the sea being completely driven away by the golden sunlight.

The sea glistens in the sunlight, which means it is still peaceful, but with infinite variety and deep energy.

When the woodwind group changed the theme again with euphemistic and pleasant tones, the accompaniment of the string group was soft and ethereal, as if sending a cool breeze along with the singing, which made people feel refreshed.

More and more people are occupied by a strong sense of immersion.

"What's the situation, what kind of voice division is this? No, no, I can't hear it. It's too complicated. What kind of structure is this? I really can't tell the difference without looking at the chart..."

"Why can two parts with different rhythms be played at the same time? Can the rhythm be in the same counterpoint as the notes? How did he write it?"

Music fans are immersed in the music and can't extricate themselves, while experts who "find something wrong" professionals, especially composers and conductors, are gradually dumbfounded.

The 16 cellos on the stage are actually playing in four different parts!And Miss Roy, who is in the chief position, delivered Fanning's instructions very well!

Is this polyphony?This should count as polyphony, right?But how can there be such a "micro" polyphony?Can one voice be split into four?The color of the resulting sound is simply unprecedented and peculiar, like a lingering tulle wrapped in a mysterious substance!
What the hell is this game?
"Maybe, maybe this is the new thinking of the polyphonic master..." Editor-in-Chief Don Yettus felt that his cognition was being rebuilt over and over again.

What surprised several famous composers even more was that under Fanning's baton, there was a woodwind and brass group playing in 6/4 time, while the percussion and string group played in 4/4 time!
Two kinds of beats, playing in ensemble at the same time!
The subsections correspond exactly! !
If it’s not amazing, later they heard that somewhere in the middle of the 6/8 beat, a bar of 9/8 beat was suddenly inserted, and then returned to the original, completely breaking the stable rhythm of the music. .

再一处，先是12/8节拍进行，突然圆号与长笛演奏的主题变换为4/4拍，乐队全体又马上变为6/8拍，最后铜管、打击乐与中音双簧管4/4拍再回去，可是弦乐又成了12/8拍…

The audience only thought that the rhythm of the sea sounded amazing, but these music professionals had "what happened?" written all over their faces at the moment.

What the hell is this game?
Even the two or three masters who came to watch the show opened their mouths.

"The sea seems to be so impermanent, but any real sea can't move in the same regular rhythm as in classical oil paintings... But, what's the matter with this rhythm? What does its chart look like? I heard it wrong Or?... How should I direct the band to perform?"

"In the final analysis, I have less knowledge?"

Adonis, the chief conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music, is doubting his life at the moment. He thinks that he may be a jackass, although it sounds like nonsense...

In fact, Fan Ning, who has analyzed "The Great Sea" in his previous life, knows that the polyrhythmic counterpoint of the former is realized by means of the "Hermiola principle" in the modern conducting method.

Its embryonic form has been explored in Bach's dance music works, as long as you find the common denominator of beat point prompts, cooperate with special scientific methods, and add a professional enough band to achieve it.

The latter command method of rhythm conversion is also realized through the transition reminder of the relationship between time value and proportion, which can be regarded as the common chord in the modulation technique. Otherwise, it may be a bit laborious to coordinate the demonstration only by inspiration.

Fan Ning knew very well that the musical language and structure of Impressionism are more vague and abstract, and the sense of rhythm is more shifty, but the performance should not appear ambiguous because of this.

Because this effect is all intentionally and carefully designed by the musicians!One wrong shot and it's over.

As the saying goes, "the audience can be in a trance because of the rhythm, but you can't".

When he was taking piano lessons on Debussy's works, the professor emphasized very seriously, "Debussy's rhythmic thinking is stricter than classicalism. The rhythm came out." The old professor criticized the song "Moonlight" that I thought was "elegant and dusty", and it was completely overthrown and restarted.

Especially now that I am a conductor, moving around is an irresponsible behavior to the musicians, so the purpose should be clear and the meaning should be clear.

Of course, time was tight, and he admitted that it was a bit quick, and it was still due to the result of using the Qiming Church to start a small fire for the key members.

Under the accompaniment of the crystal clear harp, the oboes and strings played the second theme, and the gentle face of the sea water showed ferocious omens from time to time.

A very calm melody appeared in the opening section, and the playing of the alto oboe (English horn) showed a mood of melancholy and hesitation.

In the end, the theme is reproduced in a low and soothing manner. At the end, not only the harp accompaniment, but also the powerful playing of the French horn and the ascending melody of the trumpet all join in. The dawn is coming, the brilliance is dazzling, and the blue sea is set off by the swaying golden light.

The second song is titled "The Play of the Waves".

The audience's emotions have been fully involved in the play, and Fanning, with a hint of confident encouragement, instructed the band to play an introduction that seemed peaceful but concealed uneasy factors.

Soon, the band's aggressive ascending and descending chords staggered, and the tenor oboe blew out the hazy first theme, which was the image of the waves beginning to play.

Accompanied by the harp, the French horn blows parallel augmented triads with hazy timbres, and the strings and woodwinds alternately play descending tones, forming a strong contrast and contrast.

"Boldly using woodwinds and harps as separate parts rather than as a foil..."

"Use trumpet trombone sparingly, they tend to puncture the mystery of color..."

"All brass can be muted or blocked when necessary..."

"The lower register of the flute is a good thing for pain and melancholy..."

"Bassoon and alto oboe are two instruments, and the combination of colors with strings or French horns has a wonderful effect..."

The orchestration of Impressionist music is the same soul element as the color of Impressionist paintings. Ms. Lausanne specially brought a small notebook. At this moment, she bit her lips tightly and recorded her listening experience seriously and quickly.

This Mr. Fanning, who is loved and respected by people, really understands Impressionism!

Under the guidance of Fanning on the stage, the ever-changing orchestration forms are displayed one after another: the coordinated performance of flute and violin, the second theme trill of oboe, the woodwind group emphasizing the augmented second interval with a stubborn A-flat ensemble, and then the oboe Play hollow chords in parallel with the English horn...

One voice after another is intertwined and entangled like waves, and its musical moments are almost completely impossible to capture, only a rolled-up superposition form can be grasped.It continues by taking turns, seemingly disintegrating and disappearing, only to reappear again and again.

The last song is "The Dialogue between the Wind and the Sea".

The uneasy rolling of timpani and the confluence of the low-pitched string group started a dialogue between the sea and the strong wind.

The audience was caught in a flat boat in the turbulent waves, lightning, huge waves, whimpering, bursts of turbulent tide, trumpets were shouting, and evenly matched opponents were roaring. The music gradually reached a climax.

Finally, the gentle and clear main chord in D-flat major descends, and the golden sun shines through the dark clouds. The sea at this moment is neither as oppressively calm as the first movement, nor is it dangerous and hysterical.

The eerie and magnificent last scene of the seascape was forever frozen with the short and powerful accent of the band.

"bravo!" At the moment when the musicians made a chic ending gesture, there was thunderous applause.

In the end, what everyone saw seemed to be the surface of the sea after the storm.

It is strong and powerful, broad and broad, making people want to open their arms, embrace the sea breeze, and sing.

It seems to be back to the original point, but what I have is a new state of mind, which is fun and rewarding.

It's like going through a baptism!
The repertoire vocabulary of this closing ceremony, although everyone had some expectations before, did not expect to have such a big impact!
It does not preach about balance and moderation, does not pay attention to heavy historical narratives, does not impose humanistic shackles on the viewers, and purely brings the audience the ultimate experience and enjoyment of beauty.

Senses, emotions, aesthetics, as well as musical cognition and thinking, everything has been reshaped.

Fanning took the curtain call here and there amid airtight applause.

Originally, according to the normal rhythm and normal reaction, today he will definitely "not be able to get off the stage" for a while. Fortunately, there are arrangements for the interactive session in advance.

Grabbing a moment of slow applause, the staff quickly entered the venue to make arrangements.

Next, about half an hour will be left for reporters from the media partners to ask questions. Of course, some VIPs and lucky fans will also be selected to speak and communicate.

It is equivalent to holding a miniature press conference while it is hot.

The time is short, but the number of people is particularly large, and the influence will spread quickly.

After all, there are many important follow-up developments that need to be announced, and since Fanning's ten concerts, he has only communicated through music and has never spoken on stage. Everyone is looking forward to it.

"Commander Fanning, you once said that you are not an Impressionist, you just expressed your emphasis on this trend of thought, but because of your achievements in these modern sound structures, you have actually been recognized by these Impressionist painters and musicians. You have the status of a leader in the hearts of the family, will you admit this fact?"

"Mr. Fanning, it's not a problem, it's just a feeling. Your "Ocean Sea" has completely aroused my imagination of the seemingly real beauty and the dubious world."

"What is the current progress of your music rescue plan? Is it for the purpose of amateur learning and education, or is it a plan to go on stage? If the latter, can they really meet the needs of professional performances?"

"Can you disclose the current financial situation of the group for more than two months? Can the high market response meet the same high treatment standards?"

"What is your forecast for the orchestra's ranking evaluation in the fourth quarter?"

……

The interaction was carried out in an orderly manner. In the last five minutes, the editor-in-chief of "Tioline Culture Weekly" Don Yettus asked: "The old symphony orchestra under your leadership always has endless highlights. Could you tell us about the New Year's concert? What should we focus on?"

The audience concerned about this question is obviously almost 100%. For a while, the entire symphony hall was waiting for an answer with bated breath.

"It will be billed seamlessly from tomorrow, and the repertoire will follow the elegant traditions of the birthplace of serious music, presenting you with several exquisite Janus-style waltzes, polkas, marches, etc., but..."

The turning point is always a bright spot, and Fan Ning smiled slightly: "Everyone can have more expectations for the last single-movement work."

Don Yettus' eyes lit up, and he asked: "Single movement? What kind of work is this? There are only more than ten days before the New Year. Can I think that its creation has already been finalized and is already in the rehearsal stage?" ?”

"Because tomorrow's billing will naturally be accompanied by the announcement of the track, so I don't mind telling everyone the name tonight: "Choral Fantasia in C Minor"." Fanning said.

It is Beethoven's first attempt as "Bei Nine", a wonderful and great work known as "Little Bei Nine" (Op.80).

Media reporters took down the key points one after another.

"Obviously, it needs a choir." Yetus, who was standing in front of the honored guest seats in the eighth row, smiled, "It's very romantic to have a fantasy in the New Year."

"Of course, it's for piano, orchestra, male trio, female trio and choir, and our choir makes its debut at the climax of the piece." Fanning said of this mysterious smile, "and its more specific music In terms of thinking vocabulary, you can think that this is a small tribute to the master Gilles, and it is also my first attempt to write the lower symphony."

""Choral Fantasia in C Minor", with its wonderful form and orchestration, pays tribute to the master of the originalism on the occasion of the New Year. It is very exciting, very exciting..." Yettus responded with professional praise, but immediately caught something wrong, "...wait, orchestra, chorus, homage to Gilles, forerunner of the lower symphony?"

Each of these elements is quite normal, but combined? …

combined? ? ?

"Of course, C minor is a kind of complex for me. After the experiment, the next symphony will also be in this key." Fan Ning smiled frankly while holding the score in his hands.

! ? ! ?
The air in the symphony hall was quiet for a while.

Representatives of Extraordinary Organization present, famous artists and several masters, reporters of mainstream media, nobles of the upper class, large factory owners and business owners... Celebrities and music fans from all walks of life all confirmed their eyes to the people next to them.

The reporter of the "Hoffmann Gramophone" next to him forgot the etiquette of taking turns to ask questions.

He spoke with a trembling and excited voice, taking this explosive topic that surpassed all trends so far and enough to stir up major public opinion around the world a step forward, and also aggravated the tone of the two numbers in his words:

"I... put it another way, may I think... you are going to join, huh... sorry, I'm a little nervous... you are going to be in the last movement of the Second Symphony, like Gilles' Ninth Symphony Join the chorus?"

　I’ve written too much, so let’s send it directly~
　　The playlist has been changed and updated, and the order of the ten concertos has been rearranged according to the order of the concerts in the plot.

　　Then, Debussy's "Sea" and Beethoven's "Choral Fantasy in C Minor" were newly added.

　　You can listen to it, especially Beethoven's song at the bottom of the playlist, "Xiaobei Nine" is really super nice, the instant version of Ode to Joy! !

　　And then, it's the end of the month, do you have a ticket (whisper
　　
　
(End of this chapter)