When Qi Mu was still in China, he once heard Zheng Weiqiao say such a joke: If you are liked by millions of people, you are an idol superstar; if you are liked by millions of people, you are a leader; if you are liked by hundreds of millions of people... Oh! So you are RMB!
Although this is just a casual joke, it also illustrates a truth-
No one in the world will be liked by everyone.
Even a good-natured person like Mr. Dorenza has Zayev deceived and betrayed behind his back, let alone others
There are many music fans around the world who like Paganini, the king of the violin, and some people even love it as a legend that they are chasing for a lifetime. Of course, there are also many people who hate this master, thinking that he has gorgeous skills, but the sound of the piano lacks emotion.
This is naturally nonsense. After all, the music of hundreds of years ago will not be preserved by any means. Only the notes and music reviews of the listeners record the legend of this violin master.
The difficulty of the violin is divided into two parts, the first is skill, and the second is emotion.
Beethoven's "Violin Concerto in D major" is a piece full of emotion, even people who don't know music at all can experience a kind of happiness and satisfaction that emerges on the strings from the music, and even A lot of people think-
"After listening to this song, no matter how bad my mood is, I feel happy all of a sudden."
But this "D major" is really not a difficult piece. In the hands of professional violinists, it can only be regarded as medium difficulty, without too many complicated techniques.
Having feelings is enough to reflect the beauty of this song, do you need anything else
The icing on the cake is easy to say, but difficult to do. Some people have indeed adapted this song over the years, but there are few people who feel amazing. It can only be said that it is almost the same as the original song, and there is not much improvement.
To adapt a piece of music requires not only the adaptor's understanding and cognition of the piece, but also the adaptor's excellent ear and musical skills. Therefore, people who can usually arrange a piece of music are masters of music in certain aspects, such as outstanding pianists, violinists, cellists and so on.
Of course, in an orchestra, the conductor and the principal violinist usually do this job. For example, the two arrangements of "Ave Maria" and "Blue Danube" that Qi Mu once played were performed by him and Mr. Walls. Discussed and edited together.
But now this "D major" is no longer possible to have other people's participation.
Under the stage, Mr. Dorenza's waist was straight, his body leaned forward slightly, and his eyes were staring at the low-eyed young man playing on the stage. over any small rhythm.
But now the speed of the youth's performance is too fast, so even Mr. Dorenza woke up suddenly when he heard the second stanza, and shouted in a low voice: "The second movement's small broad board?!"
The four Motors on the side were stunned.
The elements of a piece of music are divided into 9 aspects, including rhythm, melody, harmony, dynamics and so on.
Another element of rhythm is speed. When composing a piece of music, composers often mark symbols on the score to tell the performer at what speed to play the piece. Generally speaking, such symbols are Italian, ranging from the slowest wide board, Adagio, Adagio… all the way to Medium, Allegro, Presto.
And the speed slightly faster than the wide board is called the small wide board—
"Larghetto. 』
Beethoven's "D major" has three movements in total, the first movement is not too fast allegro, the third movement is an allegro, and the second movement is a small wide plate.
This second movement is the most lyrical piece of Beethoven in the whole piece. It is composed of clarinet and violin as the main melody, showing a gentle and smooth rhythm, which makes people feel relaxed.
But now, the melody played by Qi Mu can't really be called a small broad board, no, it has even exceeded the speed of the allegro, and it has really become a presto!
I am afraid that only the master of Dorenza can tell what the tune that has been accelerated several times is in ten seconds, because everyone present found that when the second movement has accelerated to a presto, it has an extraordinary Imagining the rush and enthusiasm!
Just listen to that passionate and extremely fast melody, which is coming out from the small sound hole. The young man's slender fingers have become phantoms, moving quickly back and forth on the strings. And his right hand is holding the bow, jumping the bow at a faster speed!
Five tones... no!
It is ten notes, a dozen notes jumping out on a bow at the same time!
Simply increasing the tempo at the tempo of the piece is not a good arrangement, because sometimes the melody is not suitable to play at this speed, and sometimes the melody needs to add a few notes, or omit a few notes.
So at this moment, the music of this second movement is already slightly different from the original version, but if you listen carefully, it still repeats Beethoven's main melody, but the more lively and cheerful tune than the third movement makes people feel I couldn't help feeling excited, as if I saw the rising sun!
More orgasm than orgasm!
Obviously it was suddenly interrupted in the original climax of the third movement, but the connected tune does not make people feel awkward at all, on the contrary, it makes people wonder: Could it be... Beethoven made such a small game from the beginning, Want to see if any future generations can discover its intentions
Listening to such high and joyful music, Mr. Dorenza's frowning eyebrows slowly stretched out. His eyes were still fixed on Qi Mu's body, but the confusion in it had been replaced by deep appreciation at this time.
Not just the Masters of Toronto!
Mottol, Nazat, Anthony, Tuckerman…
All the judges who heard this couldn't help but smile.
They have always believed that age is not a necessary factor to consider a good musician. For example, Mozart performed on stage at the age of 4, Schubert wrote hundreds of classic songs before the age of 31, and as recently as Auston Bert Lime wrote his first etude at the age of 9, and Ketori won the Paganini Violin Competition at the age of 14.
You say, how can God's heart be so crooked
Such a violinist with outstanding strength and excellent sense of sound is still so personable and handsome? !
This mind is out of the solar system! ! !
And Qi Mu on the stage, naturally unaware of the chaotic thoughts of the people in the audience, after inserting this second movement into the music at a very fast speed, he quickly brought the melody back with his extremely beautiful scales. to the original sheet music.
When the song was over, even Qi Mu gasped for breath, and the white and plump forehead was covered with thin sweat.
Although he had such an idea and tried it out in the lounge before, when he performed his own repertoire again, Qi Mu still spent twelve minutes to ensure the harmony of the rhythm with absolute pitch.
After waiting for a few seconds, Qi Mu took a deep breath and looked at everyone under the stage with a smile. As soon as his eyes met Mr. Dorensa, he heard a high "Bravo" from the side!
Qi Mu turned his eyes in surprise and saw that Mr. Motor, the second commander of Wei Ai, was looking at him seriously at this time. He stood up and kept clapping. Under his leadership, the other four also laughed and applauded, and even the two staff members standing at the door (including the rigid and serious Roman) applauded with great appreciation.
If it weren't for the circumstances, I'm afraid they would have shouted "Encore".
Qi Mu bowed politely and thanked him. Mr. Dorensa looked at the young man with satisfaction and said with a smile, "Since you have finished the performance, I can call 'Xiao Qi' now, right?"
With that said, Dorensa turned to look at the four judges next to her, and the latter nodded, saying, "The performance is over, so there's no need to avoid suspicion, Dorensa."
So Master Dorensa continued: "Xiao Qi, before you came on stage, I was held hostage by these hateful guys: they didn't allow me to say a word to you, they thought... I would favor you and give Do you suggest?"
Seeing the helpless look on Master Dorenza's face, Qi Mu couldn't help but chuckle.
Mr. Nazat, who was only listening to the side, joked: "Dorensa, don't deny the account. Who took the recommendation letters from Bertram and Akkad a few days ago and strongly suggested direct recruitment at the band members meeting. Did Qi Mu become the deputy chief? You said it again in the last meeting yesterday, don't think that you can skip the recruitment meeting by getting the recommendation letters from Farrar and Lance again."
After hearing this, Mr. Dorenza smiled wryly and spread his hands, and said to Qi Mu: "Xiao Qi, look, these stubborn guys don't believe in your strength at all. I told them repeatedly that you are in Paley. What a great performance at the Mori Theatre concert, even Auston and the others can attest!"
Qi Muke never thought that Mr. Dorenza would even think of "omitting the recruitment meeting and directly recruiting him as deputy chief", but at this moment, when he heard this, his heart softened. , very impressed.
Mr. Dorensa did listen to Qi Mu's performances several times, and also received the album sent to him by Professor Akkad, but even if Qi Mu can really pass the recruitment meeting with his own strength, Mr. Dorensa is recruiting. This behavior before the meeting is also risky enough.
In case Qi Mu is not up to the job, then it is simply smashing Aberk Dorenza's signboard.
A conductor can't even distinguish the sound of the musicians from good or bad
Then you can pack up and get out.
In response, Qi Mu said with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Dorensa, I believe you won't give me any hints."
At this time, Motor reluctantly spread his hands: "I also put five Mozart pieces in the lottery box, how come the three players who are playing are all Beethoven?"
The band's lead Anthony smiled and said, "Luck, Mr. Dorensa has always had good luck."
After a few people laughed again, Mr. Dorensa looked at Qi Mu and asked seriously: "Xiao Qi, the third movement you just made really surprised us. Now I want to ask you a question. , why did you choose to arrange this piece like this? I hope you can give me a reasonable answer, otherwise…”
"On behalf of the great Mr. Beethoven, I cruelly reject your adaptation."