musicians of old

Chapter 219 Nomenclature by Fate (4K [-]-in-[-])

In the church, there was no applause, but as Fan Ning stood up to pay tribute, all the audience followed suit.

There are countless ways to recognize this kind of occasion and performance. Listening and standing are the most suitable ones, and cheers and applause may not be necessary.

Beams interweave, particles float, and the atmosphere is serene and sacred.

The 80-year-old master Swellink stood up tremblingly from the audience seat.

In the eyes of everyone, he walked slowly to the stone storage platform on the side, picked up a bouquet from above, and then stepped onto the altar, presenting the bouquet to Fanning.

"I heard philosophy, enthusiasm and glory, and heard all sacred things." Swellink's old voice sounded, and the light and shadow flowed between the wrinkles on his face.

Fan Ning thanked in a low voice, took it with both hands, and found that the old man was already bowing slightly, he was so frightened that he hurriedly took two steps back, and made a bigger bow to him.

"This is really interesting." Nieman's voice came from the audience, "Although it has been heard a long time ago that each variation has 32 bars, which can be divided into the smallest bars in turn by the geometric sequence, but I didn't realize until the moment when the last aria ended that Mr. Fanning had created a total of 30 variations, including the beginning and the end, and even the whole piece of music was divided into 32 parts."

Schillings on the side said: "When I heard Variation 16, I wondered why there was an exception here, why this prelude is not in the genre of dance music, and does not satisfy the 32-bar rule..."

"And then you realize it's in the middle of the halves, right?" Nieman laughs.

Schillings nodded: "This is the unique structure and scenery of the church vault, and the overture ends at 16 bars. It is actually extra at the top... In the following 32 bars, this Mr. Fanning started from 2 The prelude in /2 time has become a dance music in 3/8, and a small fugue has come, and it has actually returned to the normal genre cycle structure. It seems to be an exception, but it is still in the law. Even He has considered such rigorous details."

Swellinck looked up at the murals on the dome, his eyes far away: "Yes... On the one hand, it is hard for me to imagine that this lofty acoustic church only started with 8 basses, but on the other hand, I feel that it should be like this, from the last Beginning with concise inspiration, expressing the beauty of rigorous mathematics with rational poetry is exactly the pious and great artistic legacy of the medieval music era.”

Hearing the emotion, analysis and discussion of these three masters, Fan Ning was in awe.

He asked himself that when he heard this masterpiece for the first time in his previous life, although he was directly moved by its wonderful sense of hearing, his rational cognition of its majestic structure was only realized in the later period of repeated listening and his own research and practice. gradually built up.

Aesthetics is a momentary intuitive shock, but the more you know, the more you will be in awe of Bach.

And these three masters, without the sheet music, have mastered most of the secrets and details hidden in the notes with only one auditory cognition, and the analysis and understanding of this piece is directly It is close to my own research and accumulation for so many years.

Fanning responded sincerely: "It was Mr. Bassani who chose this theme that is closest to divinity. Sir Viadrin and Master Nieman took the lead in demonstrating their entire process of seeking revelation, and I was able to follow it."

Sitting in the middle of the ceremony table, He Meng gradually realized that his previous judgment of Fan Ning's "character" had underestimated by at least a whole level!
Steadily reach the "groom" or "seeder" level, infinitely close to the "blade bearer"?
Looking at it now, his potential is at least the ceiling of the "Blade Holder". As long as the level of creation and performance does not drop, he will gain more responses and leave a wider understanding, and he will soon be promoted to "Forging Lion" ", when he was 23, or 24!

He Meng secretly compared the artistic career trajectory of Fanning and Nieman.

Master Nieman was born in 876 in the new calendar. He premiered his first piano concerto at the graduation concert in 898. He was judged by the discussion group as "Forging Lion" the next year and was nominated. He was judged eight years later. He won the official title of "New Moon", and thus he became the youngest generation of music masters in the world today.

Fanning is also at a similar age, and judging from his recent representative works...

He may be an existence comparable to Master Nieman. He Meng thinks that he needs to remind the leader that he should move his attention to a higher level among the complicated things.

"Dear Mr. He Meng, I have a presumptuous proposal." Just then Nieman spoke.

"Master, why be polite." Although He Meng's expression was always gloomy, his words conveyed an excellent attitude towards the youngest "Crescent Moon", "As the most precious wealth that the empire and the people are fortunate to have, everyone's will is not presumptuous." Say it."

So Nieman said directly: "I propose to directly start the motion process to include Mr. Carlone Van Ning in the nomination list of 'Boethius Artist'. This has nothing to do with alumni status."

As soon as the words that pointed to the core were uttered, there was finally a whisper of discussion among the crowd who had remained silent for a long time.

These mature artists who were trying their best to burn their inspiration on the sacrament altar never imagined that the first nomination spot would be occupied by a young composer who came on stage to try later, and the follow-up inspection session had not even started .

The first reaction is human nature, both resentment and sourness, but...they really have nothing to say, even if this performance is compiled into a score and published, they will buy it immediately for practice and study.

According to the previous statement, there are at least two nominations this year, and the opportunity is still there.

…direct motion nomination?He Meng thought in his heart.A quota has been determined without a complete investigation. Although the value judgment and general direction are correct, there seems to be no precedent for this. Does it comply with the process regulations?

And in this way, the guidance school has a great advantage.

"What do you mean?" He Meng asked his left and right sides.

"I second." "I second." The other two masters, Swellink and Schillings, stated without thinking.

So He Meng looked at the three comprehenders on his left, McAdam, Christopher and Viadrin.

He Meng is well aware that among the ten famous artists participating in the competition this time, seven are from aristocratic or academic families, six are religious believers, four are connected with the big factory owners of the empire, and even Two are related to the royal family.There is a superimposed relationship between these counts, and the Special Patrol Office has had different levels of early contact with everyone, and the relationship between the forces behind them can be described as intricate.

Just when the three seemed to be about to express their views, Fan Ning, who was still standing on the stage, said, "Thank you three masters for your kindness, but it doesn't have to be like this."

So all eyes were on Fan Ning.

“It’s one thing that the investigation team’s preset process hasn’t been completed yet.” Fan Ning explained, “There’s another important point: I was the last to get on the sacristy altar, which left me the longest time to conceive. You may not know that from the moment Bishop Mir revealed the theme, besides being nervous, I have been holding my pocket watch and competing with each other. I have conceived for 4 hours and 17 minutes. If I am next to Master Nieman Get on stage, and I'm done."

Fan Ning's overly specific duration made the crowd laugh.

He emphasized his desperately "brain racking" side, while downplaying the casual "inspiration" side, which more or less made everyone psychologically balanced.

"Ample time allows me to think about the structure of the music more calmly. Therefore, I think it is unfair to other artists to determine the number of nominations based on the performance of this theme discussion. Everyone knows the progress of artistic creation There are jumps and discontinuities in the original, if the friends who came to the stage in front had even more time to conceive for an hour, the effect will definitely be very different."

...yes, yes, indeed.The brows of those people who had mixed feelings in their hearts finally gradually relaxed.

Although they are subconsciously aware that they may not be able to create Fanning's interpretation for a long time, but their psychological gap and self-doubt have been dispelled a lot, and they admire Fanning's attitude more and more.

The Marquis McAdam took back the words that had not been fully organized in his mind, and looked at Fan Ning thoughtfully.

"I respect your wishes." Seeing Fanning's statement, Nieman didn't say anything more.

"It's just a matter of a few months, and it's irrelevant." Swellinck also said, "However, Mr. Fanning, I sincerely hope that you will give this work a name, and I sincerely hope that you will spend some precious time afterwards. Organize it into a spectrum."

Naming is indeed a very meaningful thing, and the audience agreed with Swellink's proposal in their hearts.

If it can be published in the future, it will undoubtedly be an extremely important document in polyphonic music, and it will also become an important repertoire for countless pianists to practice and perform.

"I'll consider tidying up." Fanning smiled, "But I'm really not good at things like naming things. Can you be more casual?"

"As the creator, you can name it as you wish or according to your fate, which is the most authoritative will." Swellink said.

"Then I'm really going with the fate. Well, let me think about it for a while..."

Everyone held their breath and waited for more than ten seconds, and then Fanning said: "Keyboard Etude with Aria and Thirty Variations for a Fixed Bass Theme."

Roy at the parlor couldn't help but burst out laughing, and then buried his head under the bench where he couldn't see it.

"Mr. Fanning is so random...he's really interesting..."

Many people, including the former Marquis McAdam, couldn't help but feel the same way.

"This name is very good, very pure." The old man Swellink nodded seriously, and repeated, "This is another historical event, and we are all witnesses."

There is also Schillings, who himself is an untitled "pure music" concept. At this time, he greatly appreciates the name that came out of chance, and believes that Fanning has indeed inherited the free and easy and pious legacy of those art masters in the Middle Ages.

The fourth item on the agenda of the condolence activities, the discussion on the theme of art has come to an end.

It was past six o'clock in the evening, and everyone ran out of light meals. In the following period of time, Fanning received too much attention in free social occasions, and within a short time, he accumulated a large stack of business cards in his hands and pockets, including artists and various of high society.

Fanning is happy to talk with people, especially the in-depth communication in the field of art. In contrast, he does not like this kind of social interaction that is too superficial or utilitarian, but he also knows that this is the norm in society, and the art circle cannot Excuse me, making more friends can indeed broaden my horizons and help create greater repercussions in the future. Moreover, today he has indeed met several masters with outstanding talents and temperaments.

Fortunately, I am not as young as I was when I was a student when I participated in Roy's music salon, and I had already prepared my business card, so Fanning spent some energy to expand as much as possible the initial conversation. It feels good contacts.

But amid the hustle and bustle of the crowd, he felt a sense of loneliness from time to time.

This feeling has existed since he performed "Gothenburg Variations" on the stage alone. Now, he feels that loneliness still exists in the gaps between conversations, in the crowded corridors and the empty and tall churches. In the contrast of the vault, it exists in the dancing candlelight on the altar and the silent flowers.

It's not a negative feeling, and even to some extent, I enjoy this feeling more.

Just the source and cause of this loneliness is something to savor.

As Bassani lay dying, was he alone?After passing away, is he nothingness?Fanning had difficulty answering.

There is a period of time before the burial. According to the condolence agenda and the poet's last wish, the church will arrange a choir, band or organ to perform.First, there are art songs composed by several musicians based on Bassani's poems, and then there is the "Requiem in A Minor" by Tarakani, the master of naturalism.

There is nothing to continue to invest energy in, just listen to the feelings quietly.

The church was brightly lit at night, and Fanning took a break from socializing for a moment, and looked up at the vault again, when a big hand patted his shoulder.

"President." Fan Ning turned around and saw who was coming.

"In the later stages of the performance, your spiritual state has changed." Viadlin walked around Fanning, "It is indeed hard to imagine that you can achieve such a creative harvest in less than a year. Last winter I have heard the news that you have advanced to the middle rank, and if you feel right, you may start to visit the 'basin area' cautiously now, and directly feel the enlightenment that Huita has given you."

"You haven't started teaching me the piano yet."

"You can come to Fort Santaram to teach me regularly in the future... But now, the tense stage is over, it's rare to be free, and it's rare to be surprised. Why don't you talk to Miss Roy from McAdam's family?"

"It's the first time I've seen this kind of vault fresco in night light," Fanning said.

"Go up and take a walk?" Viadrin pointed to the direction of the lighting pavilion on a high place.

"Ok."

The two climbed up the spiral staircase on the side, gradually drifting away from the whispers of the crowd below, and then came to the high corridor and stepped on the semi-hidden steps.

Viadrin asked, "Are you wondering about the 'Boethius Artist' or the discussion group? Or some mysteries about the seers?"

Fan Ning said honestly: "Last night, I learned some secret information from Miss Roy, but the most puzzling thing is that I heard it mentioned many times later, a name and key word about 'ge'."

"The characteristics of artistic personality? Objective artistic attainments? Or a set of comprehensive evaluation mechanisms for artists' creative achievements subjectively concocted by the discussion group?"

He asked the legendary pianist: "...what is 'ge'?"

Viadrin was silent for half a minute, and then brought up a seemingly irrelevant topic that Fanning hadn't even dreamed he would bring up.

"Caron, have you ever heard of the Abnormal Zone?"

(End of this chapter)