The diva and I cross each other

Chapter 439: A Famous Song That Will Last Forever

Qi Suling is a professional pianist, and she knows how good Lin Shuwen's piano skills are.

Because Qi Suling knew Lin Shuwen's name before she entered the entertainment industry, and the reason she knew Lin Shuwen was because of her amazing talent in piano.

Qi Suling has been learning vocal music since she was young, and she only started to formally learn musical instruments after entering the entertainment industry.

She once had a senior piano teacher, and it was from this senior that she heard the name Lin Shuwen.

In terms of piano proficiency, Qi Suling herself is definitely not as good as Lin Shuwen. Even professionals who have studied piano for many years may not necessarily play better than Lin Shuwen.

Before entering the entertainment industry, probably when she was in high school, Lin Shuwen had won many major awards in the piano world. It is no exaggeration to say that she is a talented girl.

If she can focus on the piano, it will only be a matter of time before she can perform at the Vienna Golden Hall in the future.

Lin Shuwen did not continue to learn piano at that time, but took the college entrance examination normally, which made many people in the industry sigh.

With Lin Shuwen's level at that time, she could have lived a worry-free life for the rest of her life by playing the piano, and she could get a good salary for just giving a private lesson.

This piano piece was composed by Takiba. What kind of song will it be played by Lin Shuwen, who is regarded as a genius by many people in the industry?

Qi Suling put on headphones, sat on the sofa, slowly closed her eyes and listened carefully to the piano piece.

This piece of music seemed to have magical powers. When the first few notes came out, Qi Suling felt her heart calm down a little.

After about a minute, Qi Suling had already fallen in love with the song.

To be precise, the piano version of "Canon in D Major", at about 1 minute, is one of the most familiar classic passages to many people, and it is also the ringtone of Aunt Guo's cell phone.

A song with a long history and world-renowned reputation is sometimes like this.

You may not know its name, but when that familiar melody appears, you can even hum along. Every rise and fall of the note seems to be engraved in your heart.

Before she knew it, Qi Suling had finished listening to the entire song.

After listening, Qi Suling took a deep breath and played "Canon in D Major" again.

After listening to it four times in a row, Qi Suling murmured to herself, "The word genius is not enough to describe the ability of this piece of music."

Qi Suling is 36 years old. She has studied music for so many years and has been engaged in related work for almost 20 years. Qi Suling considers herself to be proficient in music theory.

But there are some things that the more you understand them, the more terrifying they become.

It’s like a mountain. No matter how many times you see its picture on the Internet, it’s hard to imagine how high it is unless you get close to it and climb it yourself.

Only when you personally reach the foot of the mountain, or collapse exhausted halfway up the mountain after trying your best, can you realize how majestic it is.

Among all the piano pieces, "Canon in D Major" has the meaning of standing on the top of a mountain and overlooking all the other mountains.

The canon itself is a melodic cycle pattern.

However, Qi Suling listened to this piece of music five times without feeling the slightest bit of impatience. It didn't make people feel bored, nor did it make people feel monotonous, nor did it make people feel repetitive.

This feeling is really wonderful. Qi Suling even feels that this "Canon in D Major" is better than all the canon-type songs she has learned!

After Qi Suling listened to Lin Shuwen's piano version three times in one breath, she was already deeply attracted to it.

Qi Suling hesitated for a moment, then went on her Weibo and recommended this piano piece.

It has nothing to do with anything else, she just wants more people to hear this piano piece. As a musician, Qi Suling also has her own ideals and persistence.

After forwarding the piano version of "Canon in D Major", Qi Suling immediately clicked on the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra's version.

This version does not have a piano. Qi Suling is very curious why Luo Ming would make a version of "Canon in D Major" without a piano. The piano is the king of musical instruments. Would "Canon in D Major" sound good without a piano?
Qi Suling put on her headphones and began looking for answers.

After Qi Suling clicked the play button, the piano-less version of "Canon in D Major" echoed in her ears.

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra's "Canon in D Major" starts with cello, which is very common in canon-type music, followed by violin.

The same was true for the performance of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. After the cello started playing, the violins followed. Qi Suling could even hear that there were two cellos starting the performance and three violins following, joining in at intervals of eight beats.

"There's nothing special here. There are only three different violin melodies, and each melody is only two bars long and is repeated." Qi Suling thought to herself.

However, the next second, Qi Suling's expression changed: "Huh? Isn't there a bit too much cello part from the beginning to the end? Normally there should be only two bars, but this piece of music is repeated at least twice! What a bold operation, aren't you afraid that the audience will get bored?" Soon, Qi Suling found that she had narrowed her mind. This was not just at least twice, the cello could be said to run through the entire piece.

After listening to it once, Qi Suling listened to it again to find out how many times the cello repeated.

Finally, Qi Suling listened to it five more times before she counted clearly that the piano-less version of "Canon in D Major" was repeated for cello a full 28 times!
“This Shanghai Symphony Orchestra is so amazing! The melody keeps repeating itself, and even the instruments are the same, but it never sounds monotonous or repetitive!

No, that's not right. It's not that the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra is great, it's that this song is too great. Now I understand why Luo Ming wanted to make this piano-free version, it's to prove how great this song is.

Whether there is a piano or not, his melody will never make people feel monotonous. It is a divine song, and it is definitely a divine song that will be remembered forever!" Qi Suling exclaimed.

"Ding Dong~" Qi Suling's WeChat rang. She looked down and found that someone in the Starlight Entertainment artist group had tagged her.

Qi Suling clicked on it and saw an old man from Starlight Entertainment: "Sister Ling, do you like the piano version or the non-piano version?"

Qi Suling looked through the chat history and found that the Starlight Entertainment group had exploded, with everyone discussing "Canon in D Major".

"Personally, I prefer the piano-free version. I practice violin, and the piano-free version uses cello and violin instead of piano, which is really amazing."

"I also prefer the piano-less version. It sounds lively with so many instruments."

"I don't understand music. I feel the piano version sounds better. The version without piano sounds too messy."

"I also prefer the piano version. Do you understand the value of the king of musical instruments?"

“Isn’t the suona the king of musical instruments?”

"No one recognizes suona outside of China. Piano is recognized as the king of musical instruments. The Canon in D Major played by piano is so beautiful. I have played it on repeat more than ten times."

Watching the artists in the work group express their opinions, Qi Suling compared the two versions of "Canon in D Major" and said, "I personally prefer the piano-free version. I don't know if you have the same feeling. The piano-free version of "Canon in D Major" sounds more complete, and the fact that this piece can be performed so perfectly without a piano shows how great this piece is."

After commenting, Qi Suling left without caring about the reactions of the people in the group.

Then Qi Suling clicked on the Penguin Music weekly chart, and her song was still number one.

Qi Suling breathed a sigh of relief, but soon she couldn't hold it anymore because she saw that the tenth on the weekly chart was Lin Shuwen's piano version of "Canon in D Major".

Qi Suling's mouth twitched. This is too fast! Qi Suling felt a little uncomfortable. After all, it was better to be defeated by other people's songs on the list.

Being pressed to the ground by pure music, doesn't that mean what the hell you are singing? Even if the pure music doesn't have singing, it sounds better than you with singing!

"Fortunately, today is already Saturday. The weekly chart looks at the cumulative data within a week. At least this week, 'Canon in D Major' will not make it to the top." Qi Suling murmured to himself.

But soon, Qi Suling thought of something, and she immediately clicked on the new song list.

At this time, "Canon in D Major" has reached the third place on the new song list.

Penguin Music’s new song chart is a chart that is only available for songs 10 days before they are released.

It’s 11 o’clock on Saturday morning. “Canon in D Major” has been online for less than 12 hours, and it has already reached the top three on the new song list.

Qi Suling didn't know what to say anymore. After a long silence, she smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that I won't be able to keep my first place in the weekly ranking next week, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep the first place in the monthly ranking in April either."

Leaving aside the battle over the charts, the discussion about "Canon in D Major" is becoming more and more heated at the moment.

There are only a few people like Qi Suling who understand music. Many netizens just listen to the song for fun. They just think that "Canon in D Major" is nice to listen to. They can't tell the playing techniques or what instruments are used, but they just can't help playing this song over and over again.

The comments section of Penguin Music is also saying this:

“This song is like magic. Once you listen to it, you can’t stop listening to it. You can’t help but play it on repeat.”

"I rarely listen to instrumental music, and even if I do, I only listen to it once or twice at most. But this piece is so different that I listened to it over and over again more than a dozen times without getting tired of it."

"I feel the same way. I have a feeling that as time goes by, this piece of music will become more and more famous. Maybe it will be as immortal as the famous pieces composed by Beethoven."

"It's really amazing that Mr. Takiba could write a piece like 'Canon in D Major'."

"The most important thing is that this song is free. Can I listen to it for free? I am willing to spend money, please charge me!"

(End of this chapter)