musicians of old

Chapter 364 The first movement of the poem of awakening (41): confusion, acquaintance (two in one)

"I heard 'Giant' on a friend's gramophone once."

The troubadour Philip's eyes lit up, "It's a long volume of music and pictures showing the integration of man and nature. It contains beautiful morning light, dew, flowers and idyllic poems, and the whole story hints at some kind of irresistible Violence is permeating and coming, it is hard to imagine that such a work that coincides with the secret of the 'Fanghui Poet' will be born under the pen of a composer from the Northland"

"This fully shows that only an artist can jump out of the limitations of his own world and explore the possibility of an infinite and vast spiritual garden." Martini, another troubadour, is counting on his fingers, "Well, it has been around for more than a year Yes, but this time it should be the first performance in the Southern Continent, the traveling conductor, Mr. Bruno, has spent so much time planning its performance, I wonder if he has the artistic ambition of achieving the "Song of Awakening" during the "Flower Ritual"?"

"It depends on the level." Massenecourt joined the discussion, "I think that if Mr. Fanning of Tiolein personally conducts the old symphony orchestra here, he will definitely be able to awaken the 'Fanghua Poet' with his accomplishments in the 'Giant' symphony , but it should be noted that the scale and difficulty of this work is not small, Mr. Bruno wants to win the laurels, it depends on his own performance, and also depends on the level of the orchestra."

"It makes sense. 'Giant' is only premiered in the Southern Continent. Strictly speaking, it is no longer a new work." The people around him nodded.

This has been the case for hundreds of years. The success rate of the premiere of new works is greater than that of revisiting classics. The performance of old works will put forward stricter requirements on the level of musicians. There are so many works, just pull a second- and third-tier orchestra and play a symphony by Master Gilles, and you can easily win the championship first.

"So what group are you discussing? Is it the most powerful resident orchestra, the United Principality Festival Orchestra?" People around them joined the discussion in twos and threes.

"I'm afraid not. As far as I know, Mr. Bruno obtained the position during the travel expenses as the permanent conductor of the 'Akobi Symphony Orchestra'. The artists should come from the city-state of Akobi to perform a festival tour here."

"The third-ranked professional orchestra in southern China is also a famous one. I've heard it live, and the level is pretty good."

"It depends on the comparison. The United Principality Festival Orchestra ranks first, but the world ranks only seventh. Our own country ranks third, so the ranking is even further away."

"Well, after all, the symphony is not as good as the background of the Western Continent." Someone sighed.

"Actually, the orchestra of the Eleanor National Opera House, the second in our country, is of a very high level and has hundreds of years of history, but it has not been able to make it into the top ten. Even the newly established old symphony orchestra has become No.11. The ranking is somewhat unfair." Someone complained.

"It's a problem of too narrow genre, and the opera house is biased towards 'making stars' from the traditional culture. As the saying goes, they are good at acting but not good at writing. Famous singers concocted one after another, but few of them can make it. "Composer Master" was rationally analyzed.

"Isn't Mr. Dominique? He was the poet laureate of 'The Wake' one year at the opera."

"But he became a master of opera, and that was also at the Harvest Art Festival in Janus."

"When will the Opera House premiere 'Resurrection'? Aren't they great singers?"

"What are you thinking? The Northern Continent has only been released for 20 days. The monument erected by Mr. Kaprun is too high. Even the city of San Porto in Janus would not dare to reproduce it rashly. Moreover, it is said that the essence of this song, although It's a chorus, but the difficulty is still the instrumental part, the beginning is the difficulty of "Fanning's standard persuasion style", which is difficult for a troupe accustomed to performing operas, and it will be good if we can perform "Giant" well first."

"Let's listen to the record first and be realistic. Has any of you ordered 'Resurrection' yet?..."

More and more people joined the discussion in the open-air courtyard on the second floor of the hotel.

Before a concert with a good repertoire starts, music fans will always talk and predict the gimmicks, and start a lot of divergent thinking. This is a very familiar scene no matter in the past or present.

Where there is music, there are music lovers.

Fanning felt that he was quite enjoying the slight noise around his ears. He was carrying a guitar, drinking a cold drink, standing on the edge of the stands overlooking the street scene, the breeze and petals brushed his clothes, and the shadows danced gently on the hot sun on the ground.

"Teacher, will you write symphonies in the future?" Ann walked to Fanning's side.

"Why do you ask that?" Fanning glanced at her.

"Because you said you never wrote it." She leaned on the railing next to her and looked down, with her canvas shoes on one calf slightly raised back, "They were discussing Mr. Fanning's 'Giant' and 'Resurrection' ’ The discussion was very heated, which shows that the symphony is a great genre that can prove its strength, and I have no doubt that you also have this strength.”

Fan Ning shook his head with a half-smile: "If I write a symphony, which one will be more popular than his 'Giant' or 'Resurrection'?"

"You." Ann replied without hesitation.

"Hahaha." Fan Ning laughed loudly and continued to overlook the scenery.

"Teacher, have you heard of Fox Lily Field?" She asked again.

"It's hard not to know it." Fanning said "hmm".

For foreigners who have really learned about the local conditions and customs of Tiya City from books, the most impressive and curious place is probably the Holy Land Fox Lily Field. It is said that the flowers of those Fox Lilies are peculiar in shape, gorgeous and elegant in temperament, and their fragrance penetrates deep into the heart. Like a sea of ​​fire burning on the southern plains.

"After the competition is over, I will accompany you for a walk. It will definitely bring you very novel inspiration."

The girl bowed slightly to Fan Ning when she said this: "The teacher has worked hard on singing these past few days. Eleanor National Opera House will start to make selections in the afternoon. I need to take a bath, change clothes and make up before I leave. I need to practice vocals, so I can only excuse myself now."

Fan Ning had already known about the arrangement, and waved her hand to signal her to prepare by herself first.

"Ah, I forgot to ask a question." Ann turned and turned back.

"what?"

"Is there a singing order for the five "Songs of Lückert" specified by you?"

Fan Ning pondered for a moment, then shook his head:
"No, it's up to you."

"I want a word of encouragement to increase my confidence."

"Under the premise that there are no major mistakes, the difficulty of this link is somewhat bullying with "Song of Ruckert"."

"Okay! Thank you teacher."

The back and pace of the other party leaving are light and pleasant.

After getting along with each other for the past few days, many worries in Fan Ning's mind were dispelled. According to some past experiences, the two follow-up situations that caused him the most troublesome need to disconnect did not occur: Miss Nightingale respected others and also respected herself, and her words and deeds His demeanor is still polite and measured, and he has not become angry, sad or unhappy. He still exudes a frank, cheerful and confident energy, and continues to work hard towards his dream of becoming a famous singer.

After she stated that she would not accompany her in the "selection" session, she just happily expressed that if she could make it to the finals, she hoped that she could consider watching it.

In fact, the famous singer contest started as early as the first ten days of July. There were six rounds from the "general selection" of the archipelagos and city-states, to the "re-selection" of Tiya city-state, and to the final.

The invitation letter Miss Nightingale is holding is a green card. The "selection" she participated in today is independent of the six rounds. From the perspective of progress, it is equivalent to the second-to-last effect, and there is still a step away from the finals.

So he is not interested in watching it for the time being.

Back in his hotel room, he took a shower and took a nap.

On another whim, the five art songs with piano accompaniment were marked with symphonic orchestration.

This kind of practice makes "Lückert's Song" about to form two versions. The former is convenient and refreshing, with a prominent theme, while the latter has a more three-dimensional atmosphere and richer expressiveness.

In the afternoon, he wandered aimlessly on the bustling streets for a while. Under the sun, the huge and lively city-state of Tia was like a labyrinth filled with fragrance. On the wooden floor of the balcony in the living room of the Turner Art Hall, I was thinking about some irrelevant life issues. Whenever I emphasized or pondered these contrasts in my heart, I felt like I was dreaming.

At the market, Luna was holding a small black umbrella as always, while Fan Ning was holding a cup of "egg coffee" cold drink that he had never tasted before. He passed by, and praised the beauty of this foreigner with a sincere tone. Fanning turned around and smiled to thank him, and lightly sniffed the remaining ocean-scented perfume in the hot wind.

The cold drink in your hand looks like a layer of black coffee covered with brown cream. It is a milk foam substitute made by locals with raw eggs, brown sugar and condensed milk. It tastes silky and unique, full of aroma, and dense egg yolk Colliding with bitter coffee, the layers are rich and interesting, without any sense of fishiness.

Fan Ning's thoughts diverged from the cold drink, and briefly flashed among some figures in distant countries, but soon traveled directly to more than 40 years ago in one breath.

At that time, both Vincent and Professor Anton were still children, and Viern flew across the sea with a "gel fetal membrane" with D minor chord in it, and a few years later he wrote a song called " The work of "Prelude" has completed "The Ode to Awakening". Fan Ning tried to think about the possible things that happened during this period, but failed to get what he wanted. The midsummer here is very hot, and the pedestrians are dressed in bright colors, far away from the gray old time and space. Far away, there is no connection at all.

Under various parasols, on mixed low roof ridges, vaults or flat roofs, as well as the outer edge of the store's venetian blinds... Fan Ning, as always, saw the "traditional art" of the southern country: staring at himself with big eyes Eye-catching toads, mushrooms with strange shapes and colors, and insects that are completely afraid to eat on the grill... But this time he stayed at one of the stalls for a little longer——

"Skull drilling surgery"

Luna also met when she took herself to buy pianos at the Baquerizo Harbor Market.

Fanning looked at the nails, hammers, drills and knives in the toolbox, frowned and fell into thought. He felt that the thing in front of him was related to something, but he couldn't grasp it for a while.

Seeing a visitor stop, the plump woman in floral dress turned over the plaque hanging from the rope, revealing some "paid content" behind, but she did not open her mouth to make a polite introduction like other stall owners, but kept smacking With the cigar on his mouth, his eyes looked around, and he quickly returned the plaque to its original position.

In a short period of time, Fanning has seen clearly that the effects of these "drilling operations" include "relieving fatigue", "treating pain", "improving inspiration and insight" and even obtaining "psychic dead" or " Peep into the mysterious power of "fate".

The amazing thing is that the price ranges from only 5 shillings to less than 10 pounds, depending on the "workload" or "difficulty factor" of drilling holes.

"Teacher Scheler, troubadours like you don't need to deal with them!" Seeing Fan Ning's interested expression, Luna next to her whispered and reached out to pull him away.

"What is the relationship between these people and the church?" Fanning asked after leaving.

"How could they have anything to do with the church!" Luna opened her eyes wide. "You didn't see that person's mischievous look just now. They are afraid that people from the church will come and investigate the stall!"

"Is it some kind of evil god's peripheral activity personnel that popped up recently?"

"It's a very old southern native tradition, but you're right. They are pagans, and they were liquidated as early as the 'Chaotic Principality' period. Any class or family with a little bit of prosperity will educate their children to stay away from these so-called From curing diseases and pain relief to penetrating the heavens and penetrating the earth's skull drilling surgery."

Fan Ning stirred the egg coffee in the cup with a small spoon: "So they are not liars, and this type of surgery is proven to be effective?"

"It's a liar." Luna said, "Maybe some ancient descendants of pagans have mastered this method of inspiring mysterious power, but how could it be possible for a few shillings and gold pounds at a street stall to do it? Well, but they can always deceive people, even now that industrial science is so advanced, there are always guys in the hospital who have been infected, bleeding or have mental problems because of this kind of operation.”

Fanning nodded slightly.

What is the reason that makes me feel connected with what I saw before?

At least, this strange ancient tradition should not be directly related to "Red Pond".

There are many, many secret organizations, four or five of which are active in Tiolein, and it is impossible to only have a pleasant listening session here.

He thought for a while and asked, "What kind of god or organization do those indigenous pagans believe in?"

The little girl finally shook her head blankly.

"Find a light meal somewhere, and then go to the concert."

The glow in the sky is like several flaming rivers gushing out of the clouds, and embers with golden spots sink in the air, immersing the magnificent stone pillars and stone steps at the main entrance of the "United Kingdom Festival Grand Concert Hall" in the light and shadow of wine .

In the wide stands at the ticket gate, Fan Ning saw Chretien waving, so he brought Luna to join them. The nearby music fans were socializing in twos and threes, which was different from the citizens of Tia who usually went out on the street. , Dressing on such occasions is always more formal, so it looks closer to the Northern Continent. Even Massenecourt, who is dressed as a knight, looks like an out-and-out gentleman tonight.

"The three troubadours and Mr. 'Guide' need to wait a little longer." Chretien laughed loudly, "There are still 3 minutes before the appointed time, and my conductor friend, Mr. Bruno Walter, will ask him to The assistant sent the tickets for this concert to everyone."

"The scenery here is mind-opening." Seeing that the other party was mainly looking at him to explain, Fan Ning smiled lightly and said it was okay.

As the big chaebols of Tiolein, he often talked and laughed happily, and he couldn't understand what these ordinary merchant families were thinking.

In fact, it is very simple to pay the ticket price and enter the venue directly, but if it is "gifted" or "invited" to attend the concert, the meaning is different. In case it is reserved by the artist who is playing or holding the baton on the stage If it is an internal vote, it will be more decent, so Chretien always emphasizes that the famous conductor is his friend.

But in fact, in the North Continent, if Fan Ning is invited to attend the concert, how can he wait for the "friend's assistant" to deliver the ticket at the door?That was something that was going to be written in the early publicity news, and I had already sent a special car to pick it up, guide the reception, visit and introduce it all the way.

However, Fan Ning didn't care about these vain things. He took off his top hat, looked at the red clouds in the sky and fanned the wind to cool off, when he suddenly heard an old and deep man's voice:
"Thank you."

He followed the prestige, and his pupils shrank and opened for a moment.

A large group of people in suits and leather shoes, as well as a few people in clergy clothes, are surrounding several distinguished guests and entering the venue, saying "here, here" incessantly.

And the one who is the head among the distinguished guests has a tall and stiff back, wearing a broad top hat and a silver walking stick.

It seems to be Rudolph Hemon, the inspector general of the Special Inspection Agency's headquarters in the North Continent!
(End of this chapter)