"Endless Motion" is Paganini's most famous etude, bar none.
Just like its name, the melody of this piece is relatively repetitive, and it is just a simple test and training of the player's skills, testing the endurance and elasticity of the left hand to press the strings, and the right hand to jump the bow and change the strings. Many large-scale orchestras will use this piece as a compulsory piece for recruiting members to test their violin skills.
This piece has a total length of 2,212 notes, and Paganini was able to play it in 3 minutes and 3 seconds, which translates to more than 12 notes per second!
This is unimaginable and unsurpassable for today's violinists.
And since Paganini, the best violinist in the world can only play this piece to 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Among them, even Professor Akkad could only play it within 3 minutes and 32 seconds when he was young, which is enough to see how difficult this piece is.
In fact, the difficulty is not the highest. If the playing time of this piece is slowed down, I am afraid that even amateurs can play it completely. But unfortunately, the test of this piece is to play it completely in the shortest amount of time.
In the quiet rehearsal room, everyone held their breath and looked seriously at the young man who was standing in the center of the room and started to play.
Some of them widened their eyes and stared at the young man's rapidly pressing left hand, while others quietly turned on the stopwatch, ready to count the other party's playing time.
I am afraid that there has never been such a long 3 minutes in the world, with more than 10 tones per second ringing in the piano room. None of the students could see how fast Qi Mu was pulling the bow and pressing the strings, but at least they knew...
It's definitely not slow!
The continuous and repeated melody played continuously in the rehearsal room. The young man's slender and white fingers seemed to have life, dancing on the piano handle easily and skillfully, constantly changing and pressing the strings.
No more tricks, just fast, fast, fast!
When the whole piece reached the second minute, many members of the violin department already felt an inexplicable soreness in their wrists. They who are most qualified to express their opinions on this piece naturally know that this piece of music has already tested their endurance at this stage.
This kind of high-intensity pressing and changing bows makes muscles sore and wrists sore. Most of them can't stand it anymore at this time, so they put this song on the high floor and heard "Infinite Movement" from a distance All three words feel like a tragedy in the world.
But what they couldn't believe was—
Qi Mu's speed didn't slow down in the slightest!
Even... it was a little faster! ! !
There were already girls in the violin department covering their mouths in amazement, while Derain and the others who had just entered the rehearsal room also widened their eyes in horror, looking at Qi Mu's movements in disbelief.
When the whole song seems to enter the last minute, everyone feels that time has slowed down to the level of a century.
They watched this handsome and beautiful young man play the last two notes calmly and easily. After a long time, the whole scene was still dead silent and no one moved.
In the end, Kaijie, the piano department who was provocative in advance, clapped dazedly, and then the thunderous applause of nearly 100 members roared in the rehearsal room.
The whole song was over. At this time, Derain finally couldn't help but scolded: "God, don't let my teacher see Xiao Qi's performance... Otherwise, the teacher will definitely scold me to death!"
Where did he need these words, Lina on the side nodded and said, "That's it... I finally understand how terrifying Professor Akkad is, Xiao Qi's skills are so excellent, yet he always makes Akkad The professor is not satisfied?!"
Many people were whispering in amazement, and finally someone remembered and asked how long they played, so the student who counted the stopwatch quickly raised his mobile phone and exclaimed: "3 minutes and 40 seconds! No... It's 3 minutes 39 44 seconds!!!"
This answer silenced everyone present. Even Kaijie, who had just proposed the number 3 minutes and 40 seconds, froze and looked at the person who was standing in front of the crowd, who described Zhang Li with a strange and wonderful look. of youth.
If Qi Mu could read everyone's heart, he would probably only hear one word from Qi Shushua—
"monster! 』
At the age of 22, he played "Infinite Movement" to within 3 minutes and 40 seconds. This is not a monster... or something!
Even Kedori back then had never heard of him being so powerful! ! !
In fact, how do these innocent and innocent students know that Qi Mu only accepted a daunting task from Professor Akkad when class was over last night—
Play "Infinite Motion" to less than 3 minutes and 35 seconds in one week!
So Qi Mu started practicing this song after returning to the apartment last night. When he practiced for the first time, he had not touched this piece for many years, so he only reached the speed of 3 minutes and 50 seconds. And by the time of the second practice, I already had a speed of 3 minutes and 47 seconds!
If An Ge knew that he had practiced the tune for more than a month, and Xiao Qi had only practiced twice to reach his speed, then he would probably not be able to express An Ge's grief and indignation even though he vomited three liters of blood.
However, in the next practice, Qi Mu rested his fingers and practiced for more than two hours, but he never broke the 3 minutes and 40 seconds mark. It was not until this morning that he managed to reach the speed of 3 minutes and 40 seconds after some subtle movements by Professor Akkad.
Even Qi Mu didn't even think about it... He could really play within 3 minutes and 40 seconds just now. After all, this result is indeed a bit too appalling for an ordinary student who hasn't graduated yet.
But this also means: Qi Mu has completed the almost impossible "Orchestra Rules".
If it is said that the members of the woodwind group were very friendly to Qi Mu just because they admired Min Chen. So now... They really admire the strength of this interim chief!
You said "Infinite Motion" is not difficult
Yes, even amateurs can play.
However, can you play within 3 minutes and 40 seconds! ! !
Not only in the woodwind group, but even Kaijie in the color instrument group with empty hands, completely wilted like a frosted eggplant. Witnessed by the other members of the orchestra, he pouted and apologized to Qi Mu. Although he still looked very unconvinced, he also knew that Qi Mu really had the strength to defeat Lanster.
Not only Kaijie, but also another member of the piano department who was present was silently reciting in his heart: When will this guy graduate, when will this guy graduate, when will this guy graduate... I have to say the important things three times.
They have already accepted their fate in the piano department. As long as this "monster" doesn't graduate in one day, their piano department will not even think about getting the first place in the assessment. Alas, you said... Why isn't Xiao Qi from their piano department
Since even the piano students were completely convinced, no one in the entire orchestra would have any doubts about Qi Mu's strength.
So in the afternoon rehearsal, Cliff, the senior conductor of the conducting department, took Qi Mu to get acquainted with the various musical instruments in the orchestra first, so that he and all the members became familiar with each other. Then he asked Qi Mu to temporarily manage the practice of the members of the first violin group, so that he could become proficient in the tasks of the chief.
Most of the members of the first violin group are acquainted with Qi Mu, especially Derain and Zach. They are all the mentor's "closed disciples" and often contact Qi Mu for gatherings.
As for the other members of the first violin group, although they didn't have much contact with Qi Mu, they all knew this legendary figure who helped the violin department win the first place in the evaluation for two consecutive times.
An afternoon passed quickly. After Qi Mu performed a piece of Haydn's "Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor" for the first time with the orchestra, it was time for class.
While packing up his belongings and taking the 78 chapters CD, Qi Mu smiled and greeted some members of the orchestra. After he had packed up, Cliff walked out of the rehearsal room door with a smile and locked the door.
"Oh, Xiao Qi, in fact, I have heard your name for a long time. I heard the "Skylark" you played in the second evaluation before. It was really good! It's a pity that our conductor department can only sit in Listen to the audience, haha."
Cliff is a student of the dean of the command department, and it can be said that he has the same level of existence as Anger. In the academic orchestra setting of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Conservatoires de Paris, in addition to a conductor professor serving as the chief conductor, Cliff serves as the assistant chief to manage the daily affairs and training of the orchestra.
Hearing the other party's compliments, Qi Mu smiled and nodded, and said modestly: "Thank you for your compliment, Cliff. Your conductor is also very good. The afternoon song "Forty-fifth" I felt very lonely and parting. I mean, you did a great job!"
The two laughed and left the academy together.
In the days that followed, in addition to showing her homework to Professor Akkad in the morning, Qi Mu also devoted herself to the arduous practice of the academy orchestra in the afternoon. Do you think you can relax at night
Absolutely impossible!
Night was the only time he could practice "Infinite Movement", so Qi Mu naturally had to hurry up and practice.
Even Qi Mu felt a bit of a headache trying to practice this piece within 3 minutes and 35 seconds within a week. So he spent almost all of his rest time practicing this song, and he had very little time to reply to a text message or answer a phone call.
So when Professor Akkad was enjoying delicious chocolate, he suddenly saw a discussion group that had not spoken for a long time - [Little Angel's piano practice room] flashed again: Min Chen: [You gave him the latest order What a daunting task, Reed?]Faller: [Huh? Did Reed give Angel a difficult task? Reed, you can't do this, Angel is still a child, you have to take it one step at a time.]Reed: [Is it difficult to play "Infinite Motion" within 3 minutes and 35 seconds in a week?]Daniel: […Is there something wrong with my eyes? Why do I actually see someone who thinks that "Infinite Motion" within 3 minutes and 35 seconds is not difficult...] Farrer: [My God! Reed, you are simply inhuman!]
Reed: [Hmph, anyone of you can say me, but don't say it to Auston, I'm here to make Xiao Qi graduate earlier, thank me for not being in time, send me some chocolates.]Min Chen: […]
The next day, another large package of chocolates was airlifted from Turin to Paris.
Professor Akkad looked at so many delicious chocolates with a smile, raised his head and said to Qi Mu, who had just practiced "Infinite Movement" and was panting slightly: "Xiao Qi, the speed was a little slower just now, continue to speed up. !"
Qi Mu nodded in disbelief: "Well, yes, teacher!"
Professor Akkad nodded in relief, and when he opened the chocolate gift bag, he found a thin silver-trimmed card with a beautiful line of Italian written on it in beautiful squiggles—
[No embarrassment to him, Reed. —Auston Bertram.]Professor Akkad: "..."