Chapter 1172 Postscript 28·Artistic performance by academic leaders
There is no formal academic content today.
Worship at the Confucian Temple in the morning and the opening ceremony in the afternoon.
After several people spoke in succession, the next step was a cultural performance.
"Dong dong dong..."
"Woooooo~~~"
The drums are beating and the horns are sounding, as if you are on the battlefield in an instant.
A group of dancers, wearing paper armor, stepped out holding swords and guns.
Xie Yan was immediately very happy. This huge song and dance performance seemed to be performing a certain battle with music and dance.
"Taizong's Breaking Formation Music"!
The music score of "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Formation" of the Tang Dynasty has been recovered from Japan by the Governor of Yingzhou. However, only the pipa music was recovered, which is far from enough.
Because "The Music of King Qin Breaking the Formation" belongs to Yanle (banquet music).
Yanle is a kind of miscellaneous music that combines Yale, Qingle and Hule.
Moreover, the so-called "Hu music" here extends from Gansu to Persia, and even includes Goguryeo and Indian music.
Many people have heard of elegant music, which was popular from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty. After that, it was generally used on serious occasions.
Qingyue is a popular music that emerged in the Eastern Han Dynasty based on elegant music. Especially after the Jin Dynasty moved south, it also integrated Wu music (Jiangsu and Zhejiang) and Western music (Jingchu). Kings from Cao Cao to Chen Houzhu were very
Like it. In addition, some Qingle can also be used in palaces, sacrifices and other occasions.
Yan music, of course, emerged during the Sui and Tang Dynasties and belonged to the great fusion of world music. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty made great contributions.
From the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the present Ming Dynasty, Qing music and Yan music have always existed side by side.
Moreover, no matter how much Hu music is absorbed, the core of music theory is always "five notes and twelve temperaments".
Of course there are heptatonic scales, and the pentatonic changes appear immediately. Even elegant music belongs to the heptatonic scale.
The Twelve Laws have always been subject to minor adjustments. From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, major adjustments were made at least three times. However, the Twelve Laws, which are close to the absolute average, were not calculated until thirty years ago.
The musician and mathematician who calculated the twelve equal temperaments is currently sitting on the side of the first row of the auditorium. The performance of "Taizong's Breaking Formation Music" is also performed by this person based on "Qin King's Breaking Formation Music·Pipa Music"
A total of twenty-four musical instruments from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, are used to recreate the music.
On the stage, the music began to slow down.
Some dancers staggered and fell, and the swords and guns in their hands fell to the ground. They helped each other pick up the weapons, first moved forward slowly, and then slowly retreated, as if the battle was not going smoothly.
Then the guqin was used as the background sound and the bamboo flute was played to create a pastoral atmosphere, expressing the soldiers' attachment to their hometown. And this attachment encouraged them to fight bloody battles for their hometown and relatives.
Suddenly, the erhu imitated the sharp neighing of a war horse, and then the sound of the pipa became louder and louder.
This is when Emperor Taizong personally led the cavalry to join the battle.
The music became more exciting, and the drums and horns sounded again. The sounds of pipa and guzheng intertwined, seeming to imitate the fighting between the two armies, and the movements of the dancers became larger and larger.
"Broken! Broken! Broken!"
The dancers shouted in unison, the sound of the pipa gradually overwhelmed the guzheng, and the beat of the war drums became more and more intense.
More than a dozen musical instruments began to play in a large ensemble. The Ming army had broken through an enemy formation. The sounds of various musical instruments were mixed, creating a chaotic battlefield atmosphere.
"kill!"
The Ming army began to make a comprehensive breakthrough, and the enemy was fleeing in all directions.
The music became cheerful, with the pipa and erhu as the guide, followed by seven or eight musical instruments, as if the Ming army had been chasing the enemy for hundreds of miles.
After the climax, the music became soothing again, even a little sad.
The dancers supported each other, celebrating victory in the battle and grieving for their comrades who died in the battle.
"Big victory, big victory!"
The neighing of the war horses sounded again, and Emperor Taizong returned from capturing the enemy chief alive. The sadness was instantly swept away, and the music became more magnificent.
"Snap, snap, snap!"
The audience burst into applause.
Xie Yan also clapped his hands. He didn't like this kind of singing and dancing before, but now he was so emotionally aroused that he felt like he was on the battlefield in person.
An old man named Yang Linzhi was invited to perform the solo. He was the estimator of the Twelve Equal Temperaments and the composer of "Taizong's Breaking Formation Music of the Ming Dynasty".
This person was a disciple of Zhu Xi.
In this time and space, Zhu Xi was not only a minister of the Ministry of Industry, but also an excellent scientist.
In fact, Zhu Xi in another time and space was also a scientist, but unfortunately he was only well-known for Neo-Confucianism and Ashes.
Let’s just pick a few and talk about them.
The real Zhu Xi in history found snail fossils on the mountain and said that the lowlands turned into high mountains.
He also wrote to his disciples to express his doubts, saying that the Fuzhou Zhao family measured the angle between Beichen and the ground to be 20 degrees, but he measured it to be 24 degrees (both of them were correct, the observation latitudes were just different). He continued to observe with the armillary sphere.
, it is concluded that the position of Polaris is not at the North Pole.
He also imagined a fake celestial instrument, in which the entire universe was designed into a huge sphere. The position of the stars was marked inside the sphere and could be rotated. You could observe the movement of the stars by drilling into the sphere.
He also said that thunder and lightning are caused by the friction and squeezing of gases. The collision of yin and yang gases causes rain. Rainbows are formed by the scattering of rain by sunlight.
In addition, Zhu Xi also studied mathematics and used mathematical methods to determine musical rhythm.
Zhu Xi said that studying things leads to knowledge. He was really studying things, not just staring at bamboos like Wang Yangming.
The old man named Yang Linzhi bowed to the scholars in the audience, then hugged his guqin and said, "I'm showing off my ugliness."
Ding-dong sound, high mountains and flowing water.
This song "High Mountains and Flowing Waters" was remixed and modified by Yang Linzhi based on the four sections of "High Mountains" and eight sections of "Flowing Waters" from the Tang Dynasty.
The scholars in the audience all closed their eyes and listened in rapt attention.
After the song was played, several more scholars were invited to the stage, including liberal arts and science scholars. They each picked up their instruments and accompanied a female singer.
What he sang was a simple tune.
Those scholars who are accustomed to handling experimental equipment are actually quite professional when playing musical instruments.
What was a good academic event turned into a talent show.
Xie Yan scratched his forehead with his right index finger, wondering if he should also learn something. These big guys are so awesome!
"You're showing off your ugliness, haha, you're showing off your ugliness."
After the song was sung, the scholars put down their instruments, took a few steps forward and held their hands in joy.
Everyone was smiling, and they didn't think that being a guest musician would cause a loss in status. Instead, they were quite proud of being able to show off their talents.
"color!"
The medical professor next to Xie Yan suddenly cheered loudly and clapped his hands.
"Who is the old gentleman familiar with?" Xie Yan asked.
The old man pointed to the stage and said: "The third one on the right, the one who played the harp just now, is my senior brother when I was in school. He is now the dean of Lingnan Medical College, an earl, and an Emerald Bachelor. He is proficient in treating various epidemic diseases.
More than a dozen species of pathogenic bacteria and insects were discovered.”
Xie Yan praised: "What a miracle doctor!"
The next show was a drama, and it was actually performed by a group of scholars themselves, and the clown was a chubby Bachelor Rose.
Perhaps the fat bachelor's actions were too funny, making the scholars performing on the same stage very unprofessional, and they all laughed during the performance. There was laughter on and off the stage, and there was no serious atmosphere of an academic conference at all.
As evening approached, the opening ceremony finally came to an end, followed by a dinner party in the cafeteria.
Although kerosene lamps are brighter, they have a peculiar smell when burned indoors, so they are naturally not suitable for such high-end occasions.
Candlesticks have been moved in one after another, and there are even several large chandeliers on the beams. Each chandelier has a large number of candlesticks and reflective lampshades to focus the light.
The huge dining hall was illuminated like daylight.
The Little Emperor and the others didn't leave either, sitting at the table closest to the stage.
To be continued...