Chapter 772 Butterfly Lovers Goes to the World
After returning from the break, Lin Wanqing answered the question-"Butterfly Lovers".
"Guanghan Palace Breaking Song" is to mobilize the atmosphere, and "Yungong Xunyin" is to show foreigners that symphony can do this. The next two songs are cultural bullying of flying dragon riding on the face, "Er "Spring Reflects the Moon" once again introduced the erhu to the world.
The cultural output of "Yungong Xunyin" is relatively strong. This song can help foreigners deepen their understanding of Sun Wukong.
And "Butterfly Lovers" is the protagonist of this cultural export.
There are many well-known love stories in Chinese history, among which four are the most influential and widely spread, namely "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl", "Meng Jiangnu Crying at the Great Wall", "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" and "The Legend of the White Snake".
The love story described in "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" is more in line with foreigners' understanding of love.
Freedom, romance, perseverance until death, and sacrifice for love, this story has all the beautiful elements about love.
Cultures are different, but love is common. Everyone yearns for a beautiful love story.
The full name of the violin concerto "Butterfly Lovers" is "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", which was composed by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang in 1958.
This is a milestone in the nationalization of Chinese symphony. It is a perfect combination of Western symphony, Eastern folk music, and Yue opera tunes. This is a new attempt.
This song "Butterfly Lovers" is frequently performed on various large-scale occasions at home and abroad. It is one of the business cards of Chinese culture's external publicity and exchange.
This song has a wide influence all over the world.
Before the performance started, Lin Wanqing told everyone a story, the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.
Chinese audiences are naturally familiar with it, but foreigners don’t know it, so Lin Wanqing tells the story in English.
"More than 1,700 years ago, there was a daughter of the Zhu family, Zhu Yingtai, who loved reading and wanted to go out to study. However, women could not show up in public at that time, so she took her maid and disguised herself as a man."
"On the way. I met Liang Shanbo, who was also going to study. The two became friends at first sight and went to study together."
"They were classmates for three years, and their relationship grew day by day. However, the Zhu family was a well-known family and they looked down on Liang Shanbo, so they gave Zhu Yingtai to Ma Wencai."
"The tragedy began to happen."
" The Zhu family broke all this beauty. Liang Shanbo fell into depression and died of a serious illness. Zhu Yingtai committed suicide in front of his grave, and the two turned into a pair of butterflies."
Lin Wanqing told it very simply. This story is just an introduction to let the audience know that there is such a story. The specific content needs to be obtained by the audience from the music.
The audience listened attentively. Although Lin Wanqing told it very simply, the story structure was reflected. This is a touching love story.
Xu Nuo raised his hands and the scene became quiet.
"Butterfly Lovers" is divided into three parts, the presentation part, the expansion part and the recapitulation part. Each part is divided into several small parts, and each small part has a different theme.
The music starts, this is the introduction part.
The soft tremolo of the harp, combined with the sounds of the flute and oboe, create a Jiangnan scenery with bright spring scenery and the fragrance of birds and flowers.
This part is called the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers.
Spring, no matter which country it is in, is the season that everyone yearns for, and the audience seems to have really seen the spring scenery.
The image of music can sometimes convey more than the real image.
The audience heard the sound of birds chirping, saw butterflies flying, and even smelled the fragrance of flowers.
The flowers are blooming in spring and the scenery is charming. At this time, the violin joins the music.
The treble of the violin is like the heartbeat of two people meeting for the first time, whether it is love or friendship, in short, it is the sound of heartbeat.
Violin and cello complement each other, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai became sworn friends.
This form of question and answer clearly shows the scene of the two people's sworn sworn relationship.
The violin is like Zhu Yingtai, gentle and delicate, the cello is like Liang Shanbo, calm and free, the big violin blends with each other, and the affection is endless.
The symphony is cheerful and lively, just like the beautiful beginning of love.
The next cadenza was read with the classmates, and the tempo also sped up a lot.
The mood of music is controlled by the faster the tempo, the happier it sounds, and the faster the tempo, the sadder it sounds.
The "Butterfly Lovers" reading stage has a cheerful and clear rhythm, with violin solo and band ensemble playing alternately. Happiness is the theme of this stage.
However, happiness is always short-lived, and three years of classmates passed by in a flash.
It was finally time to say goodbye.
The baton in Xu Nuo's right hand was gently stirred, and his left hand was raised.
Eighteen to see each other off.
The symphony changes from fast to slow, and the sound of the violin and cello disappears.
"唔唔~唔唔唔~"
The music is very slow, like the footsteps and eyes of separated people who cannot move.
This inseparability of turning back one step at a time penetrated into the hearts of the audience little by little.
The violin sounded again, and Du Tao's violin had already reached the level of perfection.
Weeping and complaining, the violin is reluctant to leave, lingering until death, the sound is gentle and low,
The cello and the violin are so affectionate that they are inseparable.
At the age of eighteen, Zhu Yingtai and Liang Shanbo were even more inseparable.
The intermittent violin sounds are very similar to Zhu Yingtai’s hesitation in speaking.
The emotions in the music are vividly interpreted.
The first part of the presentation is over, and Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai parted briefly.
At the beginning of the expansion of the second part, the brass music is serious and solemn, just like a hierarchical feudal system.
The copper pipes were overwhelming, and the sound of the violin was not weak at all.
Zhu Yingtai is actively resisting, resisting her parents, resisting feudal autocracy, and resisting the arrangement of fate.
The intermittent violin is desperately fighting against the arrangements of the parents. The sound of the violin becomes more and more intense, and the sound of the brass becomes more and more majestic, making people unable to breathe.
As a woman, in the feudal era, it took great courage to fight against her parents. Promise's left hand is raised, and the conflict between violin and brass reaches its peak, followed by a fierce drum set.
Xu Nuo raised his hands and pressed them down gently.
The fierce conflict disappeared, and the violin was melodious.
Zhu Yingtai finally met Liang Shanbo again.
The big violin seems to be pouring out his own feelings, longing, joy, sorrow, sorrow, pain, anger...
Meeting on the balcony, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai had mixed feelings and mixed feelings. .
The violin and cello are so haunting and heart-wrenching.
After Liang Shanbo left, Zhu Yingtai was still fighting and struggling.
However, what Zhu Yingtai was waiting for was the news of Liang Shanbo's death.
At this moment, Zhu Yingtai was heartbroken.
The violin and scat solos were almost bleeding.
The solo and unison performances alternate, which is Zhu Yingtai's blood and tears accusation.
She accuses feudal autocracy, her parents' rigidity, and the unfairness of fate.
The symphony reached its climax, and Zhu Yingtai committed suicide by throwing herself into a grave.
The music took a turn for the worse, and Zhu Yingtai was about to turn into a butterfly.
Changing into a butterfly is a unique romance in China.
"Romeo and Juliet", as a Western love story, is also a tragedy, but the final ending of the two is just that one of them committed suicide by taking poison, and the other drew his sword and killed himself. It lacks a final romance.
Becoming a butterfly is the final destination of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.
To stay and fly together was their wish during their lifetime, but it was fulfilled after their death.
The last part of "Butterfly Lovers" is called Butterfly.
The fierce conflict disappeared, and the music returned to the warmth of spring.
The audience seemed to see two butterflies happily chasing each other among the flowers.
The scenery remains the same, the spring is bright, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.
A tragic story, but it has a sunny ending.
This may be the only gleam of light that Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai can have.
It was this ray of light that guided them to fly from the dark hell to the human world.
This pair of misfortunes are so miserable. The only sunshine in their lives is brought by each other. If they end up falling into boundless darkness together, everyone will not be able to bear it.
If it is still dark and sad in the end, it will be too miserable for this couple.
This is the last hope in despair.
Xu Nuo raised his hands, his left hand slowly pressed down, and the baton in his right hand gently stirred the last note.
"Butterfly Lovers" ends here.
The audience actually listened to the music in its entirety, which lasted for more than twenty-six minutes.
In other words, after "watching", they saw the smiling Zhu Yingtai, the handsome Liang Shanbo, and their beautiful but miserable lives.
Some people felt that there was some confusion on their face. When they reached out and touched it, they discovered that tears had slipped from the corners of their eyes.
There was a pause, and then there was applause.
Warm applause quickly spread throughout the audience.
The audience just thought it was good to listen to, and the piece told them a beautiful story.
The masters sitting in the front row saw something else.
"Du Tao's strength has improved to a higher level than the last time I saw him."
"Maybe given time, he can become a real violin master."
Francisco Shaking his head, "Maybe he will never have a chance again."
Wells thoughtfully said, "Yes, if he takes over as conductor, he may never be able to go further."
"Xu is the most worthy of attention, and this person is even more terrifying."
Francisco stared at Xu Nuo and sighed, "He is only twenty-five years old. I can't imagine how much potential he still has that has not been realized."
"I have listened to his "Yellow River Cantata", which is a perfect symphony."
"Chinese music is finally going to step onto the world stage." Wells turned and looked at Francisco, "It's a great country, with a great culture, and now they have a great genius."
"Will he participate in the performance at the end of the month?"
"I think he won't refuse."
The masters talked about the promise, and the audience cheered and applauded wildly.
The song "Butterfly Lovers" made the Chinese audience feel sour, and the foreign audience's eyes turned red.
The performance comes to an end, and next is Lin Wanqing’s performance moment.
Of course "Yun Gong Xun Yin" is not enough, Xu Nuo also prepared a singing song.
He wants to use the entire Magic City Symphony Orchestra to accompany her.
(End of this chapter)