1990: Starting from Baojia Street

The girl was halfway through her words when cheers broke out both inside and outside the Temple of Heaven. It was obvious that Zhou Yan had said something that excited everyone.

"What did he say?" Linda asked quickly.

In this situation, she was eager to know what Zhou Yan had said.

"He said that next, he will bring us a new song," said the girl.

"New song?" Linda's eyes widened. "Is it a new song that has not been announced before? Or is it a new song that was just released recently?"

To avoid any misunderstanding, Linda confirmed it.

"It's a song that has never been released before. He said..." The girl tilted her ear to listen again, and then continued, "He said the song is called 'Bauhinia March'."

"Bauhinia March?" Linda frowned. "Does this name have any special meaning?"

The girl didn't say anything, and a boy wearing glasses next to her suddenly said, "Hong Kong will return to the embrace of the motherland on July 1 this year. The city flower of Hong Kong is the Bauhinia. After the return, the emblem, flag and coins of the Special Administrative Region will all use the Bauhinia. Therefore, the Bauhinia can fully represent Hong Kong. At this time, Mr. Zhou's creation of "Bauhinia March" must be for Hong Kong's return."

"Yes, it must be for this. Since Hong Kong has returned, there are various collection activities. Our school has also been collecting special paintings recently."

The girl is from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and their school also has a special art exhibition on the return of Hong Kong. Every school has such activities.

Some schools hold art exhibitions, some schools collect poetry, and some schools make movies.

Linda nodded. “I see.”

The return of Hong Kong to China was an international event. Although Linda was not in the news field, she also paid attention to it. However, she was not aware that the Bauhinia was the city flower of Hong Kong.

It is completely understandable that Y composed a song for such an important matter.

This is great news for music fans, and Linda is naturally very happy as it means that she has new material and doesn't have to worry about having nothing to write when she returns.

However, she would like to take some time to understand the history of Hong Kong and the circumstances of this return, so that she can better analyze the new music.

Fortunately, she is in China, so it is very convenient for her to learn about these things.

In the studio of CCTV Channel 3, Sun Dong was very excited when he heard Zhou Yan's words.

"I didn't even know that Director Zhou had composed a song specifically to celebrate Hong Kong's return."

Liu Lu saw the program in advance and knew there was such a song, so she was not surprised. She said with a smile, "I think Mr. Zhou is very low-key when he is composing."

"Haha, he's not low-key, he's just very efficient. Anyway, when he was in school, I basically never saw him create."

After teaching at the Orchestra Department, Zhou Yan spent very little time in school. When he was in school, he was basically busy with work, so it was naturally impossible for him to compose.

"In fact, in order to celebrate Hong Kong's return to China, many excellent works have appeared in the literary and artistic circles, and there have been many various related activities in recent months."

Sun Dong nodded, "Well, our school also has related activities. The composition department has released several pieces of music, all of which are quite good, and the orchestra has also organized a performance. When the piano boy was still rehearsing at school, if Director Zhou had a new work, we would have the opportunity to hear it in the school concert hall. Now they are rehearsing in Director Zhou's studio, so we don't have this opportunity."

"It doesn't matter, because the unknown brings surprises." Liu Lu smiled and said, "We will be able to hear this new song soon."

"Yes, I believe Director Zhou can bring us surprises."

At this time, Liu Lu raised her eyebrows and said, "Oh, the director gave the camera to Hong Kong singer Zhang Guorong... and Zhang Xueyou."

The camera cut several times in succession, giving close-ups of those Hong Kong stars.

Just now, after Zhou Yan said that his new work is called "Bauhinia March", there was loud cheering at the scene, and these Hong Kong stars also waved their hands to show their support.

The cameramen at the scene had been keeping an eye on these Hong Kong stars for a long time, and they immediately turned the camera over when the opportunity arose.

As the day of Hong Kong's return to China approaches, more and more Hong Kong stars are expressing their stance. For people like Leslie Cheung, attending the Forbidden City Concert is the best way to express their stance.

On the stage, Zhou Yan listened to the cheers of the audience and smiled knowingly.

After that, he didn't say hello to the audience. He just stood up, put down the bamboo flute in his hand, and then took a triangle from the staff.

At first, the audience did not see what Zhou Yan was holding in his hand. After all, the triangle was not very conspicuous.

However, after Zhou Yan got the triangle, he held it up and showed it to everyone.

"Next, I will play this instrument."

Those who can come to the concert today basically have some understanding of music, and most of them know what a triangle is.

Therefore, when Zhou Yan was seen holding a triangle in his hand, a burst of laughter broke out at the scene.

They had never seen the main character playing the triangle at a concert.

Zhou Yan didn't even plan to hide in the band. He just stood in the center of the second-floor stage with a triangle in his hand.

Such a scene seems somewhat humorous.

The triangle is of course a serious musical instrument, but people always make all kinds of jokes about it, and it has also been given some funny colors.

At this time, the audience outside was a little confused. They had no idea why the audience inside was laughing.

"Why is everyone laughing?" Linda asked.

The girl shook her head. "I don't know. Teacher Zhou just said he would play this instrument. He must have picked up an interesting instrument."

"What kind of musical instrument can make everyone laugh like this?" Linda racked her brains but couldn't think of an answer.

However, Zhou Yan seemed to know that the audience outside were confused, so he knocked on the triangle on purpose.

The crisp sound spread outside and some people with sharp ears immediately heard it.

"It's a triangle."

When they heard that it was a triangle, the audience outside also started laughing.

... Zhou Yan held the triangle in his hand and said with a smile, "It seems that it doesn't get your respect. But I must tell you that the triangle is the instrument I am best at besides the bamboo flute. Please wait and see what happens next."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Yan knocked on the triangle three times in a row, and the sound was crisp and loud.

The band conductor Yue Lin seemed to have received some kind of signal, raised his hands and started beating immediately.

The first sound to come out was the violin, with a rapid rhythm. Then Zhou Yan raised his hand and hit the triangle, and the viola and cello came in. The rapid notes gradually became melodious, like a huge scroll slowly unfolding in front of the audience.

What’s interesting is that although Zhou Yan hit the triangle, many people actually didn’t hear the sound of the triangle because he hit it very lightly. Even in a concert hall, it might not be audible, let alone outdoors.

Most of the audience inside the Temple of Heaven could not hear it, and the audience outside the Temple of Heaven could hear it even less.

The difference between inside and outside is that although the audience inside can't hear it, they can see Zhou Yan hitting the triangle, but the audience outside can't see it.

When he knocked, it didn't seem like he was participating in the performance, but more like he was helping to conduct. The action had more practical significance than anything else.

But at this time, no one paid attention to these things because their attention was on the music itself.

The tempo of this piece of music is very fast, and there is no warm-up part, the emotions come out all at once.

After the viola and cello came in, various flutes and clarinets came in. The whole piece immediately became richer in layers, and the momentum became more and more majestic.

After adding instruments such as flutes, some audiences actually heard a scent of sea breeze in the music.

Perhaps it is because musical instruments such as flutes are always associated with the seaside, so when we hear the sounds of these instruments, we naturally think of the harbor. It may also be because the song is called "Bauhinia March", so when people hear it, they will think of the Hong Kong River, and then the harbor.

Afterwards, the trumpet and trombone came out, adding a sense of grandeur and solemnity to the song. Especially after the French horn came out, the other instruments stopped for a long time, and then percussion instruments such as the timpani and snare drum came in, and the tension was immediately maximized.

When you hear a piece like this, you feel like a big battle is about to take place.

Zhou Yan, on the other hand, would knock on the triangle from time to time.

In fact, no one knew whether he was knocking or not. They could only see him knocking but could not hear the sound of the triangle.

Only Zhou Yan himself knew that he had knocked every time, but sometimes the force was not strong enough for ordinary people to hear. Not everyone's ears were as good as his.

This song "Bauhinia March" is actually adapted from "He's a Pirate", the theme song of the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Zhou Yan made some simple changes to the original song, and when arranging the orchestra, he particularly highlighted the French horn and percussion instruments, making the song more tense.

Of course, not the whole song is tense. In the middle and later parts, there are still very soothing parts that can resonate with people.

Music is really an interesting thing. Although music itself has colors, more often than not, what you give it is more important, because color may just guide people's thinking.

For example, this song was originally the theme song of "Pirates of the Caribbean". Anyone who has seen the movie and hears this song will definitely think of the movie, the sea, the enchanting Captain Jack Sparrow and the Black Pearl.

They'll think of stories about pirates and passion, and all kinds of weird and wonderful fantasy stories.

However, people who have never heard of this song probably won’t think of pirates when they hear it for the first time. They will only feel excited by the powerful rhythm and grand narrative.

At this time, Zhou Yan told everyone that the song was called "Bauhinia March", so the audience naturally thought of Hong Kong.

In fact, most people at the scene thought that "Bauhinia March" was a very appropriate song.

It was passionate and surging, and everyone seemed to hear the power of resistance and fearless courage, and the tenacious spirit of pursuing freedom.

I thought of the past humiliation and the arrival of a brand new future.

This piece of music is very magnificent in itself, and combined with the setting of the Taimiao, it had a particularly strong impact on the audience. Many of the audience members blushed and looked excited after listening to it.

Han Sanping was sitting in the front row and was also a little excited.

He couldn't help but sigh that at his age, he was still excited by this song, so he could imagine how those young people would react.

If the soldiers were to listen to such music before a battle, the army's combat effectiveness would probably be improved to a higher level.

No wonder it’s called a march, listening to this song makes me want to fight a war.

During this period, Han Sanping actually listened to several songs composed for Hong Kong's return, most of which were very lyrical, similar to "Song of Seven".

It was the first time that Han Sanping heard such a majestic, magnificent and exciting theme song.

Compared with those songs, Han Sanping still prefers this "Bauhinia March", which makes people feel happy when listening to it.

On such a great day, we should be passionate and there is no point in crying.

Hong Kong’s return is not due to anyone’s mercy, but to China’s own strength.

Although there is a gap between China and those countries in Europe and the United States now, we are at least an independent country. Even if we don’t have much, we have always worked hard to fight for the right to speak and have never given up.

This is the resilience of our country and the hope of our country.

When Zhang Guorong heard this song, he nodded repeatedly. Compared with those works that focus on the return of wanderers, he prefers this kind of tense and confident song.

……

Outside the Imperial Ancestral Temple, when the "Bauhinia March" was halfway through playing, Linda could clearly feel that the people around her were very excited, especially the boy with glasses who had just interrupted. His eyes were red and there were tears in them.

As a foreigner, it is actually very difficult to empathize with the Chinese people's feelings about the return of Hong Kong, but this song "March of the Bauhinias" does have the power to move people.

As a music-related journalist, Linda has always known that music can influence people.

But this was the first time that Linda felt up close how a piece of music could affect the audience on such a large scale, and how profoundly.

A few days ago, Linda learned an idiom called "surrounded by enemies on all sides". In the background story of this idiom, music has an exaggerated power, and the Han army undermined the morale of the Chu army with only songs.

Now seeing the scene before her, Linda no longer doubted that music could have such power.

At this time, she had even started to think about the draft. She must write everything that happened at this moment into her column to let everyone know what kind of amazing composer Y is. (End of this chapter)