Chapter 158 155. Vision and style, Ang Lee’s choice

Author: Mozatte

Chapter 158 155. Vision and style, Ang Lee’s choice

Qin Yong was a little surprised to learn Li An's intention.

Especially after looking through the score given to him by Ang Lee, the messy paintings on it made people laugh.

No mocking meant.

Instead he has to give Ang Lee a thumbs up.

An undergraduate with a background in watchmaking can interpret a band score to this extent, at least he has never seen it before.

But Ang Lee was wrong.

In other words, Ang Lee's purpose is not clear.

As a soloist, Ang Lee is doing the work of a conductor, and he is doing this without any professional conducting learning experience.

Yes, you can cover it up with nothing wrong with it, but with such a huge workload, doesn’t it take a lot of time?

And the time spent is almost meaningless.

Guess your kid came just in time, Qin Yong said to himself, it just so happens that he has nothing to do this morning.

He stood up and made two cups, then asked lightly: "Are you familiar with this work?"

Are you familiar?

Li Anjue is familiar with it. He has listened to the first movement countless times during this period. Now when he thinks of the band intro, lines of music scores for each part will appear in his mind.

But is this level of familiarity the answer to Qin Yong’s question?

He's not sure.

This was also the reason why he decided to seek Qin Yong's advice. During yesterday's research process, he wrote down many questions, hoping to get professional advice from him.

With a sincere attitude, Ang Lee replied with a smile: "I can't say that I am familiar with it, but I can play it fairly smoothly."

Qin Yong nodded, and it was pretty much what he expected. He planned to give Li An some professional knowledge first.

"You know what most conductors do when they get an unfamiliar work?"

"The first thing they will do is the same as you, read it carefully."

"Then we will analyze phrase combinations and large segmented composition forms, and then analyze the harmonic polyphonic structure."

Li An nodded, he could understand this.

Qin Yong went on to describe: "For sequential music works, the conductor must determine the arrangement components of all sound sequences."

"When studying orchestration, the conductor must know how each part member should play at each moment."

"This does not simply refer to the performance of the notes, but also the requirements for all aspects of rhythm and intensity that are equally important."

"The above is just the first step for conductors to read the score. Do you know why they study the score?"

Ang Lee thought for a while, "In order to interpret the musical style."

"That's right."

Qin Yong sighed, and for a moment seemed to recall the last time he answered this question.

"Actually, many people don't understand the conductor's job and think that the conductor only needs to stand in front of a group of musicians with a stick and wave it around."

"What a big mistake. Half and fifty percent of a conductor's job is to perform the composer's score."

"Although studying a score takes more time and effort than studying a solo score, the conductor's job is to perform music, which is no different from the tasks of other musical performers."

"You play a piece."

"I direct a production."

"Theoretically speaking, there is no difference between us, except that the moon instruments in our hands are different."

"Your instrument is a piano."

"My instrument is a band."

"So as a conductor, you must first establish a series of interpretation concepts for musical works."

"And the concept of interpretation is in the score."

"This is the ultimate goal of the overall purpose of command research."

Speaking of this, Qin Yong stopped, took a sip from the tea cup, and then asked Li An a question:

"What's your purpose?"

Ang Lee's purpose is very clear, which is to better grasp the style of the work by studying the score.

"I wanted to play the music that felt like that period."

Qin Yong raised his eyebrows and squinted with a playful smile, "A performer's interpretation of the music of the past era depends to a relative extent on his attitude towards the style of the era."

As he spoke, he closed the sheet of music in front of him.

"Piano Concerto in D flat minor K466, Mozart's twentieth piano concerto, was composed in 1785 and premiered in Vienna on February 11, 1785."

Li An's expression changed slightly, and he was a little surprised by Qin Yong's knowledge reserve.

He only learned this after he started preparing for this piece, but the other party was able to even come up with the premiere date.

"Li An, I think you should know this better than me."

Li An coughed lightly and muttered: "I only learned about it recently."

Qin Yong asked: "Then tell me what is the key point in this sentence."

Ang Lee: "1785."

Qin Yong: "Very good. In 1785, the middle period of classicism, what was the style of this musical period? Balance, sonata form, main-key music as the dominant theme, formal structure as regular and clear."

"Any more?"

Li An had nothing to add, and besides, it was just about the topic. He vaguely felt what Qin Yong was going to ask him next.

Qin Yong leaned back in his chair, crossed his hands on his chest, and asked after a moment: "What is your attitude towards these elements."

Ang Lee gave up.

The two people's macroscopic understanding of the music of the classical period is not at the same level.

Qin Yong thought of an example that might help Ang Lee: "Take the speed of this period as an example. We all know that when playing Mozart's works, it is critical to determine the starting speed."

"Mozart wrote a violin playing method in 1756, which gave the player some advice. Before determining the tempo of a movement, the player should first find a section with the characteristics of the movement. Such a section is often at the end of the movement.

Later on, it will inspire you more than the beginning of the movement."

Angry light flashed in Li An's mind.

For a moment, the problem of tempo control that troubled him suddenly seemed to have a reference solution.

After a while, Qin Yong added: "My professor Hope once said that if you cannot grasp the speed changes when conducting Mozart's works, the music will become a pool of stagnant water."

After a moment, Li An's eyes brightened.

He raised his head and said gratefully, "Thank you, Brother Yong."

Qin Yong smiled, picked up the cigarette case on the desk and took out two cigarettes. Li An quickly stood up and lit Qin Yong's cigarettes.

Taking one breath into his lungs, Qin Yong couldn't help but think of the time when he first arrived in Germany, "You order it too."

Li An had a cold, but he still lit this one with Qin Yong.

"Classical music, many times you can't give an exact explanation."

Qin Yong frowned as if he was organizing his speech, "When you have clearly analyzed all the stylistic elements of a piece of work, your professor will ask you, what do you think of it?"

"It's like there's no one answer to that question."

Going back to Ang Lee's score, "But even so, you still have to analyze everything clearly first, otherwise you will only be further away from the answer to the question."

"Lee An, your direction in studying the score is wrong, or you really don't need to study these things at this stage."

Li An was startled.

Qin Yong thought about it and said it bluntly: "You know that when studying conducting abroad, score reading is a very big course. Like our domestic students in the past, most of the students who were undertrained could only rely on self-training to make up for it. "

"First we have to play Bach's ensemble works on the piano using the original four-note notation, then gradually we play string quartets, then chamber music with transposed woodwind instruments, and finally concertos and symphonic works .”

"This is a very long process."

"Do you know how many people give up at this stage?"

"I don't think you can't read the score. I even recommend that you learn more about the score. As you said, understanding the melody of each part will help you get closer to the music better."

"But it has basically nothing to do with your goals."

"You said you wanted to play the music style of K466's period, but I think this goal is too general."

"You must at least know what the musical style of that period was. Style is not a word, but must be implemented into music."
To be continued...