musicians of old

Chapter 293 Nobody Really Used It (4K [-]-in-[-])

"The appearance of the world is a cage, and art is a shortcut to freedom."

"Anyone who has worked with me for a while will feel this. In those times, I was full of enthusiasm. I couldn't help myself, but I belonged to myself. There were many late nights when I was writing at my desk. How the notes filled the paper were just written, but as I looked at them I was convinced that it was all of my own free will, and reflected the summer essence from the Saint-Ophrony estate..."

""We are not creating, we are being created", music is an involuntary confession deep in the human heart, and behind it seems to be driven by the invisible force of the "candle", which is unknowable. When the candle is lit, everything When the lamps are all bright, no shadow can be tolerated there, and all people and things have to take a backseat..."

"From the above meanings, creators must endure a long period of silence and isolation, must be immersed in themselves, and completely isolated from the world, but from the current status quo, this is whimsical..."

"School study activities are a big matter, and the time is very suitable for you. In the last semester of the graduation season, most people settle down for their future and live a mediocre life. But at that time, I completed the most important thing in my life so far. The important "First Symphony", and the Marquis's expectations for your future will not stop at a high level... I don't know how long your recent outdoor activities have been, I think there is still a long time before the temperature rises , because the daily one-hour walk at the desk is an unshakable arrangement, the streets and hills near the Turner Art Hall have been experienced enough, and they are still lingering in the freezing state of early spring..."

"Walking is good for the divergence or summary of inspiration, but many times when I have a good idea, I can't wait to write and lay it out, but I can only record sporadic fragments temporarily, because rehearsal work, teaching work or a bunch of administrative signatures The submission is waiting for me. This is still based on the fact that the concerts I personally conduct have been greatly reduced... Yesterday Mr. Kaplan jokingly called me a "midnight composer". Eight o'clock is also my composing time." Indeed, since I insisted on getting up on time at six o'clock and washing and eating for half an hour, the time available at hand has become a little looser..."

"The arrangement of performances after the New Year covers the symphony conducted by the guest conductor, piano solo, chorus, and chamber music by several combinations of musicians. For the old symphony orchestra that has leapt to the top of the first-class echelon, the external resources for cooperation invitation The right to choose is in our hands... and in the few concerts where I personally appeared on the stage, the fans still praised me beyond words. It is no exaggeration to say that the applause was like a storm passing by. After each curtain call, the audience shouted You won't stop holding my name until I reappear..."

"This is not a tone of showing off or sharing joy. In fact, when I find that there is so little space for writing and writing, I am a little annoyed... A person who is bound to death by administrative work and performing arts chores, confirms that it is difficult to be like a few As prolific as those composers of an era ago, only in the middle of the night and early morning can all my spirituality be concentrated on my painstaking efforts, which is why my reply to your letter is slow..."

"Fortunately, the awe of that unknowable tower will be able to be presented for the first time in this song-"The living will perish, but the perishing will be resurrected", "You are struck by a stick" Knock down the ground, and soar high on the wings of angels"—these answers that have been explored but have been revealed clearly. In the endless doubts and confusions, human beings will still be struggling to pursue the light of eternal salvation. moment……"

"Sometimes I also think, it stands to reason that the success of the commanding career should allow me to exchange money for the precious time and freedom required for a large number of creations. The most urgent thing is to put this idea into practice, but I still have hundreds of burdens. The livelihood and dreams of the famous people, the large-scale implementation of the "chain theater chain" and "music relief" plan also requires more than this financial resources..."

"In short, the initial plan is to go through the whole year of this year, when the Turner Hall of the Arts has accumulated enough loyal fans and sponsor partners, when the sales volume of the released and on-sale records is sufficient, and when the performance of the old symphony orchestra When my skills reach a new level, I will gradually withdraw into the pure world..."

"I live by conducting, but I live to compose."

"From Miss Roy McAdam"

The nib of the classic quill jumped off the paper, and there was a slight rustling sound in the office.

The night in early spring came still early, and the window was already gray and black.

Fan Ning sometimes raised his wrist to meditate, and sometimes he wrote quickly. After a long time, he gently stuffed the letter into the envelope, drew the last stroke on the cover, and then leaned on the seat and rested his forehead for a while.

After being hit by the "resurrection" spark of inspiration, the next thing you will face will be extremely difficult and complicated tasks, including the subdivision and dismantling of the initial inspiration, the investigation of a large number of cases combining literature and music, and the purely rational, Technical difficulties need to be overcome, and they will draw a gap in the creative path from time to time, which makes people unable to find hope of crossing for days and nights.

Take the first problem Fanning encountered before: Although the text of the original poem of Bassani's "Ode to Resurrection" is brilliant, it is too short.

It has only two stanzas, and according to Fanning's idea, the musical vocabulary of the chorus part needs at least eight stanzas to carry. Emotions match.

The adaptation and expansion of the poetry text runs through the whole process of Fan Ning’s composition. The accumulation of a lot of thinking has played a role. He was once thankful that “musicology majors seem to be somewhat stronger in literary literacy than other music majors.”

This work sometimes made progress, and sometimes it was overthrown and restarted. Until now, two months have passed, and the lyrics text of the eight stanza/songs has been basically finalized.

In the idea, they will cooperate with several connecting intermezzos to carry the different inspiration fragments dismantled by Fanning, such as "declaration motive", "resurrection hymn", "pleading motive", "ascension motive" and Its deformation and counterpoint... thus constitute the whole chorus.

It should be noted that, having said so much, the chorus part is only the reproduction part of the fifth movement!

They also need to complete the foreshadowing through the introduction, presentation and development like "C Minor Choral Fantasia", and can only be sublimated in the last journey.

Then the length of the final chapter alone will far exceed the choral fantasy, reaching a performance time of more than 30 minutes, plus the first four movements, plus the huge arrangement and complex sound...

According to Fanning's understanding of the Churches of St. Janin's Scorching Sun in front of the Marquis MacAdam that day... "Nobility of number" and "nobility of power", "Second Symphony" must have both, so that it is a magnificent and A tear-jerking epic.

Otherwise, how can we "overcome" the "ninth" peak and obsession in the hearts of every future composer?
"Dang...dang...dang..." The clock announced six o'clock in the afternoon, interrupting Fanning's meditation.

He suddenly thought of something, and said, "Sorry, come here."

On the sofa on the other side of the partition screen, several employees who were sitting, resting and waiting got up holding a bunch of lottery papers.

Immediately behind is the chef with the dinner tray.

"It has been cooled, do I need to present you a new copy?"

"Need not."

Fan Ning quickly flipped through the signatures one by one, and selectively read or asked questions. At [-]:[-], the crowd dispersed. Fan Ning moved the plate to him, raised his knife and fork and began to gobble it up.

After filling his stomach, he entered the door of the living room, lay sprawled on the big soft bed, and watched the ceiling empty for 5 minutes.

He got up and moved around for another 5 minutes, and finally played two of his favorite Bach's well-tempered pieces in front of the piano. After relaxing, he picked up a few music books and went out.

At 32:3 p.m., most of the 2 small piano classrooms on the first floor are lit up, and [-] of the [-] large music classrooms are also in use.

Class schedules are hung on their house numbers, or the names and numbers of musical instruments are marked, and intermittent music or singing voices float out of them.

At the entrance of the large rehearsal hall, Fanning vaguely heard that Kaprun was leading everyone to do "sample pre-processing" on the first movement of "Second Symphony".

He circled around without any interruption, and then pushed open the door of a medium-sized rehearsal hall.

The thirty or so boys and girls here cast their gazes over, and the positions they were sitting in were probably arranged like the parts of a symphony orchestra, but it was obvious that the scale was less than half of that of the three-management system.

There are only six people for the first violin, four for the second violin, and only two or even one person for the wind part.

"Good evening, Mr. Fanning." Lausanne, a young musician who is currently a guest conductor, greeted happily.

"The Youth Symphony Orchestra's first performance is scheduled for April 4th, so, Miss Lausanne, in a month's time, the rehearsal work can start first." Fan Ning handed over three thick scores.

"That's exactly what I think." She replied after taking it, "Because members with a decent foundation, or members with strong comprehension after two months of training, can already assemble the parts and meet the small sound balance requirements. gone."

Fanning let out a "huh".

These people are lined up first, and other members who are still in the above small classes are qualified and follow the group one by one. This not only takes care of the actual learning needs of musicians of different levels, but also ensures the maximization of rehearsal efficiency.

"10 pieces, 3 volumes, 30 pieces?" Lausanne exclaimed immediately after opening the catalog, "They are all new works? Mr. Fanning, aren't you writing "Second Symphony"? What are you doing... It was done...and, although they seem to be short stories that are not too difficult, we can't eat so much at one time."

"It's just the track library." Fan Ning explained with a smile, "When I had this plan a long time ago, I started preparing it in advance. Aren't the songs you have heard before also included?"

"Also, I don't want you to premiere all at once. My idea is that the second half of the first concert will be filled with about six or seven pieces, and then two or three pieces will be enough for each concert after that."

"As for what to rank first and what to rank second, it depends on your personal preferences. You can also choose what other composers' repertoires are. Follow the principles of pleasing melody, short length, and low threshold for appreciation. At the same time, the repertoire should also be considered. It should not be too difficult and easy to produce effects, and each concert will choose a simple symphony in classical style, plus a series of small works."

"Remember, our purpose is to 'popularize the arts', both for performers and listeners." Finally Fanning emphasized, "For you, the experience will bring the level of an orchestra from scratch The process of bringing it together is very helpful to the improvement of commanding ability, as commanding is not only a skill, but also a working method of communication and exchange.”

"Hmm..." Lausanne lowered his head and flipped through the pages, his eyes randomly lingering on a few music scores, imagining the general hearing in his heart.

Then she found out that although these works are "entry-level" sketches, they are all at the level of famous works when it comes to the touching degree of melody, the maturity of techniques, the distinctive character, and the elegance of temperament. !
The repertoire selected by Fan Ning for the concert of the Youth Symphony Orchestra this time basically belongs to the operation of carefully selecting 100 pieces from the "30 Classical Famous Songs" in the previous life!
For example, the first score in the hands of Lausanne, in addition to the previous performances of "The Blue Danube", "Polka of Lightning and Thunder", "Radetzky March" and "Flight of the Bumblebee", there is also Tchaikovsky's ballet " Scene II from Swan Lake, Dvořák's Slavic Dances No. [-], Johann Strauss Jr. Overture to the operetta Bat, Chattering Quick Polka, Peasant Polka, Var "Ice Skating Waltz" by DeTefel.

"By the way, Miss Lausanne, I forgot to mention." Fan Ning, who was about to step out of the door, stopped again, "By the end of this month, the invoicing and publicity can almost start, you take the time to talk to the senior tea specialist from the General Operations Department Butt it."

"Okay." Lausanne replied, "By the way, what is the ticket price for the show? Is it our art committee who made the request, or Mr. Congreve himself?"

"That's what you said, about 2 shillings." Fanning made a casual gesture.

"Okay, isn't 2 pounds a little too low?" Lausanne first focused on Fanning's gestures rather than his voice, and then said to himself, "Well, it's reasonable, after all, it's a youth symphony orchestra. The level and depth of the repertoire cannot be compared with the old symphony orchestra..."

"Two shillings." Fanning repeated helplessly.

"Ah..." Luosang was taken aback, "Sorry for preconceived ideas, the main thing is this currency unit, maybe...it seems...it seems...I personally think...no one has used it in the entertainment industry?"

她小心翼翼地确认道：“定得这么便宜吗？那就是2/4/6/8往上，尊客票最多10个先令了，会不会连成本都收不回来？”

“2个先令是尊客票。”范宁哭笑不得，“也就是往下，大概可以是2先令/1先令/8便士/4便士这样子…”

"Crack—" "Click."

The score in the hands of the female composer fell to the ground together with the baton.

"Mr. Fanning, I'm sure this time. It's true that no one has ever used this currency unit..."

(End of this chapter)