musicians of old

Chapter 673 Ballet "The Rite of Spring"!
"Uh, a list? Of those who know? Not an orchestra?" Calestini was confused.

The topic we just discussed with Mr. Scheller, and the thing we promised, wasn't it to take the group to perform at the Harvest Arts Festival?

Why ask those who know? You can't help the symphony orchestra fight. Uh. Is it because of the safety issue along the way?
Yes, that makes sense! For example, Master Fanning from the Northern Continent had a well-known voyage accident a few days ago, and now he is still in a wheelchair!

"Go and print a copy for Mr. Scheller to review!"

After a while, Fan Ning began to flip through a stack of booklets that contained official information about the remnants of the Fragrant Temple.

"Well, as long as the eight high-ranking ones are in good condition, they will all be promoted to the Enlightened Ones. As for the middle-ranking ones, we will have to be selective and take a little longer to pick 8-3 of them." His tone was as leisurely as if he was ordering food. "But as for the others, it shouldn't be a problem to promote them to a higher rank after stabilizing their spirituality. Do you think this should be enough for the time being? It should be enough for this year, right?"

No?

".Um." Calestini coughed twice due to being choked by the wine. "To be promoted to the Enlightened One, that, uh, shouldn't be the meaning? First of all, you have to make achievements in the field of art. As for the qualification issue, oh. Are you going to support and promote a large number of people? But many of them are not engaged in art, and even if they are, we can't help that much with the key issue."

He thought Mr. Scheller was probably drunk!
The clergymen nearby also thought that Mr. Scheller must have drunk too much!

The entire Fragrant Temple is thinking that it would be great if we could add 1-2 more Enlightened Ones’ power during the Harvest Arts Festival this year!

For example, the "Fauvist" painter, the author of the "Orchid Transfiguration" series of oil paintings,
Even this depends on the attitude of the Special Patrol Office!
"That's settled." Fan Ning threw the booklet back on the table with a "pop" sound. "Well, where is the dancing girl just now?"

"I'm here, Mr. Scheele." Su Luo, wearing a rose-colored miniskirt, squeezed from the second row of the crowd to the front.

Fanning pulled out a large book of sheet music from behind him.

"Do you know music?"

"I know it, but...it's an orchestral work, right? I have difficulty reading it." Su Luo said frankly.

"Oh, it's okay. Just read as much as you can. If you have any difficulties, just ask the orchestra to play it for you."

Fanning put his guitar down, put his hands under his head, and lay down a little: "Originally, my work is a ballet. I wrote the symphony first and also wrote an outline of the plot. Since you are here, I am too lazy to choreograph it. If you are interested, you can be the lead dancer at the premiere and choreograph your own and others' movements."

"A ballet premiere?"

Finally, let’s get to the point. Maybe I did drink a little too much just now.

It seems that Mr. Scheele is going to bring more than just "Dream of Summer Noon" this time.

There was joy on the faces of everyone in the temple, but some were as surprised as Su Luo.

From the sound of it, it seems like it hasn’t been finished yet?

Ballet, no choreography yet. Uh, this
How could he be so lazy and only finish writing half of such an important matter as the premiere of a large-scale work?
Well, although Mr. Scheler has always been in this style, and when he wrote "The Awakening Song" before, he also "wrote it on the spur of the moment", but it is still written by himself, right?
Now we just fast forward and let others "edit on their own"? .
Su Luo took the music book doubtfully and read out the few words written casually on the cover.

“The Rite of Spring?”

That’s right, Fanning let Scheler reappear this time, and the warm-up work he planned to bring to the Harvest Art Festival was the most famous and most controversial work in history by the Russian modern composer Stravinsky in his previous life.

Ballet "The Rite of Spring"!
This is definitely a "big deal" for the people of this world! Modern works based on primitive religious rituals, a large number of avant-garde techniques, changeable and irregular rhythms, extremely unstable tones and dissonant harmonies, fragmented melody writing techniques, and unconventional instrumentation methods, etc.
Fanning was full of mischievous anticipation of the series of consequences that this work might bring! Su Luo's fingers uncovered the cover, and the "flower-touched people" behind and beside him also came closer to take a look.

The first page is the title page. Fanning's handwriting is very sloppy, and the synopsis of the ballet he wrote is just a "synopsis", with only one page of content.

She couldn't help but recite softly:

"Let us take one last look at the life scene of the ancestors in the ancient times of the southern country. When everyone trekked into the woods to enjoy the fragrance of flowers and plants, when they used the green branches and tender leaves of early spring to weave garlands for decoration, when people danced happily, trying to satisfy their wishes for reproduction, refuge and harvest... People cheered and jumped for joy, and among them, art was born."

"Act I: Worship of the Earth. A ceremony of praise for spring. It is held on a hill, with flute players playing their flutes and young men predicting the fate. An old woman comes on stage, she knows the secrets of nature and knows how to predict the future. The girls, with their faces painted, come in a procession from the other side of the river and dance the round dance of spring. The oldest and wisest man interrupts the game and performs a solemn ceremony of salute, and people stop trembling. The old men praise the spring earth, and people dance passionately on the earth, saluting the beings in the house and becoming one with them."

"Act 2: The Great Sacrifice. At night, the girls gathered in a circle and played a mysterious game. One of the girls became the target of everyone twice in the game and was chosen by fate twice."

As everyone listened to Su Luo's reading, they felt that this "ballet outline" written by Scheler had neither gorgeous sentences nor exquisite rhetoric. However, it was these plain and straightforward words that seemed to make them touch upon some ancient and great secret!

Su Luo flipped to the back again, and the whole page was filled with clef notes, frequent and exaggerated expressions and terms, and dense temporary sharps and flats.
Although Su Luo is not familiar with these elements when reading, as a dancer, there is one thing she is absolutely sensitive to -

Rhythm! Or beat!
“开头的引子舍勒先生写的这支大管旋律怎么光前四个小节就标了四种节拍？4/4拍、3/4拍、又回到4/4拍、马上又变到2/4拍.”

Although it goes against common sense, Su Luo somehow feels that the rhythm and accents presented in it naturally fit in with his own style and habits!

After just a quick glance, she instantly had many inspired ideas about how to perform this rhythm and how to arrange the lead dancer and backup dancers!

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“闻所未闻！！这是什么写法？什么用意？”身后众人边读边试想，也体味到了一种奇异的失重和眩晕感，“这春天的预兆也是，踏步舞.4/4拍、5/4拍、7/4拍、6/4拍？一个小节就换一种节拍？哪有跳舞的时候每个小节节拍都在变的？”

“你们再看这里，怎么还有+号？9/8混合拍？4/8+5/8？后面又反过来成了5/8+4/8？”

"This, this. The secret knowledge contained in this work is probably even more profound than the records in the oldest documents of the Southland!!"

Bishop Calestini felt his heart beating along with the reading of the characters!
What kind of person, under what kind of revelation, could write such a profound and secret rhythm?
It is definitely not pretentious, but rather the result of rigorous research and careful design!

So what kind of wonders and truths did Mr. Scheler realize in these years? .
They felt a secret of the "pool" about origin and reproduction, drum beats and rhythm, sowing and abundance that has existed since the times of the ancestors of the southern continent and runs latently in the blood of every southern citizen!

It might even point directly to that one, the more ancient world source god "Original Eater" who gave birth to the offspring "Poet of Fragrant Flowers" in mainstream doctrine!
"Mr. Scheele, can we postpone our trip to San Perto for a while? Considering the historical significance and influence of the premiere, this ballet should be performed locally!"

"Although the Harvest Arts Festival is the final destination, I think the trip can be postponed for now! We have also purchased the service of Turner Arts Cinema's 'World Music Radio' in the Northern Continent, and it is now the exclusive partner of the Southern Continent! I will try to apply for a schedule and strive for a better time slot for the broadcast!"

Calestini's artistic acumen was still very qualified, and he made this suggestion in a timely manner.

"Oh, it's up to you. I'll just remind you to pay attention to one thing when the time comes--" Fanning seemed to have no interest in discussing the details with them.

He waved his hand nonchalantly and lay further back.

And he said something that left others even more confused.

"During the performance, no matter what noise the audience makes, just ignore it and continue the performance."

(End of this chapter)