The reason why any musical instrument can become mainstream in the world.
It is definitely not because of how profound its historical heritage is, nor is it because of how many world-class awards it has won in countries around the world.
The most fundamental reason is definitely because this instrument has played many world-famous works and has played music that most people in the world like to listen to!
It’s not hard to see!
Why has the piano become the king of musical instruments in the world
It's not because the piano can produce beautiful sounds.
It is because, throughout history, the piano has played the most music that can be heard by the most people.
Almost everyone in the world has heard a lot of pleasant piano music.
There is only one thing that can compare to the piano!
That's the guitar!
The guitar is not a classical instrument, nor is it a favorite instrument of musical artists.
So, the guitar does not have any world-class awards, but it is one of the most popular instruments among the public, and even the word "one" can be removed.
Because not everyone can learn to play the piano, but almost everyone can learn to play the guitar!
Moreover, in the pop music circles of countries around the world, the vast majority of songs have guitar accompaniment.
Folk and rock, the two major music genres that dominated the world's pop music scene from the 1950s to the 1980s, were dominated by guitars!
so!
The reason why guitar can become popular all over the world is that it is rooted in pop music.
The saxophone has an equally rich historical heritage. It has been around for hundreds of years and has appeared in many symphonies. It is one of the indispensable instruments in a symphony orchestra.
However, the saxophone has been a relatively unknown instrument for hundreds of years, and is not even as famous as niche instruments such as the trumpet!
The reason is that saxophone does not have a masterpiece that is popular all over the world!
Now…
Wang Qian brought a popular saxophone masterpiece, which he performed to the world at this moment of global attention, allowing the whole world to know about this instrument!
You could say…
If the saxophone gradually becomes one of the mainstream instruments in the future, then Wang Qian's saxophone playing today will be of great significance.
so!
When Wang Qian quickly wrote down the music score of this saxophone piece on the blackboard.
Rick and other saxophone players at the scene, as well as all those who are learning saxophone around the world, quickly wrote it down, thinking that they would study it carefully after returning home to facilitate their next performance.
Even top pianists such as Max, Mellon, and Malone were concentrating on the score of this piece.
Many other professionals stared at every note written by Wang Qian without blinking.
Everyone wants to find out the secret of Wang Qian’s excellence from his works!
but…
Wang Qian at the podium didn't write very smoothly either.
because.
He really couldn't remember the score of this song very clearly.
After writing a few notes, he would carefully recall the feeling of the performance just now and find those notes from there.
This, however, made the whole place even quieter.
Because this just proves what Wang Qian said just now!
—He just played this piece of music on impulse, without writing any score in advance.
Therefore, all eyes that were staring at Wang Qian's figure were filled with obvious admiration and disbelief, and no one dared to speak, for fear of disturbing Wang Qian's thoughts. If Wang Qian was unable to write those notes, thus making the song incomplete, it would be a loss for everyone present.
This silent gaze continued until Wang Qian wrote the last note.
The work itself was very short, but it took Wang Qian more than 20 minutes to finish it.
This time was beyond his expectations.
But no one else at the scene was surprised.
They all felt that this was Wang Qian’s real live creation.
Therefore, it doesn’t matter if it takes a little longer. Being able to create an excellent piece of work in just twenty minutes is definitely considered a quick shooter in history.
When Wang Qian put down the chalk, turned around and looked at everyone in the audience.
Applause broke out spontaneously.
Most people immediately and spontaneously applauded.
While clapping, Max waved to Sophia and others, asking them to put away the blackboard that was filled with writing so that Wang Qian could continue writing.
Today, Max will collect every word written by Wang Qian and will not allow them to be erased.
“It’s beautiful saxophone music.”
“It is the most memorable saxophone piece I have ever heard.”
“Saxophone has needed a piece like this for a long time.”
“Perhaps no one expected that Wang Qian would create such a saxophone piece today.”
"God doesn't know what will happen, he is a piano player..."
…
The discussions at the scene left many people speechless.
Creating a masterpiece for an instrument during its first performance has never happened in the history of music and is theoretically impossible.
Everyone at the scene knew they were witnessing history.
Wang Qian waved his hand to suppress the enthusiastic applause from the audience, and said with a smile: "This saxophone piece is named Going Home. I hope everyone will not forget their families and go home more often to spend time with their loved ones when they have time."
"When I return to China tomorrow, I will re-record this piece and post it online as soon as possible so that those who like it can download it and listen carefully."
"In fact, today's performance was very hasty and simple. I just had a lot of ideas, and I will try them out when I record it, and try to make the performance of this piece more three-dimensional and clear!"
“Thank you all…”
The applause from the audience rang out again for a few seconds.
Afterwards, Wang Qian turned around and continued to write notes on the replaced blackboard, saying, "Now, let's return to the topic of today's class - piano."
The noise at the scene quieted down again.
Most of them were still recalling the emotional saxophone performance just now. Now, after hearing Wang Qian's words, they tried to change their emotions as quickly as possible, returned to the piano, and began to recall in their minds the several nocturnes that Wang Qian had just played, so that they could better understand Wang Qian's subsequent piano works.
because!
The work Wang Qian continued to write on the blackboard was still a continuation of the nocturne series just now - Nocturne in F major.
Wang Qian quickly wrote the notes one by one on the blackboard.
All the pianists and classical music artists on the scene sat upright.
Everyone can see that the core of Wang Qian's series is the word "nocturne".
Although, Wang Qian just played three pieces without explaining any words.
However, many of these music artists can naturally grasp some core rules and similar things from Wang Qian's three works.
The core point is nocturne!
From all three works, they can feel the tranquility of the night and the faint sadness.
Although the feeling of sadness is very faint, and even mixed with other emotions, it is indeed a sadness that comes from the bottom of my heart.
The core of comedy is tragedy!
The core of tragedy is actually comedy!
Professor Dawson's eyes did not leave the blackboard, and he whispered to Taylor: "What a pity, Max and Juilliard School have made a fortune. We should bring Wang Qian back to Curtis at all costs. This class should take place in Curtis. This class is too important..."
With Professor Dawson's vision and thinking, it is almost certain that Wang Qian's journey to becoming a master this time will be truly successful.
And it all started at the Juilliard School!
Dawson had a feeling that he had been ripped off.
He was the first person to discover Wang Qian's amazing talent in China, and then he found a way to bring Wang Qian to Curtis to give lectures, which made Wang Qian accepted by the European and American classical music circles, greatly enhanced Curtis' reputation, and provided a lot of foundation for the next ranking improvement.
But…
Neither he nor anyone else could have imagined that Wang Qian would become a master so soon.
I never expected it.
Wang Qian’s journey to becoming a master will begin at the Juilliard School.
As a result, the benefits enjoyed by Juilliard School are simply countless.
Dawson looked at Max with some envy and anger in his eyes.
Taylor smiled bitterly and whispered: "Professor, we should indeed show more sincerity!"
Dawson was silent.
Hoffman was silent for a moment.
Indeed, Curtis and Wang Qian have a better relationship, and Wang Qian already holds a nominal professorship at Curtis.
However, there has been no progress on what Curtis had told Wang Qin before, about opening Chinese musical instrument courses in the college.
Curtis is still waiting and watching, wanting to wait until Wang Qian makes further progress before fulfilling this promise, so that the resistance will be much smaller.
Dawson thought that if Curtis Institute opened Chinese classical musical instrument courses directly within the institute first, Wang Qian would definitely agree to give lectures at Curtis and would not accept the invitation from Juilliard School.
After all, the conditions at Juilliard were the same...
Why!
Several teachers and students from Curtis College sighed softly, feeling bitter, as if they had missed out on the most precious thing in the world.
In fact, for famous classical music schools, what Wang Qian is doing at this moment is the most precious thing in the world.
Zhu Fenghe also whispered to his daughter Juliet: "To be honest, girl, your greatest achievement in this life may be to become Wang Qian's student."
Juliet didn't seem displeased at all when she heard this, and there was even a hint of pride on her pretty face.
A student who could become a musical giant.
This is definitely the greatest honor for those who study classical music!
If Wang Qian succeeds in his missionary work in the future, the students he has taught will certainly be qualified to leave their names in history.
However, Juliet then said: "I hope that everyone can know that I am Juliet, not that I am Wang Qian's student!"
Zhu Fenghe smiled and said, "Then you have to work harder! If you want to surpass him, that may be harder than surpassing God..."
Zhu Fenghe's evaluation of Wang Qian also reached an unprecedented height.
As a disciple of one of Europe's top aristocratic families, Zhu Fenghe has made great achievements in classical music, but his understanding of classical music also far exceeds that of other music artists.
After all, most of the great musicians in history were born into aristocratic families. Some were direct descendants of aristocrats, and some were servants of aristocrats.
Therefore, in the aristocratic circles of Europe, we can learn more behind-the-scenes information about some of the greatest musicians in history.
Zhu Fenghe knew that Wang Qian’s current achievements were actually not much worse than those of the musical masters.
After all, all the works released by Wang Qian since his debut have become popular all over the world, and each one of them has proved his talent and strength. This alone is no less than that of the three great musicians who come after him.
However, Wang Qian debuted too late, and because he is Chinese, he is not recognized in the European and American music and art fields.
Wang Qian wanted to prove himself as a great musician, but the difficulty was multiplied. The great musicians he knew in history were several times more difficult...
When Wang Qian truly becomes a music master recognized by the whole world, Zhu Fenghe believes that his works are enough to enable at least three or four European and American musicians to become music masters.
But for Wang Qian, this is only enough to get recognition for Wang Qian alone!
That's the gap.
Zhu Fenghe stared at Wang Qian, with deep admiration in his eyes.
Under everyone's gaze, Wang Qian wrote each note on the blackboard stroke by stroke without any hesitation, and a complete work quickly appeared on the blackboard.
The slight discussions stopped again and silence returned to the scene.
Because everyone knows that after writing it, Wang Qian will perform it.
This class.
Wang Qian would not give any detailed explanations or interpretations.
He can only write and play!
Just these two.
Sure enough, under everyone's gaze.
After Wang Qian put down the chalk, he slowly walked to the piano. After a few seconds of silence, his hands slowly began to move on the keys. Quiet and tranquil notes flowed throughout the venue and spread to the whole world.
Just a few opening notes, some music appears...
Everyone's mind involuntarily sketched out a picture of a quiet night, walking alone on the road at night, feeling a little lonely, but also enjoying the joy of loneliness, but deep in the heart there was a faint sadness.
Who wants to truly enjoy being alone
The dark and quiet night can best evoke the deepest emotions in our hearts.
Wang Qian slowly closed his eyes and devoted himself to the performance of this piece. Each note seemed to come alive and enter everyone's heart.
Many music artists at the scene also listened carefully, and then gradually closed their eyes, using their hearts to feel the emotions in each note and the pictures expressed in them.
Most of the music artists in the first few rows, as well as veteran classical music lovers, almost closed their eyes, with expressions of enjoyment on their faces, as if they were tasting the most delicious food in the world.
Max, Marlon, Sophie, Melon, Dawson, Hoffman, Rick, Hans Lawson, Ononga, He Chaohui, Christine...
etc…
They all closed their eyes.
For the first time, I truly felt Wang Qian’s music with my whole heart.
To viewers around the world who were watching the live broadcast on TV, a strange picture was presented.
A man was playing the piano on the stage with his eyes closed.
Thousands of audience members sat in their chairs and listened with their eyes closed...
Many viewers in front of the TV did not have such a deep feeling when they saw this picture. They just thought it sounded good, but they did not have any special feelings.
Many people can't help but ask...
Does it really sound so good