Chapter 550 The Night of Breaking Defenses.(1/3)
When this thirty-fold orchestra exploded with all its power, everyone seemed to understand what the most powerful shock in the history of music was.
This is not a simple volume stacking.
Quantitative changes produce qualitative changes.
After a long period of polishing, the intensity of the on-site quality is simply difficult to express in words.
As the movements continue to transition, when it comes to the fourth movement, the chorus is about to begin.
If it is an ordinary performance, part of the singing is personal.
And in such a large environment, it has become a multi-player sport.
It's just that the number of people is relatively small, and the volume that can be achieved is just right.
In an "introduction" of 92 measures, the repeated alternation of E and A is interpreting the initial motivation of the first movement from another perspective.
Immediately, the first foreshadowing and the second foreshadowing of the Ode to Joy theme came.
After the foreshadowing, the theme of Ode to Joy was finally fully presented for the first time.
The low bass strings play the Ode to Joy theme with a very soft feeling.
The buzzing sound echoed.
The delicate contrast of strength and weakness of the performers, in the amplified volume, shows a delicate beauty that is unique to "human beings".
The shock brought by this change in intensity is something that cannot be achieved by any electronic music.
The theme of Ode to Joy begins to change.
The melody shifts from the cello and double bass to the viola part.
It sounds like a higher octave variation.
The strong and weak processing is still wonderful, and the variation that is an octave higher gives people the feeling that the dark background has become a lot brighter.
The polyphonic counterpoint between the bassoon and the double bass makes the transformation of the entire texture subtle and delicate, never abrupt.
It seems to be a development, extension, and change that conforms to the laws of nature.
When variation two sounded, the melody naturally transferred to the violin part.
The unique singing ability of the violin and its high-pitched characteristics make the color of the entire music seem to become brighter.
The construction of the bass has not disappeared, and the background of the entire picture is still so calm.
When Variation 3 came, the whole band officially joined in the performance for the first time.
The shock and greatness brought by Ode to Joy showed its complete form for the first time.
And after subsequent expansion and connection, the fleeting thrill it gave people seemed to begin to change its attributes.
This sudden ups and downs of mood, as well as the strong sense of expectation that has not been met, can easily make people feel excited.
Finally, another repeated "introduction".
Let the bass recitative begin.
"o
Freunde,nicht
diese
tone!!”
[Friends, don’t use these tunes!]
A German bass recitative.
What follows closely is the English bass recitative.
"rather
let
us
agreeably
sing!”
【Let us improve our singing voices!】
After this.
French, Italian, Spanish
More and more small languages are sounding like conversations, as if there are no communication barriers.
The melodic nature of the recitative itself is very low. In many operas, the recitative plays mostly the role of plot lines.
The melody itself is indeed not as high as the aria.
But it has a very conversational quality.
The words spoken by you and me in different languages seem to mean that people from different language families are sitting together and communicating.
“Make it a merry and joyful chorus!”
"Joy! Joy!"
"Joy! Spark of heaven!"
"The Immortal Princess of Paradise!"
"We are crazy!"
"Enter your sanctuary!"
Every language is connected extremely fast.
There seems to be no barrier.
All connections are extremely smooth.
If you don't understand these languages, it won't sound strange or inconsistent at all.
"Customs make people go their separate ways, but your magic holds hands together!"
"Under your gentle wings, we are all brothers in the world!"
Soon, the chorus began to change again.
At this time, it became a four-part lead singer.
The Ode to Joy theme in polyphonic variations is sung by soprano, alto, tenor and bass.
Using voices from different vocal ranges, different genders, and different languages, they began to combine organically.
From then on, the picture of Ode to Joy began to truly unfold.
The interweaving of polyphony, as well as the interaction between different languages, different gender timbres, and different vocal ranges, each seems to imply completely different and diverse people in the world.
The world is very diverse.
Diversity and difference sometimes naturally mean conflicts.
Just like the notes themselves.
The sound is always completely different.
But diversity, sometimes when working together, can unleash great power that cannot be understood unilaterally.
Just like the formation of music, it is composed of different sounds.
These sounds include harmony, disharmony, harmony, and contrast. When these are present, beautiful music can be produced.
Even though the culture and customs are completely different, the essence of human beings is still human.
Cultures can be exchanged, customs can be respected, and people from all over the world can understand each other.
Only by working together can we give people a huge and strong shock like Li Shaojie's performance this time.
Legend has it that in ancient times, the industrious and wise ancient Babylonians wanted to build a tower to the sky to see what the sky looked like.
The industrious and intelligent, harmonious and harmonious ancient Babylonians worked together to create a great crystallization of wisdom.
But when the Tower of Babel was about to reach heaven, it offended the gods.
Jehovah was jealous of the wisdom and success of the ancient Babylonians, so he used divine power to change human languages into countless languages.
As a result, people no longer communicate with each other, and gaps begin to arise between humans.
Suspicion and resentment began to arise, eventually leading to fratricide.
The Tower of Babel was just a dream from now on.
This Tower of Babel, or Tower of Babel, the word "Babel" in it means "chaos" in Hebrew.
Throughout history, this seems to be the case.
The reason why China has had a great civilization for thousands of years is that no matter how it is divided or what disasters it suffers, all Chinese people have a great desire for "unification". No matter who becomes the emperor, they all recognize that they are descendants of Yan and Huang.
To be continued...