musicians of old

Chapter 286 "The Initial Light" (4500)

In the early morning of the next day, a shiny new luxury car with a slender waistline slowly drove out of the outer courtyard of the Turner Art Hall and slowly drove on the icy street.

Pedestrians shrank their necks and walked hurriedly. White smoke was blown from the nostrils of the animals in front of the carriage, but there was a natural and even warm air flow inside the carriage.

"Is it because I don't understand this luxury car that costs five times more than the Xuepai bus?" Lawyer Monroe sat leisurely in the back seat, "Could it be that it hides some kind of hidden, gentle and efficient steam pipe?"

His impression of Fanning's use of the invisible power of the "candle" phase stayed at the level of simple exchange and the control of burning people with curse marks.

"It's your lack of understanding of the current President Caron." Sheeran, who was in the co-pilot, breathed out the fog on the car window, drew words and patterns with his fingers, and quickly erased them again.

Fan Ning, who was holding the steering wheel in the driver's cab, looked ahead, and there was the sound of flipping paper behind him.

"There's not much workload for that piece of work, I'll arrange it myself." Fan Ning said, "...and in the end, Master Schillings will be the master, so you can practice your voice, walk around the stage, and rest more in the rest of the time.

"To be on the same stage with two masters, especially in a male trio with master Nieman and the famous composer Mr. Virgil, this has to be taken seriously." Wearing a thick black coat, his face was pale but his eyes were full of spirit.

"Of course, no matter how much I attach importance to it, being on stage will still hinder the master. Fortunately, the vocal clips are not too long, and they are not as complicated as your works in the past. My plan is to catch these few baritone parts Struggle, try to align the tempo and keep the pitch...Professor Fan Ning, in terms of the subtlety and touching degree of your "Choral Fantasia in C Minor", it is still as good as any previous work. In my opinion, you are as good as "Second Symphony" "Just the last lightning bolt and spark."

As he spoke, he pinched his wrist and arm a few places, seemed to be frowning because of the pain, and turned his head to look at the street view outside the car window, his eyes were a little out of focus: "Perhaps, if it is expected at the beginning of next year, I will really have time to hear it Premiere..."

"Perhaps, even if I don't have time to know what the last movement looks like, the chilling and sentimental funeral scenes, the warm nostalgia for the old man and the old sunshine, and the hoarse venting screams in the chaos and danger are already very good. It’s a good emotional outlet, but unfortunately I can’t wait for the day when I can interpret it with my own hands, it will take too long and too many years of skill…”

Fan Ning, who was driving, twitched the corners of his mouth when he heard the words, and formed some words, but was dismissed by the thought.

The hand holding the steering wheel tensed and then relaxed, and then rolled down the window, shivered by the cold wind, and then closed it again.

After a long time, he smiled and said:

"The premiere of the Second Symphony, you go."

Sheeran, the co-pilot, froze for a moment. She knew how complicated the orchestration and texture of Fanning's future work would be, how daunting its difficulty and length, and she seemed to hear the familiar "" No no no" voice.

But Kaplan, who has always avoided such topics, did not wave his hands or shake his head uncharacteristically today.

For what a well-intentioned comfort and friendship it is.

"Surprise arrangement, you see, so it's untenable to say 'take more rest'." Kaprun laughed, "Obviously, my research on the first few movements needs to be continued, otherwise this matter It may be too late. Take me being caught out every day to participate in the afternoon tea social or today's visit as an example, I have at least lagged behind the progress of the following aspects, first..."

"The name of visiting the hospital today is the official Turner Art Hall, and the identity of you is one of the representatives of the main management personnel." Fan Ning emphasized the necessity for him to go forward together.

In fact, Fan Ning knows that Kaplan's physical condition has declined very badly recently.

The airtightness before, the pressure of rehearsing a brand-new repertoire every other day, a normal person would not be able to resist.

Even the musicians of the old symphony orchestra were partly replaced by Fan Ning who distributed the repertoire reasonably. Fortunately, when recruiting, the size of the orchestra was based on the huge compilation of the future "Second Symphony", which left room for There is a lot of room for manipulation.

Only a very small number of people can maintain a strong mental state and high-quality output from beginning to end, including Kaplan, whose workload is second only to Fanning.

So it was necessary to find a reason to take him out and force him to rest, such as the daily afternoon tea, such as visiting Ms. Hamilton after the opening season.

"Hospital, I go to the hospital a lot." Kaplan closed the music book, "It's not a good place, every time you come back from this kind of place, you will have doubts about your daily peaceful life and uneasy…”

"During more than a year of regular check-ups after suffering from leukemia, I have seen laborers who fell from places that were not too high while working. Their heads were severely injured, but the doctors couldn't help them, and their strong bodies were unconscious on a stretcher. I've seen parents huddle around their babies who are dying at birth, and the dying child is like a little angel resting quietly; Leaning on the bed after being ill, watching his relatives gather around, making a decision between 'giving up directly' or 'giving up after spending money' with confusion of conscience..."

"For lawyers, this is also a perspective that reflects joys and sorrows." Monroe accepted the words with more emotion and agreement, "Regardless of public or private, regardless of the audience class, it is the evidence of 80% of inheritance division lawsuits retrospectively, 60% The scene of accident compensation and divorce disputes, the final destination of the silent death of a small number of civilians who entered the field of public assistance..."

Kaprun nodded: "In short, after going to this kind of place a lot, you will find out how 'comfortable', 'decent', 'elegant and poetic', and 'happy to expect' your life is. ...Hey, it's not all about your ability, it's just that you're 'unlucky enough' that the pranks of life haven't been played on you yet... Some people try to learn from the terminally ill, or accidental casualties, by putting The causes of misfortune are sorted by 'low morality', 'indolence', 'indulgence', 'contamination with vice', etc., to avoid stepping into the same footsteps, which helps a little, but not much...”

He wipes his gold-rimmed glasses, and speaks as if he's out of it all, neither a "tricked one" nor a "feared one."

The chat ended inadvertently, and everyone looked at the retrograde scenery outside the window for a while.

The car skimmed a piece of steel guardrail along the street, turned into the courtyard, and stopped in front of two light-colored buildings that were tall and imposing, but whose walls looked old.

As a reform product separated from the poorhouse after the "Urban Poverty Law" was promulgated, this county-level psychiatric committee hospital was obviously in the first echelon of the construction appropriations that year, but after years of erosion and major repairs and maintenance, this The buildings built more than 30 years ago now show a big difference in perception from the surrounding areas.

Footsteps and whispers lingered in the hall of the hospital. The floor was covered with neat but not aesthetically pleasing tiles, the walls were painted a thick off-white color, and the smell of food mixed with disinfectant could be smelled in the air from time to time.

There are also things that Fanning's spiritual sense can detect, the uneven breathing and suppressed sobbing behind certain doors.

Everyone came to a single ward with better facilities on the fourth floor. A man and a woman who were about the same age as Kaprun were leaning against the end of the accompanying bed in a daze. When they saw Fan Ning and his party, they smiled and stood up. greet.

Two little boys are playing with a ball by the window, their expressions are carefree, but it seems that because they have been scolded, they just hesitate to take a picture of the ball in their hands.

Fanning met Ms. Hamilton and her three student assistants at a workbench in a spacious studio.

During the conversation, Fanning learned that Hamilton's main problem was liver and kidney failure caused by the accumulation of toxins, which was consistent with the related etheric body indications observed by his spiritual sense.

The old lady's thinking is still very clear, but the usual serious and unsmiling temperament that makes strangers a little scared seems to have collapsed all of a sudden, and she has become an ordinary old man who tends to be quiet and reticent.

Her complexion was extremely bad, and she needed support to move, but instead of resting, she asked her assistants to lay her down in a half-lying state, and then extended a set of foldable tabletops to her.

There are manuscript papers, small brick reference books and bound booklets on it, and there are piles of paper shells like a hill at the far end, and there are more under the table. One assistant is squatting and counting, and the other is constantly labeling Marks were made on the paper, which were torn off and pasted one after another.

Holding a pen, Hamilton calmly referred to Fanning as "sir" and said hello, then asked, "Can you tell me the progress of the compensation implementation?"

"85%." Monroe stepped forward, "The rest is mainly due to the fact that the second reconsideration process has just started."

"Thank you." Hamilton thanked and continued to write. After a few minutes, her hands trembled a little. The assistant wiped her face and hands with a warm towel, then retracted the folding table temporarily, and put the bed chair Lay flat for now.

After 10 minutes, she asked again to restore the table top and angle.

"Sir Fanning, I am very sorry. I have the responsibility to thank you for the past six months, but I feel that time is running out and I am too busy to entertain you."

responsibility? …thank? …to me?
Fanning was taken aback.

"You're being serious, it's okay, I'll talk to everyone." He smiled.

“27种特定劳工职业病致病因子的45种检测计量方法、6类生产现场流行病学调查导则、910例具有代表性的患者诊疗档案、75组诊疗建议模块、3篇未完笔的医学杂志论文、4篇受议会委托草拟的公共卫生领域条例提案，4位待毕业学生的毕业论文指导…”

In conversations with aides and family members, Fanning learned why Ms. Hamilton was so eager to get to work.

She wants to sort out the research results that have not been finalized as much as possible while her consciousness is still awake, and do a good job of guiding and handing over the younger students on this road.

The assistants couldn't bear to refuse the old lady's "order".

Kaprun stared at the empty hospital bed behind him in a daze. After a while, feeling pain and discomfort, he took a small green pill.

During the time of visiting and chatting, several groups of workers and middle-class families wanted to visit. They should have heard the news that Ms. Hamilton was seriously ill and came to visit with some flowers and small gifts.

For example, the labor couple in the chemical factory just now accepted some treatment and conditioning suggestions from Ms. Hamilton due to the risk of teratogenicity caused by organic substances, and came to thank them with their healthy and lovely baby girl.

Hamilton asked his assistants to apologize and refused to see him.

Fan Ning stayed here until after eleven o'clock in the morning, and her tidying work was suspended for a while.

So I finally chatted with Ms. Hamilton with my eyes closed for about ten minutes.

He talked about his idea of ​​"art popularization", saying that the general idea is to "let some common people have the opportunity to learn serious music first, and let more common people have the opportunity to listen to the former perform serious music", so as to promote the cycle.

He also talked about the ongoing "Music Rescue" plan, saying that the recruitment of choir members has been smooth, but the youth symphony orchestra involves instrumental music, and the progress of excavation among the civilian population is a little slower. Those who meet the basic requirements must either have a military band or The experience of country musicians, or those who have experienced changes in their middle-class families, or those who have met some generous and talented teachers, may not be fully in place until after the New Year.

The old lady listened very carefully.

"It's a bit stuffy, I want to get some air."

"It's very cold, you can't stay like this for too long." The assistant carefully pushed the sliding window out a few centimeters.

The notebook, which had been closed by Hamilton before, was turned over by the cold wind.

"May I have a look at your title page?" Kaprun had been standing beside him silently with his thoughts on his mind. At this moment, his pupils suddenly focused on some words.

"Please go ahead, Mr. Commander."

The lying old lady responded weakly, waving her hand was fine.

Kaprun leaned slightly and picked it up.

What was recorded on the title page of the workbook by this unsmiling old lady is a short poem:
"Oh, little red rose!
The world is in great trouble!

People live in great pain!

I would rather choose to live in heaven!
I walk on a broad path,

An angel came and tried to send me back.

No, I don't want to be sent back to the world!

I came from the glow and I will return to the glow,

Dear primordial light will open a ray of light to me,
Light up my eternally happy life! "

"Poignant questioning, solemn longing."

Kaprun read the short poem softly twice: "I really like the closing line of it."

"For me, it's not the end of the sentence that matters, but the beginning." The old lady responded with her eyes closed.

...begin...?Kaplan reread it, nodding morosely and politely.

The two people, me and her, who are both short-lived, met for the first time, but exchanged a short poem of unknown origin?

"Man lives by his life instinct, but he lives for those stronger motives, and it is these motives that make him burn his life." His tone was full of respect, as if he was just evaluating the other party.

Just evaluate each other.

"Madam, may I take the liberty of asking where it came from, or whether you wrote it yourself?"

"I don't know how to write poetry." Hamilton said, "It comes from a letter from my old friend, the old organist Mr. Viern, and it is not original from the perspective of context. I have no way of knowing where it came from…”

""The Boy's Magic Number"."

Fan Ning's opening made everyone around him look at him.

"A collection of folk songs circulated in the Western Continent edited by the Janus poet 'Balentro' at the beginning of the last century contains a total of 15 poetry texts. But this can only be counted as half of the source, because these poems It is impossible to verify the original author and date, when the poet 'Balentro' proofread and translated it into Janus language, the information collected at hand was not the original text, but the translations that had been repeated many times in the market and fields."

"Caroun, you know what you encounter wherever you go." Sheeran looked at Fanning with a gleam in his eyes.

Even if he's not working in front-of-the-stage art, he's an excellent musicologist.

Fan Ning continued to explain calmly: "The content of "The Magic Horn" is somewhat secular, and some are religious. For example, the corresponding allusion in the sixth poem is the material for the third movement of my "Second Symphony". ——The medieval hymn "Saint Janin of Puntua preaches to the fishes" of the Church of the Holy Sun, and the 6th song "Three Angels Sing Sweet Songs" are also things that fascinate me..."

"And the piece that was transcribed in the letter from the organist of Viern should be the 12th piece, and its title is "The Light of the Beginning."

　It seems that many packages don’t know yet. Netease Cloud’s song list of the same name has a Chinese number index, which is related to the work. I have always updated it synchronously, so that it is convenient to locate and jump to the middle track~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)