Chapter 675 The Dance Drama Begins!
"So do you think this guy is really out of his element lately?" Roy held the wine glass in his hand, swung it in an arc to the right, and lowered his voice.
"Didn't he write "Adagio"? I think it was very good." Sheeran wondered.
"My mother asked him at the beginning if he wanted to make an introduction and say a few words to everyone. Everyone is looking forward to it. It would be better for him to say 'leave it to the music itself'" Roy continued in a low voice helplessly. , "You said that he has participated in many salons, but his lines have not changed at all. This was the case when "Death and the Maiden" premiered in the small town of Highvale in Uflansel. No, that time He seemed to have a lot to say."
"But he is actively receiving treatment. Maybe he will be more lively and cheerful in the future." Sheeran's cheeks turned slightly red after taking a few sips of sparkling wine.
"What are you talking about?" Fan Ning asked.
"Nothing." The two waved their hands.
"The broadcast of the next performance is about to begin." Fan Ning pointed to the venue in the center of the banquet hall that had been lifted up by the altar. "Well, listen to "The Rite of Spring." This Scheler, don't look at him. Its recommendation ranking is lower than mine, so it may be a dark horse to reach the top of the Harvest Art Festival.”
"You know you don't have enough snacks." Roy felt that this man was really angry and funny. "If it were someone else who ran Turner Theaters, someone with a narrower mind would not be able to give him the world." When Scherer arrives in San Porto, we will have to get in touch with him, get to know him, understand our competitors, and understand ourselves better.”
"Mr. Fanning has known Mr. Scheele before." Director Walter's head popped up from the sofa in the back. "I forgot, ladies, it was my teacher who helped me to work in the old symphony orchestra. Mr. Fan Ning got it here.”
Because in the light and shadow of the radio broadcast, conductor Scheele, who was wearing a white cotton shirt and a completely different style from the black tuxedo, had entered the scene, and Walter quickly stretched his head back.
Well, anyway, his composition is very complicated. He is a teacher on one side, a boss on the other side, and a church on the other side. It is not a bad thing for whoever reaches the top. Walter thought in his heart.
He also has a lot of expectations for this song "The Rite of Spring".
At this time, the lights in the dance team's area above the orchestra pit were not turned on yet. It was dark and no scenery or costumes could be seen. Everyone's eyes were temporarily focused on the conductor and musicians.
The orchestra pit was a little crowded, and the projection of the "lens" was not complete. Everyone could only see Scheler's upper body wearing a white cotton shirt.
He just casually leaned against the wall of the orchestra pit and gave a gesture to the bassoon leader -
"Wu-wu-wu-wu~wu-wu-wu-wu-wu-"
The bassoon played a simple and desolate solo horn, wandering in a very high range for this instrument.
The first act of "The Rite of Spring", the worship of the earth, the first part, the introduction!
"What's going on? Why is it written in this way at the beginning? The bassoon melody is almost written in the second group of small characters?"
"Where did you learn Scheler's orchestration technique?"
There are many academic or religious composers who can't help but mutter in their hearts the next second. This is almost an instinctive reaction.
You know, the bassoon is the bass instrument in the woodwind section!
Looking at the musician's face as if he was walking on thin ice and feeling uncomfortable all over, you can see how outrageous the beginning of Scheler's "The Rite of Spring" is!
But after listening to it for a few more seconds, they had to admit that this melody was indeed brilliantly written, but they had never thought that it could be orchestrated in such a way!
It seems like it was "squeezed" out!
The hazy and unfamiliar melody presentation effect instantly brings people into the silent valley of prehistoric times, and the entire introduction is also paved with a hint of dream-like, fantastic and absurd meaning!
"It's not right, it's still wrong."
"What's going on with this beat?"
Everyone discovered that although it was a melody in 4/4 time, Scherer insisted on writing it in a measure that alternated between 2/4 and 3/4 time.
Moreover, the entire introduction section is full of humming woodwinds, without any string instruments entering.
You must know that during the Romanticism period, a very important taste that people developed was the singing ability of music!
In a symphony orchestra, this is largely shaped by the silky sound of the violin.
But now, no!
The entire overture or introduction to the first act is just a large woodwind ensemble.
Some listeners from all over the world began to feel uneasy about this kind of music, while others showed a vague sense of expectation!
Could it be that Scheler is also preparing to test the waters of a modern music piece in the warm-up session? .The Marquise in the salon was thinking secretly.
Well, this is a strategy. There are many contenders who plan to be steady and steady in the "Seven Days Celebration" and use works in the late Romantic style to establish victory. However, in the early warm-up stage, in order to attract attention, they will try some "risks" ” choices, such as adding modern techniques!
But Scheele? Isn’t he famous for writing beautiful love songs, or magnificent “poems of awakening” that encompass the universe?
Which modern sect is this "The Rite of Spring" modeled after?
With the addition of other woodwind parts, the melody begins to deform and change.
Either it is dragged into the quagmire of strange harmonic relationships, or it takes on a more ancient and unfamiliar temperament, or it revolves around several intervals and is slow to achieve development in the traditional sense.
Another iteration of the introduction theme.
Then the background becomes quiet, with only a series of clumsy trills from the woodwinds as the background.
A few unsettling plucks sound, and for the first time one noticeably hears the string section entering.
Then, there is a string of clarinet sounds that slide past like ghosts.
Still quiet, the clumsy bassoon vibrato continued.
At the end of the introduction, a more restless string tremolo appeared.
A crescendo of pull-up——
"Tsk-"
Above the orchestra pit, the stage curtain finally opens!
Behind it is a landscape oil painting by the "Fauvist" painter Fluder from the Southern Continent. The colors are original and gorgeous, the three-dimensional relationship between light and shadow is blurred, and strange and high-pitched emotions are conveyed between the brushstrokes: pink sky, pale green Dotted valleys, low-profile trees
"Keng! Keng! Keng! Keng! Keng! Keng!"
Scheler's hand gesture was cut off, and the string group musicians all straightened their bodies and struck the strings repeatedly with their right hands. There was no upward bow, all downward bows, and the entire orchestra pit burst out with a burst of claps. Voice!
Among the actors lying down on the stage, a circle of female actors jumped up first.
They formed a circle and began to step and dance!
Act 1, Part 2, Harbinger of Spring, Round Tap Dance!
Several completely different chords, which should have been presented as "harmonic progressions" in the original context, were now superimposed on each other at the same point in time, forming an extremely sharp and rough explosion. Voice!
"Keng! Keng! Keng! Keng! Keng! Keng!"
Coupled with the irregular rhythm patterns and accent marks, it results in a completely "dislocated" and "chaotic" effect in terms of hearing!
The dance moves are on stage, but there is no melody to be heard in the accompanying dance music, only the dizzying beats of this heavy beat distribution!
Moreover, after going around in this way for several times, the audience finally saw all the makeup of the dancers.
It's just that this makeup style is actually a bit "difficult to digest" for a while.
Dirty clothes, made of coarse materials, some are gray, some are white and khaki, white and khaki. They wear grass headbands with several thin braids tied to their waists. Looking down, even the ballet One of the most beautiful parts of a female dancer—white pantyhose and slender feet—is covered in dirty mesh.
Their faces were covered with pale powder, and some were wearing blush!