musicians of old

Chapter 260 My Concerto Doesn’t Need Money (4K [-]-in-[-])

Everyone's reaction is normal.

Fanning used the huge sum of more than 9 pounds to match the existing funds. First, he made all the purchase plans for musical instruments that had been repeatedly entangled and altered according to top-level specifications, and then increased the expansion budget again.

It is already under construction for a [-]-seat symphony hall.

Fortunately, the land left by Vincent is large enough, and he also left a lot of leeway when designing the blueprints. He thought about enclosing the space of each functional area first, building the shell out, and investing a part of the money every year to fill it when it was actually built. implement part.

Now it is equivalent to driving the progress directly behind the "five-year plan" that I originally envisioned.

So Fanning had 6 pounds left in his pocket.

It sounds like a fortune that can lie flat for several generations, but if it is a fixed monthly expenditure of 28456 pounds?
"It's not bad, it can last for two months." Fan Ning relaxedly approved of Sheeran's calculation results.

"Professor Fan Ning, let's not talk about whether this year's turnover can return to the capital. In the past two months, whether we have even started to generate turnover is a problem!!" Kaplan shook his head again and again.

Everyone nodded unanimously.

Kaplan’s views are similar to those of the previous ones: most of the interview tasks will be completed in September, and although the symphony hall will not be completed in October, the rehearsals must start. In this way, it will take two months to ensure that the " "Bimonthly Art Exhibition" and the opening performance season can be held as scheduled.It can't be postponed until the New Year's concert is only the first performance, because the payback cycle is too long.

In other words, the salary has to start to be paid in October, and the income from performances will only start to come in from December.

"10 pounds were deducted at the end of October, and another 28456 pounds were deducted at the end of November. Isn't there still some left?" Fanning laughed.

Kaplan's wife Olga took over the relevant materials and forms from him.

"In my opinion, this is still a very 'stingy' calculation."

Since the nature of this visit was an interview, in order to accompany her family to work in the new location, Olga, who is also from the field of financial actuarial science, spoke positively: "Miss Sheeran simply multiplied Professor Fanning's fixed salary by the number of people. In addition to the estimated expenditure of 1500 pounds each for regular publicity and consumables, this is an ideal figure in the ideal situation of no internal friction in scheduling management, careful daily office work, and saving various consumables. It requires appropriate manpower resource management model, making corrections to the magnification factor, and we're missing something important"

"For example, for a large choir with 80 members and a youth symphony orchestra with a size of 60, we only count the subsidy of 1 pound per person per week, and the management and education costs after the personnel enter are not counted. Everyone is busy with school or work. Mr. Ning is still the mysterious security officer of the Special Inspection Office, it is unrealistic for you to teach for many years, and the class fees of professional music teachers are not cheap these days, Kaprun should be deeply touched."

"For another example, the recruitment and interview costs of nearly [-] official members and administrative clerks, such as the remuneration for exchanges and cooperation with various soloists, singers, and conductors in the music industry, for example, consider the market price fluctuations of procurement of materials, advertisements, and operations. risk words"

"I understand." Lu listened and recorded the main points, and made calculations at the right time, "That is, if the financial assistance is not actually considered, Mr. Fan Ning will get the salary until the end of November, which is the second month's salary. 11-2% pay cut."

"Ah, the salary will be cut in the second month." Joan covered her mouth in surprise, "Caroun, it's really better not to post so much at the beginning, of course, you can send us so much secretly, I have no problem. "

Fanning began to stoop and look down at the briefcase at the foot of his chair.

"The McAdam family can sponsor 20000 pounds first." Roy said, "Compared with the nature of investment, the sponsorship of pure profit behavior is more helpful, and this is still within my personal decision-making authority." She looked at the thick stack Fan Ning, who wrote the information, had a smile on his face, "Of course, Mr. Fan Ning, it's better to dedicate some works to me, the next two works are fine, so that I can reimburse the account."

Lu felt that something was not quite right.

Why did I calculate for so long, and was snatched by her at the last step close to the goal?

Kaplan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words: "In this case, the first two months have been settled, and there is still a little surplus. If the performance or record sales in December go smoothly, the New Year's concert should also be kept."

"This is the first new piece of the orchestra's opening performance season during the 'Bimonthly Art Exhibition' in December. Take a look."

Fan Ning finally raised his head, and pushed the stack of music scores he had sorted out to the middle of the long table.

Sheeran murmured in his heart, that's great, he really wrote a new work, which also looks like a large-scale orchestral work.

After the establishment of the old symphony orchestra, many celebrities might come to support the opening performance, which quickly sold out the box office, but the opening performance is only one time, and it is impossible for every new work to be premiered.

"Career" and "art management" are two logics. Masters do not necessarily know how to do business. In the long run, the art market will only respond according to the rules it should. Accumulate the audience through performances”, the orchestra’s survival depends on the follow-up concerts one after another steadily.

It is difficult to replicate the hot occasion like before, but it must be replicated as much as possible. It would be great if Fanning can release one or even two large-scale tracks before the end of the year.

"It's the heaviest performance of the season in December, right? Let me see what you wrote." Roy stretched out his hand and straightened the sheet of music to himself, "It's so thick and heavy, what you put below is other Ready for the rehearsal piece, yeah, you wrote it for me?"

She was pleasantly surprised to read the title of the work and the dedication with her own name on it: ""Cello Concerto No. [-] in C Major"? Well, it feels completely different from the "Violin Concerto in E minor". , the solo fragments of the third movement seem to be quite difficult."

First the solo part and then the score, she quickly flipped through the movements, imagined the harmony and the sound of the orchestration, and happily hummed some melody fragments.

With a "click", the score that had turned to the last page fell from the side of the thick stack of paper.

So the cover of the second book, which was pressed underneath, was exposed.

"You wrote two pieces for me at once?" Roy's usual gentle and sweet voice was trembling with joy at the moment, "Oh, when did you secretly write it, Cello Concerto No. [-] in D Major, hmm-hmm-hmm ~~~, also in the style of authenticism, but the music image of this song sounds softer and softer."

What she saw were two cello concertos by Haydn. (Work No. Hob.VIIb/1 and 2)

Fanning smiled and said nothing.

"I like it, I like it all, I will start practicing tonight, don't worry, the premiere will earn you a lot of money and come back."

Excited, Roy made another click, and the score was flipped down, faster than the last time.

""Flute Concerto No. [-] in G Major"?" Joan, who had been close to her for a long time, said, "Huh? I also have a task, right?"

She put it in front of her face and looked at it carefully: "Thank you for your dedication, this theme is too nice, isn't it? It's a bit like the Rococo style of the Western Continent."

"Cough cough." Kaplan, who had high prescription glasses, coughed twice abruptly.

Holding the score in both hands, Joan glanced at him strangely, then seemed to realize something, fell back to the table, and said with dull eyes: ""Flute Concerto No. It’s not small. Uh, it’s okay, I still have confidence in the flute, and I promise that the kind of forgetting the score in the music salon will not happen.”

What she saw were two flute concertos by Mozart. (Operation Nos. K.313 and K.314).

Fanning continued to smile and remained silent.

There was something wrong with Roy's eyes.

Mr. Fanning, your output seems to be a little too much.
"Won't the rest be for me?" So Xilan got up.

This is a natural association, but apart from being shocked by Fanning's output speed, she also felt that there was something wrong with the situation.

The first two took four volumes of music scores. What does it mean that there is more than half of the remaining height?
"Obviously, such a heart-pounding experience won't affect me." Lu shrugged, "As a percussionist, I have this advantage. I don't have to worry about a 'Timpani Concerto' or 'Triangle Concerto' popping up out of nowhere." '."

The young man has a good awareness, but his vision is still limited. Next time, let you experience the feeling of diving into the timpani at the end of the performance.Fan Ning secretly laughed in his heart.

""Violin Concerto No. [-] in D Major." Sheeran picked up the score on it, and picked up the next one again with experience in "full and authentic style", "No. [-], also in D major, this The beginning is obviously back to romanticism." She had a mentality of "I'd like to see how much you can write", "And the fourth number? In addition to E minor, the three minor symphonies in D major, This introduction really has the northern national flavor of Tiolein."

Sheeran saw the four violin concertos except Mendelssohn's other three, followed by Beethoven's Op.61, Brahms' Op.77, and Tchaikovsky's Op.35.

Their solo parts are basically reproduced without any difference, and the accuracy of the band is above 98%. The discrepancy is mainly in the secondary parts, complex rhythm notation and some details that are not easy to identify whether 4/5/8 degrees are superimposed.

"Caroun, are you all right? "B flat minor." She continued to read the title in a daze.

"Oh, the last three are Sir Viadrin's. I will take them with me when I go to the Santaram Castle for piano lessons tomorrow." Fanning leaned forward and picked them back, "It's okay, it's okay, not much, not much, you Just look at your post and it's over."

Kaprun choked hard, stood behind Roy to read the score for a while, and moved behind Joan to read the score for a while.

After a long time, Roy raised his head, with a complex tone of overturned cognition: "Everyone, I'm sure that Mr. Fanning is not making up numbers or writing exercises. The quality of these two cello concertos is really real. .”

"The accomplishments of these three violin concertos are not inferior to those in 'e minor'. The four are all treasures, and the four are all masterpieces!" Sheeran looked at Fan Ning as if asking, what are you? When did you secretly write it?
Of course, there may be another meaning: yes, I have three.

"Callon, don't you write concertos here for free?" Joan asked.

Fan Ning motioned everyone to be quiet: "Okay, anyway, the situation is like this now. Here are 10 concertos. Around December, we will cooperate with the 'Bimonthly Art Exhibition' to hold a round of 'Opening Performance Season' with a time span of 12 days."

Everyone calmed down from the initial shock, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that the nature of this matter was not trivial.

The premiere of 4 concertos covering 10 instruments in succession?

This gimmick is pretty big.

No, this may be the first time in the history of art!
When the performance schedule is announced, what expressions will those guys have?
Fan Ning continued: "Although music fans are now clamoring for the recording of the "First Symphony", due to the requirement of perfection, it is better to wait until the old symphony orchestra runs into the new year before recording. , we should rehearse these concertos first."

Roy said: "I understand Mr. Fanning's intentions. On the surface, the high praise of "Symphony No. [-]" will bring high evaluation and high sales, but in fact, the risk of collapse of 'expectation does not match' is also extremely high, because all Music fans presuppose that it is the 'most authoritative version', and there is no room for relaxation at all, and a slight problem may ruin everyone's artistic reputation."

"In the running-in stage, the level of the orchestra will inevitably have flaws. It is best to avoid difficult symphonies for performances. It is an excellent way to use soloists to lead the group, which can magnify the advantages and avoid the disadvantages."

"That's why I like the concerto genre right now." Fan Ning nodded slightly, "I will let the choir make its debut at the New Year's concert to accumulate stage experience for the "Second Symphony". Highly difficult symphonies, including the works of Mr. Anton. At the same time, I will also arrange solo concerts for you at that time, and encourage musicians to form some chamber music groups."

"In the 'Opening Season' so many years ago, I used these 10 concertos that were separated by a day to make a big noise and bombard the fans of Imperial music."

"I have to think about the specific order. As a great legendary pianist, Viadrin may be better placed at the beginning, middle and end of the more eye-catching position. In short, it will be performed every other day. I also have the repertoire for the other half." Some initial thoughts."

"Phew, I'm a little relieved now." Roy finally patted himself on the chest, "The price should be reasonable, the publicity should be good, and the return income in December should be good. By the way, Mr. Fanning, this time to ensure that Box office for ten concerts, do you want to record some more 'radio trailers'?"

"It's boring to keep playing the tricks that you've played once." Fan Ning shook his head with a smile, "Besides, there are so many people following the trend, and the music fans will also be tired of it. This time, it's not so easy for us to learn from others. "

Roy blinked in confusion.

Mr. Fanning is so reassuring.
"I'm still a little insecure." Sheeran bit her lip, "The main reason is that in the first two months, such a large and terrifying amount of money will be consumed continuously, so that the overdraft of assets will bottom out, and the expenditure in the third month will have to Now wait, we must save some money when we work."

"Don't worry, there will be action in the performance season in December, why won't there be any in front? After I go to the imperial capital for piano lessons tomorrow, I will stop by some places to walk around. I will definitely let everyone copy documents and use gas lamps casually for the next two months. Buy consumables at the best ones, and eat afternoon tea until you vomit. Well, it means that you can work and rehearse with a high salary.”

Fanning said with a mysterious smile: "You think, I'm not the kind of person who likes to walk a tightrope and play to the limit, right?"

(End of this chapter)