musicians of old

Chapter 116 I Walked Through the Fields in the Morning (4K [-]-in-[-])

"Away for a while? So soon, you haven't graduated yet." Sheeran asked doubtfully.

"It's only about a month," Fanning said. "I want to go around, through the city, live in a small town, go to the countryside, see performances in taverns, listen to some folk songs and dances, look at genre paintings in the market, and then go to the village. Go to the fields, forest farms or lakes, listen to some revelations from nature, within the framework of my conception, it is necessary to seek their creative help."

Sheeran seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "Generally speaking, you have spent a lot of time in silence or playing the piano alone this month, but judging from your expression and the few conversations, you have been in a good mood, otherwise I might feel What's wrong with your state...you're always looking for inspiration and thinking about writing, aren't you?"

Fan Ning nodded slightly: "The inspiration and enlightenment obtained during the shift is mysterious and supreme, and can be regarded as the core of the core of the work, but it is too illusory, and it has a lot of distance from the inspiration..."

"...Frankly speaking, during this period of time, my heart has calmed down quite a bit. If it weren't for this, the revelations in the stream would have stayed in the transcendental realm, and I couldn't clearly imagine and describe those movements in the end. What kind of musical vocabulary... But it is not enough, I still lack a lot of material and insights, although I have tried to write some melodies during this period, but none of them perfectly fit the feeling I want..."

Sheeran listened carefully and nodded in agreement: "This is indeed necessary. My father also had similar experiences when he wrote large-scale works in the early years. Sometimes he would take us to visit other small towns or villages for a short time. Living for a period of time is right for me to be a vacation. I recommend you to choose the rural area in the direction of Eagles in the south. It is the former residence of my grandparents. It has a strong city atmosphere and rich local culture, as well as natural and clean air and mountains. scenery..."

"Good advice, just right for the month and season."

Fanning stooped to arrange Sheeran's frequently used books into the cabinets in the new office.

About half a minute later, he heard the girl behind him say again: "Caroun, you will graduate in June, and I will be in July. How sure do you think I am in the entrance exam?"

"You have spent a lot of time in books recently, but I think that even if Dean Gould does not fulfill the promise of the recommendation letter, even if you do not review so frequently and go to the examination room tomorrow, you are still fully confident of being admitted to the university. Lenia University."

There was no reply for a while, Fanning turned around and found that the little girl was looking at him, biting her lower lip with her teeth.

Some thoughts and speculations flashed through his mind, and then he added: "My purpose of this trip is clear and single. After I leave, I suggest that you go to find Joan immediately. During this special period, you live with her... such possible situations , you can deal with it together, which can basically be reassuring. I will come back before the submission deadline."

A chief violinist and a chief flute are both extremely important positions in the symphony orchestra for Fanning. Before he was worried about the changes on Joan's side, he had to stay by Sheeran's side. Now these two people with knowledge Taking care of each other saves a lot of trouble.

That's one of the reasons why he didn't make a decision until today.

"...Okay, when are you leaving?" Sheeran turned her face to the side and looked at the desk.

"Now."

……

Fanning returned to his residence on foot, packed his bags briefly, mainly with clothes, cash and writing supplies, and then started his meditation journey. He did not choose the direct and fast way of steam train , but casually heading south through Uflandsel.

He took a few sections of the carriage, and also experienced the trams that have emerged in recent years, and got off from time to time and walked for a while, stopping for things worth noting in the city.

He admired the graffiti on the streets with great interest, walked into the church of the Holy Sun Church to appreciate the scenery and decorations, and listened to the performance of the organist and the choir; he enjoyed Chinese food in a cafe whose appearance matched his aesthetic preferences, Through the glass, he speculates on the experiences and thoughts of passers-by on the street; he sits on the grass, watching people playing football and croquet in the park, and visits several well-known aquariums and fern exhibition halls, feeling Following the latest fashion and leisure trends of the citizens of Uflandsell.

Sometimes Fanning feels a bit lost when looking at the smoky factories, or walking through the dirty and crowded workers and slums, but at least for now, he feels that the general tone of the city is prosperity and hope. , while the industrialization process is rushing forward, the soil where the humanistic atmosphere is flourishing is still left with enough fertility.

At night, Fanning didn't even go out of the city. After staying in the hotel, he went to the tavern to enjoy the singing of the singers.

Singers often choose what they like, and add a lot of personal virtuosity to it according to the skills they are good at. They sometimes collage the excerpts with some vulgar street sentimental ditties, which can only be enjoyed in big cities. Guests are willing to tip more for the level they have reached.

Stopping and stopping like this, it was only on the third day that Fanning entered the Mertraun area. It is located at the junction of the three counties, with Uflandsel to the north, Fort Santaram, the imperial capital to the west, and even closer to the south. Sheeran's former residence Eagles.

According to Sheeran, "Traun" means "royal domain" in the ancient Hoffman language, and the prefix "mo" at the beginning is similar to the pronunciation of "salt" in Turangalian, which used to be Huo The royal property of the Fuman dynasty, the salt mines brought considerable economic effects to the region, and also accumulated a certain amount of industry and population.

On a clear morning, Fanning, wearing a windbreaker, arrived in an arc-shaped town in the southeast of Lake Murtlawn on a steamboat.The porter took the luggage, and he was able to block the sunlight above his forehead with his hand, looking at the high and steep Dolomets Mountains in the distance like blades, one side of which is exposed with rocks, the other side is covered with green vegetation, and below is the sparkling vast expanse. lake view.

"Sir, you can call me Schwendt."

The family-style hotel in a small town is simple and cozy in decoration. The host is wearing a thin cotton coat that is half-worn, with his elbows propped on the reception desk, registering the information of the guests.

"Mr. Schwendt, this painting is very interesting. What's it called?" Fanning looked at a woodcut on the wall and asked with a smile.

The male owner turned his head and said, "Oh, this is an ornament left by my great-grandfather's family. Although the workmanship is relatively rough and the color has been distorted over the years, it has been on the wall of this ancestral house... the name should be : "The Hunter's Burial."

Tones between yellow and lead gray, there are a group of animals in the forest path, owls, rabbits, foxes, goats, groundhogs, holding various musical instruments, escorting the hunter's coffin and remains, slowly sending Going to the cemetery, the atmosphere seemed a little sad.

"It's very interesting." Fanning smiled sincerely and happily. "The hunter is the natural enemy of the prey. How can an animal send a funeral to a hunter?"

Rather, it subtly fits his own presupposition of the ironic atmosphere of the funeral march in the third movement.

"Take a step back and say that even if they do go to the funeral, they must be happy." The friendly and talkative hotel owner Schwendt laughed, "Your dress seems to come from a big city. We have many guests who come here for vacation in recent years. I heard that They escaped from the soot and smog all the way, but you don’t seem to have brought your girlfriend or relatives with you, I wish you a wonderful encounter here.”

Fanning also laughed: "Do you know any families in the town who have builders or masons?"

Schwendt's eyes widened: "Could it be that I misunderstood the purpose of Mr. Xiao's visit? Are you coming here to settle down or invest in some tourism project?"

Fanning explained the purpose truthfully: "I want to build a hut by the lake to facilitate my short-term meditation creation. I am conceiving a work, um, a symphony."

"It turned out to be a serious music composer from a big city." The owner changed from polite respect to awe, "but I don't know how long your short term is, because it takes at least ten or twenty days to build a house, and Preparing food and living from scratch always takes more energy, which can delay your creative work.”

"The lakeside hut I'm talking about is a 'hut' in the true sense." Fan Ning smiled, "The plan is less than twenty square meters, only one floor will be built, and there is no need to configure too complicated living facilities for it. Just now I Along the way, the distance from your favorite lakeside location is only six or seven minutes away, and I will go back and forth frequently, and I will still take care of my food and living with you, and maintain the rent of the room.”

Schwendt nodded suddenly: "In this case, if there is sufficient manpower, it may only take a few days... I can call for an introduction for you, and the masons are willing to take up this job. I can also introduce you to building materials and furniture. "

The timing was just right, and it would take a week to deliver the piano I ordered from the city three days ago.

"I can pay a budget of 200 pounds for various expenses of the house, thank you."

After Fanning finished speaking, he put three 3-pound banknotes at the front desk, which was enough to pay the rent of the best room for one month, and let them provide more intimate catering and living services.

The budget of 200 pounds is obviously the top allocation. As a country building, this price is close to half of the apartment in Uvransel, and the area is only about a quarter.

"You are a generous artist, and I will take you upstairs."

In the early morning of the next day, Fanning woke up from the chattering of chickens and ducks, and the smooth and refreshing wind blew through the window leaves, bringing a special fresh breath.

"Ding ding ding--"

A group of cattle with bells passed the stone road in front of them, bringing a pleasant crisp sound. Fanning sat in the courtyard, settled the milk, eggs and buttered bacon bread on the dinner plate, and then walked through the twists and turns piled up with flowers in every house. The path leads to a place with a wide view.

"The spring in the north of Tiolein has its own special temperament." Father Vincent once chatted with emotion, and it sounded in Fan Ning's mind, "It's not like the spring scenes written by those academics. Solemn and elegant, the perspective is stable, precise, and delicate. It has a perspective of looking into the distance from the gorgeous palace. It is by no means Western Continental style, Gilles or Lolfein style, full of fragrant and sweet spring movements... "

Only now did Fan Ning truly feel that the warmth of early spring here is only hidden under the cold outer air, with the unique thick mud of the Northland and a breath of awakening in the desolation.

"After the 'breathing motive' of the introduction appeared several times, I wrote a double note of the clarinet double voice, and jumped an octave higher, indicating that a ray of morning light pierced the clouds and pierced the sky... The strength mark should be weak, strong , and weak, indicating that the energy is still brewing, the dawn has not yet arrived, and after the sun broke through for a short time, it was blocked by thick clouds..."

Not far away, there are some puddles in the soil that shimmer slightly in the weak sunlight, and lack very bright colors. The mist flows and pours over them, and is about to dissipate.

Seeing this scene, Fan Ning played with the baton in his hand, and his thoughts drifted further: "The 'breathing motive' is further developed in the introduction, and it is completely possible to copy the continuous descending progressive method of the final chapter 'Psalm Theme' of Mr. Anton, But here I am going to make a deal, the major key is temporarily changed to a minor key, with a gloomy and mysterious color, which is another unexpected foreshadowing for the audience..."

"Then, there should be a long chromatic line of the double bass, and the cello can also add octaves later to make the tone thicker, suggesting that some vital factors under the soil are uncomfortably sprouting..."

"...In the introduction, I also want to describe to the audience the scene of a hundred flowers blooming. This scene is very exaggerated. It is not static, but a shot that seems to be accelerated. The rapid triplet sound pattern gushes upwards, which can be called the 'blooming motive'. In order to metaphor the bright colors of flowers, I try to add double notes to the lower third to enrich the sound effect..."

Wonderful revelations are constantly overflowing from the astral body, and Fan Ning wanders along the roads in the light brown field, passing through patches of cultivated land soaked in water, "I read poetry, just like I walk through the field in the morning." This Turangalian rhetorical sentence read out from the bottom of my heart again.

Another bass melody was hummed uncontrollably, which is different from the mainstream romantic style—those melody rhythms pursue complexity and prolongation as much as possible, with changing ups and downs to show the composer's out-of-tune level.

This melody starts from the fourth interval of the breathing motive, jumps back to the first level, climbs unpretentiously along the scale of one, two, three, four, and five, and then moves forward naturally, simple and warm, fresh and pleasant .

"It should be the theme of the exposition after the introduction of the first movement, played by the cello, then... I'll call it the 'wilderness theme'."

"...the flute blows out a combination of minor thirds and major second degrees, twists and turns, and then goes down cheerfully. This is the subtitle of the presentation, named 'Birdsong Theme'. It can be played with the theme at the climax of the ending sentence to form a warm polyphonic counterpoint."

For several days, Fan Ning absorbed the nutrients of nature and humanities in the wilderness and village life, and the seeds of inspiration he had planted took root and sprouted. Sometimes he hummed the melody, sometimes thought about harmony or orchestration, sometimes played a certain rhythm, and Sometimes it's just humming a bunch of appropriate bass lines, ideal material for the first movement.

The sun is jumping in the lake, and where the noisy wild ducks stop by chance, the ripples shake the reeds slightly, and the sound of big fish jumping and falling can be heard from time to time in the hut.

"Be careful, be careful, look at the lower left corner of the piano, the knee needs to be blocked there."

"Thank you for your hard work these days."

Five days later, a "composition cottage" belonging to Fanning finally appeared on the shore of Lake Murtraun.

(End of this chapter)