musicians of old

Chapter 89 New Work Premiere
"New product?"

"So, Mr. Fanning chose to premiere his new work here? Use works instead of arguments?"

"Is it a short piece, or a complete multi-movement work?" The guests whispered to each other to see if anyone in the know had more information in advance.

Music performance is an important element of the salon, and the premiere of new works is more worthy of attention. As long as it is the premiere of an exquisite sketch, a certain salon can be frequently mentioned in other social occasions for a period of time, so people's interest is fully mobilized stand up.

The light in the hall went out briefly, and when it was turned on again, only the central circle remained.

Four chairs and four music stands form a simple stage, with three ladies and a gentleman standing in front of their respective seats.

The waiters have entered the arena from all around the hall without a trace, and lit the candlesticks everywhere to create a light and dark contrast, which not only does not make the stage too dazzling, but also allows the guests to focus on the next performance.

"A performance that was not announced in advance." The candlelight reflected the smile on the face of the Marchioness, "This is our little mistress, Miss Roy McAdam, together with the young composer Mr. Carolne Van Ning. Curated surprise…”

The Marquise introduced them one by one: "In addition to them, the other students are also students of the School of Music of Saint Lania University. The gentleman who plays the viola should be familiar to everyone: Lou from the Adair family, and the other two The beautiful little girl is Joan, the daughter of Lord Nessimi, and Sheeran, the daughter of the late famous composer and conductor Anton Konar at the Conservatory of Music..."

The information of the four performers also allowed the guests to continue to interpret its meaning.

"Mr. Lou Adair of the railway tycoon family stood for him, which has already foreshadowed some of Mr. Fanning's artistic personality charm..."

"The two violinists are the two beautiful girls in the front row at the meal, so it turns out..."

"I didn't expect the most noble and dazzling Miss Roy to personally participate in this performance..."

Roy usually has some performances at school, but whether it is a symphony hall or a chamber music hall, there is a sense of distance between the audience and the audience.

At this time, it was "chamber music" in the true sense. This rare atmosphere of "friendly conversation" made the gentlemen and ladies sitting next to it, including many young admirers, feel very excited.

As for Huxley and the other professors, they were both surprised and very useful at the same time.

After all, this is the home of the Bologna School, and the composers and performers are all students, which adds a lot of embarrassment to them.

"So this is Caroun's initiative, or is it Roy's push? Or is the relationship between the two closer than I thought?..." Vice-principal Huxley sat on a soft sofa, sipping a sip of red wine, secretly trying to figure out the details, "This year's cooperation between the school and the city concert hall has attracted widespread attention from the art world, with both praise and doubts. If the premiere tonight works well, it will be another round of momentum in the mainstream media...Well, having said that, it still depends on the quality of the music. How, this should be Calone's chamber music work for the re-examination..."

After the four people on the stage saluted the audience, the three of them sat down first. The first violinist, Sheeran, walked to the piano on one side, pressed the keys for adjusting the pitch, and was the last one to sit down.

"String Quartet No. [-] in d minor 'Death and the Maiden', dedicated to Marquis Paul McAdam...A title piece, by the way...Let's leave the rest to the music itself."

Amidst the sound of empty strings rubbing, the Marquise finished her introductory words, and then stepped off the stage.

Fan Ning put one hand on the arm of the sofa, changed to a comfortable position leaning sideways, and looked at the four people under the light from a distance.

On the stage, Xilan gave the other three people his eyes, and then slightly raised his right hand holding the bow, which served as a preparatory shot while accumulating power.

The four of them pulled the bowstring neatly!
A powerful unison of strings presents the D minor triplet motive of the introduction.

This unison is crashing and pouring, opening the curtain in a tearing way, and finally stopping briefly on the dominant A major chord.

With 14 bars and an introduction of just over [-] seconds, the vivid music image has firmly grasped the tension of the audience.

At the beginning of the presentation part, the first violin Hiran played an upward melody, and at the same time, the other three people imitated and developed the triplet motif in the introduction, forming a polyphony with each other, as if life is struggling to climb, and death is approaching step by step .Then the subtitle was played by the violin and viola ensemble, which has a sweet pastoral style, and the rhythmic rhythm is full of vitality.

This kind of conflict between the two is undoubtedly opposite. They confront each other and entangle each other, but they are reluctant to start the battle, just like two knights quietly dealing with each other in the duel field. Unsolved from beginning to end.

Finally came the core second movement.

The four musicians took a deep breath, and when slowly exhaled, they carefully held the bow and rubbed it gently on the strings, playing a ensemble of column chords with a gloomy and sentimental theme.

"One violin, one tone, regular rhythm, simple to almost transparent texture... Isn't this just a regular four-part harmony writing? Why is the color so deep and so touching..."

Most of the audience present have received professional music training. At this moment, in comparison, they only feel that the four-part harmony that I usually write is just a homework problem, but here is a great work of art.

The theme is followed by five variations. Sheeran's bow played a sad and moving melody, which is the wishful sentimentality of a girl in her best years. The background of the cello and the middle part is like a grand A glass with fine nectar, the fine wine is poured by the cello Roy in the second variation, this glass of wine should be bright red, very ripe, mysterious and even terrifyingly dangerous, but rich and fragrant, tempting people to drink it all in one gulp.

When many guests heard this, their hearts were already full of melancholy, and it was hard not to be curious and eager to find out about the composer. What kind of talent and experience did they have to write such an extremely sentimental and romantic piece?
"The resonance of the spirit has already occurred..." In the drunkenness of the third and fourth variations, the mood of the audience changed from wild dancing to deep sleep, and Fan Ning perceived the strange silk thread connection of the spirit body.

And the last variation is like the white snow covering the dark tomb. The interpretation of death here is full of quiet artistic conception, serene and melancholy.The two violins end with a very weak ppp at the end, reflecting a pale and gloomy illusion, implying a long-lasting and peaceful relief.

At this time, the ladies with stronger empathy and more sensitive emotions have been fully substituted into it. Some have a sour nose and red eyes, and some have shed tears or even sobbed imperceptibly.

A short scherzo is played, the first and last part of the third movement has a rough and strong syncopated rhythm, and it turns to a gentle major key in the middle, with a brief alternation of light and dark, and the final chapter arrives.

The theme here has a palpitating development momentum. The confrontation between death and life in the first movement finally unfolds a thorough and fierce conflict. The jumping rhythm stubbornly promotes the words of walking. Finally, the girl was endowed with a failed struggle ending. The seemingly triumphant and passionate ending coincided with the artistic conception of the last movement of the symphony conceived by Professor Anton.

After a strong play, the bows of the four people were raised, and the notes stopped abruptly.

Fanning drank the sweet and sour prune juice in the glass.

The applause in the salon hall flooded the four musicians like a tide.

　Thanks to anagae, book friend tail number 7658, Dubu Yinke 2, and the boatman who measures Shuxuhai for their monthly tickets~Thanks to Kuxing painters for their rewards~
　　
　
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