Old-time musicians

On a winter night, the streets are cold, the gas lights are dim, the carriages are in a hurry, and the pedestrians are sparse.

How to describe the shocking degree of this press conference at Turner Hall on the evening of December 17th?

Many reporters and music critics, on their way back to write articles after the show, kept rehearsing in their minds what tone and body movements they would use when sharing this news with colleagues, relatives and friends.

Let’s put it this way…

In the post-Giles era, if a master, after accumulating a lot of life experience, announces that he will use chorus to sublimate his next symphony, this is news that will undoubtedly shock the music circles of various countries.

If a great musician who is slightly less talented than the master tries to reach the peak of his Ninth Symphony with chorus in his twilight years, this is undoubtedly exciting news.

For a musician with a narrower reputation and influence to make such a determination, it can be regarded as a "moth flying into the flame" in the last stage of his life. The music circles of various countries will still focus all their attention on this whole process of him in order to fulfill his tribute and the climb.

However, a 23-year-old young musician, in his "Symphony No. 2 in C minor"?

And he’s currently at the forefront of the music industry!

Whether it is the mainstream media that have previously praised Caroln Van Ning, or certain publications and well-known music critics who already hold a conservative aesthetic stance, or are good at attracting attention through satire, they When I was composing my report on the way back, the ideas that came to my mind were all similar——

All the content at the top of the news pyramid structure and the materials originally reserved have been removed!

What is "a legend at the box office in the opening season", what is "artistic genius and operational wizard", what is "academicism and national spirit", what is "a collection of past styles and a pioneer of impressionism", these are not the key points! Put them all back!

If you can't write down something, just start a paragraph with the tone of "Furthermore, as far as I know"! !

""N2 and G9""

——Fleg, a senior reporter for "Hoffmann's Gramophone" who is well versed in detonating public opinion. As he folded his arms and lowered his head, leaning back on the carriage and thinking, the large font of the above headline appeared in his mind and occupied tomorrow's newspaper. Front page effect.

The initials (in the Hoffmann version) of the names of the two musicians, plus the serial numbers of the two symphonies.

It's so unconventional and so implicitly contradictory, it's enough to make everyone look at it and want to see what's going on.

""Caroline Van Ning announces that she will join the chorus in the final movement of "Second Symphony""

——The "Voice of Janus", the authoritative serious music media with a long history in the Western Continent, has a simple and crude way of formulating the pre-selected topics. It is obviously following the path of "bombing the face with bombs".

""Arrogant pursuit, pragmatic attempt""

——Don Yetus, the editor-in-chief of the "Tioline Cultural Weekly", before boarding the overnight train back to Santa Ramburg, he drafted a telegram to the newspaper headquarters with an extremely high-quality headline.

The contrasting adjectives of praise and blame instantly created a dramatic conflict on the premise of ensuring that the writing was objective and calm and in line with the level of the top position in the empire.

"Arrogant" obviously refers to the "Symphony No. 2 in C Minor" claimed by Fan Ning, while "pragmatic" refers to the New Year's Concert of the Old Symphony Orchestra scheduled for sale tomorrow. The "pioneer attempt" Fan Ning said: "C Minor" Chorus Fantasia in a minor key."

It is indeed arrogant, and it is indeed pragmatic.

Yes, especially after thinking about it carefully, these people gradually realized that the former is far away, but the latter is just around the corner!

In a genre like symphony, each one is a milestone for the artist. The "First Symphony" conducted by Fan Ning was completed less than half a year ago. It is definitely unrealistic to expect to hear the second one right away. During yesterday's exchange, He himself said frankly, "It may be months, it may be years, it may be longer, depending on when inspiration comes."

But the New Year’s Concert, isn’t it less than two weeks away?

Is this young and talented musician choosing such a dangerous path a deliberate act of self-realization, or is he drifting away after achieving success? Can this "pioneer attempt" provide an initial response to the overwhelming controversy? Go listen to "Choral Fantasia in C Minor". Not to mention that the answer is completely revealed, at least 50% is the base, right?

As a result, more and more citizens and commentators have postponed all short-term reverie to the evening of December 31st.

Block out the explosive flash of "Symphony No. 2 in C minor" for a moment! Thinking carefully about the contents of the press conference, conductor Fan Ning’s preview details of the New Year’s Concert premiere also aroused suspense and appetite!

Although it is a single-movement work, since it is a "little tribute", it may have internal layers that function as movements, such as the comparison of terms "fast-slow-fast". After a series of foreshadowing by the band, let A radiant chorus joins…

Everyone makes these conjectures naturally, but why is there a piano in addition to the band and vocals? What role will the piano play in the development of music? Does it exist as an orchestrator of auxiliary timbres?

The cast lineup was also revealed, which is really interesting.

This Mr. Fanning no longer conducts, but plays the piano! The Old Symphony Orchestra invited romantic master Schillings to co-conduct!

This Mesozoic master who resolutely returned to the classics in the trend of Romanticism, devoted 30 years of hard work to complete the "First Symphony "Untitled", and won the title of "Heir of Gilles", went to conduct such a "tribute to Gilles" music…

And his friend Master Nieman will lead the tenor in the male trio!

The other alto and bass are respectively Mr. Capron, the permanent conductor of the old symphony orchestra, and Mr. Virgil, the impressionist musician who premiered the symphonic poem "Outer Light" this time.

For the female trio, the soprano will be led by Theoline’s famous salon hostess, the Marchioness MacAdam!

The middle and lower girls are respectively Miss Elizabeth, who is responsible for the daily training of the choir, and Miss Lausanne, an impressionist musician who premiered the orchestral suite "Images of Water" this time.

Oh, it’s worth mentioning that two musicians, Virgil and Lausanne, have become guest conductors of the Old Symphony Orchestra.

This is interesting. Master Schillings is conducting on the stage. Fanning, Kaplan, Virgil, and Lausanne are also conductors, but they are "not doing their jobs". They play the piano and sing on the stage...

Plus a choir of children from the Music Relief program, affiliated with the Old Time Symphony Orchestra.

——These arrangements include not only the gathering of celebrities with luxurious configurations, but also some "guest appearances" with warmth and fun.

Conductor, piano, band, six singers, a choir...the elements are almost complete.

There are a lot of people, it’s fun and lively.

Very New Year's concert! !

Don't think about so many complicated narratives and propositions, this...don't you want to listen to it! ?

"Caron, your arrangement is indeed good. Each of us can indeed consider developing a 'side job'. Staying in the same position for a long time will inevitably be boring. Last time I served as the second director in "Death and the Maiden", which was very interesting. Freshness…”

After the press conference, it took a longer time to unload the stage and take inventory. Late at night, the three of them walked in the corridor of the hall with only a faint gas light left. Joan held up a first draft of the New Year's concert program list design and praised it.

"Do you like my voice? How about you arrange for me to sing next time..."

"I suddenly felt that the pressure of rehearsals was tens of millions of times lighter. I used to have an airtight one-day interval. Now I only have to wait for the New Year's concert more than ten days later. And the flute in those songs is so simple. The band part of the song you wrote It’s not difficult either…”

"By the way, is it normal to hear music clips while sleeping and dreaming? For example, augmented triads with bass, etc..."

"Caron, why are you laughing secretly in the back?"

The two little girls walked in front, and Joan's pleasant and soft voice spread all the way. Fan Ning did not speak. The two looked back in confusion, but saw a smile on his lips under the dim light.

"I remembered some happy things, a long time ago." Fan Ning came back to his senses, "Then, this New Year, I also want to make myself as happy as everyone else."

In the New Year before the graduation season in my previous life, the school symphony orchestra and choir performed "Choral Fantasia in C minor", and I also played the piano.

This is a piece that Fan Ning likes very much. Its piano part is full of struggle and passion, and has the same temperament as Beethoven's piano sonata; its "Joy Theme" is the predecessor of "Ode to Joy" and sounds exactly the same; its length It lasts about twenty minutes, and will not turn away first-time listeners like a large-scale work with four movements; its band part is written in an approachable way, and the vocal segments are not too long. After the female trio and male trio sing, it ends with a brilliant melody. End of chorus…

At that time, Fan Ning always felt that compared to the lofty and divine "Ninth Symphony", this "Xiaobei Nine" was the joy that he could achieve. By performing it by himself, he could become a famous composer with hard work. Reality.

So... it was a very pleasant night. All my old friends were there, the music was exciting, flowers and applause kept coming, and we drank and talked all night long, as if the future was full of achievable ideals, long-lasting companionship, and touchable beauty.

A moment of recollection seemed to neutralize some of the potentially disturbing factors in the shadows of dreams.

"Of course the New Year will be happier this year." Xilan looked at Fan Ning and smiled happily, "The changes have been too great. We now have a warm spiritual home, lively event arrangements and so many like-minded companions. It won't be It’s just the two of us in the carriage reminiscing about every new year’s change and life changes in our childhood.”

After the recollection, those emotions seemed to disappear in an instant. Fan Ning nodded slightly, "The intensive bombing of performances is over, let's consider some more realistic and difficult issues first..."

In the corridor of the living area, Fan Ning opened his office door and opened the gas light switch, letting soft beige light fill the tables, chairs and sofas.

Then he opened the living room door inside.

Inside is a spacious single room layout like a luxury hotel. Two oak screens divide it into sleeping, creative and balcony viewing areas. A small door further inside is a bathroom with a glass partition for the bathing area.

After all three people came in, Fan Ning closed the door tightly, took down three pairs of non-prescription glasses from a row on the shelf, and removed the dark brown sunshade lenses on the frames.

Joan took out three pairs of transparent, normal-looking lenses from her pocket, replaced them, and the three of them put them on.

She took off her shoes, stepped on the bed, stood on tiptoes, and pointed her finger at the space area under the crystal array of the chandelier above her head.

Then, a second wooden door that was originally invisible appeared on the wall inside.

The three people wearing glasses looked at the five works on the wall of the cloakroom.

"Twilight and the Wall on the Mountain Top", "The Perspective of the Snake and Scorpion", "The Abyss Seen under a Certain Emotion", "The River of Silver Mirrors", "Creative Sketching of Extremely Asymmetrical Containers" - their colors are used in a way that is close to greatness. To such an extent, the pigments are so perfectly blended that any slight break in balance will immediately overshadow it.

It seems that once you take off the glasses soaked in special elixir to look at it, those full or powerful brushstrokes will roll, rotate and sing loudly.

"I did five paintings in two days, and I have to say that Mr. Marais really looked like him." Sheeran sighed.

"They are all styles of direct painting, quick brushwork, and no need to lay down layers of colors." Fan Ning frowned, ""Green Night" has been sublimated, and "Painful Room" has probably drifted into the secret realm of the Grand Palace School. entrance, if they are sublimated, then the 'Gate of Seven Lights' will open."

Fan Ning knew that the Special Inspection Bureau would come to review, and he also knew that they had sufficient collection of Vincent's works.

Since you want to check, you must let them see the thing. Don't use the words "sold", "you don't know", "you won't find it for a while" to deceive fools.

Not only must they be seen, they must be "authentic" and match their intelligence descriptions, personnel impressions, or those unclear photo archives.

Otherwise, these people will inevitably turn the entire art hall into something.

Fortunately, "Vasius" has been giving them hints. Caroln is not clear about Vincent's past of investigating the abnormal area, and his interest in the sound series fragments is only to help compose music.

He also emphasized that special paintings are not unique items, as long as they have a mystical connection with the "Gate of Seven Lights", and fabricated the fact that several privately purchased paintings were burned.

This makes the Special Patrol Office probably focus most of its energy on continuing to search for folk paintings, rather than focusing on the Turner Art Hall, which has a special owner.

Although the statement of "non-uniqueness" is not deceptive, it delays it somewhat.

"But, who knows what this has to do with me? The secret related to the secret door is a sticky time bomb. I don't dare to go down and try to defuse the bomb, and I can't hand it over to anyone. This situation is really dangerous and embarrassing."

The three people wearing glasses stared at the painting for another twenty minutes, trying to read any hints from the content itself, but still found nothing. Until Fan Ning signaled to leave the cloakroom, Qiong took off her glasses, got on the bed again, and recovered. The secret ritual on the crystal chandelier array and the door of the cloakroom slowly disappeared.

"Furthermore, I don't know the current attitude of the Special Patrol Office towards 'Vasius''s loss of contact. Moreover," Fan Ning did not say anything about the "old days" in the second half of the sentence. Although he took him into custody After returning to Qiming Church, I never brought it to the waking world, but with all the weird things I discovered that day, including the wrapped mucous membranes and tampered words, the haze seemed to be one step closer to me.

And about the top hat... After he accidentally obtained and discovered the effect, Fan Ning actually imagined that he would sing "Double Act" with the special patrol hall for a long time, but then he realized that he could not dance on the tip of the knife for a long time, nor could he always dance on the tip of the knife. It is when one identity is active and the other identity is invisible.

And the warning “Beware of snakes!!”

"Uncle Vincent didn't give you any reminder?" Sheeran asked.

Fan Ning first shook his head and then nodded: "I inferred about the 'Qiming Church' from some clues in the art museum, but there is nothing else for the time being."

He is not someone who keeps secrets in front of his peers. On the contrary, he longs for someone he trusts to share the pressure and discuss things together.

As long as the time is right, we will tell each other.

But some things never seem to wait until the right time.

"Last time in the hotel lobby of Santa Ramburg City College, is there anything else that I didn't say?" Sheeran looked at him.

"No."

Caroln seems to be carrying a lot of heavy things in his life. While making eye contact with Fan Ning, Sheeran suddenly felt uneasy. The recent peaceful, happy and relatively pure music life will be interrupted in which month or year.

"Qiong has class tomorrow, right? Sheeran gets up early and goes to the Municipal Mental Illness Hospital with me to visit the old lady Hamilton." Fan Ning shifted the focus of his eyes away from Sheeran's cheek.

"Small question?" Xilan saw that he had changed the subject, but still asked.

In the previous tedious foundation work, Hamilton spent much longer time with her and Monroe than Fanning.

"I'm afraid it's not too small." Fan Ning shook his head, "I'm getting older, and my work intensity has increased instead of decreasing in recent years. The toxins from various investigation environments have infected my body..."

"It's not that small, so why are you still staying in a public hospital? Even if it is an independent institution from the former almshouse directly under the county level, the level is probably far from that of private doctors, right?"

After Sheeran asked a series of questions, she knew the answer in her mind. That was Ms. Hamilton's employer. She might have done it for the convenience of her work.

"You guys should go back and rest first."

Fan Ning next to the bed changed from sitting to lying down, waved to the two of them, and then rolled up his body with the quilt.