This is a middle-aged man wearing a simple and neat priest uniform. He looks a few years younger than Mr. Anton. His skin has some wrinkles, but his eyes and hair are still dark and bright.
"The most famous young composer in Uvranser in 913, he was mentioned many times in the commendation notices of the government's Special Patrol Department, and solved many mysterious incidents concocted by secret organizations. Mr. Fanning is now known in this city.
There are more of you than you think.”
This person did not hesitate to express his praises, but judging from his expression and tone, his expression was frank.
Fan Ning looked normal and began to respond to the middle-aged man's initial question: "Four-part harmony is the simplest and most perfect form of music. As long as it is written properly, it is not boring at any time, not to mention the thickened pipe organ.
Sound effect: The four-part harmony of this work is a very old open arrangement. The second part in the bass area and the second part in the treble area are far apart, mostly in octaves and fifths. The contrast levels are obvious, the sound effect is clear and clear, and the music
It mostly stays at a sublime level and doesn't try to reflect the literal emotion of the lyrics. It's a very unique experience for me. And what's interesting is that the melodies of each part of the verses have many similar interval structures. I see it in future generations.
The shadow of the overall thinking of multi-movement works”
Surprise flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes: "Have you ever heard of Ma Xiao's "Missa Gloria" before?"
Compared with other human art forms, music is subject to the characteristics of "on-site" and "temporary", and the time span of circulation is the shortest. Most of the works that people in this world can hear are two to three hundred years old.
Written inside, this is very similar to the situation in Fan Ning’s previous life.
Ma Xiao's active years were more than 400 years ago. Fan Ning's analysis was so familiar, it's no wonder that he asked such a question.
"No, I only saw a fragment of the Newcom score manuscript in the library a few years ago. It should be a passage from the Creed." Fan Ning shook his head and said, "What impressed me most at the time was that the composer asked the singer to sing on certain sentences.
A sudden slowing down process, thus forming a more lasting chord, making the lyrics carrying the central metaphor stand out. This may not seem worth mentioning now, but it is an important budding trace of the medieval period and will be of great significance to later composers.
Mass, and even other vocal music creations have had a profound impact."
After hearing a few words, the middle-aged man looked a little respectful. He stood up and stretched out his hands: "John Christopher, nice to meet you."
"It turns out to be Mr. Bishop. Nice to meet you." As soon as he announced his name, Fan Ning immediately knew his identity.
This Bishop Christopher is the chief person in charge of the Holy Sun Church in Uvranser. As an official organization of knowledgeable people, his status is equivalent to President Viadlin and Principal Sternikai.
At least a powerful and knowledgeable person of high rank.
This way of getting acquainted is quite conducive to my subsequent requests for help.
Christopher said: "The works of Master Kashunich and earlier in the late Middle Ages are not well preserved, and there are very few opportunities to hear them. You can quickly summarize them based on the impression of some Newm score fragments and the first appreciation.
Its style and characteristics show its musical accomplishment."
Fan Ning smiled and nodded: "Indeed, the notation method, singing method, and types of musical instruments are all very different from those of today. To reproduce them requires tedious research and clever adaptation."
His words imply praise for the musical attainments of the church choir and organist.
Christopher took Fan Ning slowly through the corridors, stopping from time to time to admire the reliefs and murals on the church dome.
"Your late teacher, Professor Anton Konard, believed in the 'Unfallen Fire' and had a pleasant cooperation experience with the church on commissioned creations. His "Mass in F minor" has a far-reaching status among the church and believers.
It is higher than the previous evaluation of his other late works by music scholars."
"Thank you for the bronze statue you erected in the cemetery." Fan Ning stood on the armrests and looked up at the painting: "I conducted the introduction to this mass "The Sutra" during the encore of the graduation concert.
Afterwards, many people asked me about its origin, and its influence in the world has also spread."
"You're just like them, right?"
"Huh?" Fan Ning was a little confused.
He naturally knew that the "they" Christopher mentioned were Professor Anton and Vienne, two musicians with whom he had a teacher-student relationship, but he did not know which aspect he was referring to specifically.
"Only faith can preserve the echo of His high-level 'Candle'." Christopher smiled.
...What do you mean? What's the situation? Fan Ning remained calm on the surface, but began to think rapidly in his heart.
The first thing he understood was that the previous action of destroying the Happy Listening Meeting point and the fighting situation had been reported internally among the official knowledgeable organizations. As a bishop, it was not difficult for Christopher to know that he had studied the "candle" and made it.
Used the "Fire Sun Guidance" curse seal.
But…
The echo of the high-level "Candle" of "Unfallen Fire" can only be stored by faith?
No wonder Qiong said before that the Holy Sun Church definitely has the special curse seal production carrier "Shining Golden Spark".
President Viadrin did tell himself at first that the Lords of Witnesses are not personified, have random preferences, and are difficult to understand. However, the Lords of Witnesses of the three major Orthodox churches are relatively mild from a human perspective, and their rules are
"Belief"!
But why was he able to successfully create the "Fierce Sun Guidance"?
Fan Ning is very sure that whether he is studying hidden knowledge or treating music, his attitude is the "study" of the school rather than the "belief" of the church.
Some people in the empire believe in the "Unfallen Fire", while others do not. This is normal. It does not conflict with the empire's point that "humanities and art are deeply influenced by church culture", and it does not prevent the people from appreciating music -
- Whether serious music is secular or religious, it is religious all the way back. This is the same as in previous lives.
"Study" does not mean that there is no "emotion", and "faith" does not mean that there is no "rationality" - there is no distinction between the two in the mystical side, but every knowledgeable person has his or her own choice of practice method.
Fan Ning naturally did not expose his inner doubts when faced with this question about his mentorship and faith. He smiled noncommittally and said carefully: "Bishop Christopher, the reason why I came today is to inquire about a man who once studied in Mecklen Elementary School.
Information about the old organist who worked at the town church, his name was Vienne."
"Vien?...I have an impression of this name..." Christopher thought for more than ten seconds, "It seems to be Professor Anton Konard's teacher when he was young, right?"
"...Yes." Fan Ning said calmly.
But he was already exclaiming in his heart.
Mr. Anton was his own teacher when he was young!??
Fan Ning suppressed his expression now and acted like he knew it all because he wanted to use this unexpected relationship to cover up his true purpose of asking the church about Vienne.
Originally, he had prepared some other excuses, such as studying music or organ, but they were not as useful as this sudden reason. Especially if the subsequent investigation work was more time-consuming and laborious, only in this way could he better explain himself.
Why are you so dedicated?
A knowledgeable person who is at least a high-ranking person is not that easy to fool.
"I have listened to this blind organist's performance." Christopher said, "Well... I have listened to it dozens of times in a period of time many years ago."
...The blind organist? Fan Ning's heart moved, "Do you know where he is now?"
"I'm afraid he has been dead for many years."
"Dead? Hmm... that's right." Fan Ning finally reacted while feeling excited.
If Teacher Anton is still alive, he and Christopher should be about the same age, both middle-aged and elderly people in their forties or fifties. The old organist may have been this age when Teacher Anton was young, and he is most likely dead now.
.
In this world full of shortcomings, the average life span of people is 60 years old. Unfortunate people die earlier, and those who are pampered cannot die earlier. Time is always fair to people, even for those who know it. Some people study "cocoon" or "pool"
Those who have knowledge may be able to live a little longer. Even if they are promoted to those who are enlightened, it is easier to reach the longevity that the world thinks, but few people can live to a hundred years.
Christopher recalled: "...His polyphonic improvisational skills have been famous since the middle of the last century, and they also left a deep impression on me when I was young...During those dozen listening times, I gave him flowers,
But he couldn't see me and had no verbal communication... The intersection between me and him was limited to the realm of performer and audience..."
"Is it limited to...the performers and the audience?" Fan Ning also had a distant look in his eyes.
During my four years at the Conservatory of Music, I had only a handful of conversations with Dean Gould. In that New Year's concert, I entered from the beginning and exited at the end. Apart from listening and applause, there was nothing.
There was no communication, not even a greeting. When it was his turn to perform the premiere of "Symphony No. 1 in D Major", Dean Gould stood silently in the crowd, and finally said, "I listened."
The relationship between performer and listener may sound superficial, but it is not the purest and most sacred relationship in art...
"What do you want to know about him?"
"Everything possible, his life experience, his music career..." Fanning said.
Christopher walked to a nearby confession room, took out the letter paper and pen, wrote a few words, put it in a white envelope, and handed it to Fan Ning.
"In the past few decades, the urbanization rate of Ufranser has been too rapid. The administrative division of the town of Mecklen has long been cancelled, and many small churches have been relocated and reorganized several times... I suggest you take this letter and ask for more
Go to several large and small churches in East Mecklon to check. The information must exist, but how detailed it is will require some luck. May you be bathed in light all day long, Mr. Composer."
Fanning thanked him and took it, and then Christopher walked him out of the Cathedral of St. Lenia.
This first meeting with the Holy Sun Church, the atmosphere was generally good. They are not only the state religion of the Western Continent, the birthplace of serious music, but also have a fate with Professor Anton. In addition, Fan Ning has also studied some "Fire that Will Not Fall".
Hidden knowledge... Although the two parties did not have in-depth discussions on mysticism, the communication on music was sincere and frank, and there was substantial progress.
The existence of this letter made Fan Ning's subsequent visits and exploration work smoother. The clergy of all the large and small churches in East Mecklon provided him with the convenience of free access to the archives to review the files.
As the volumes of files were taken out from the silence and dust, Fan Ning began a long process of reading and screening. This process was naturally complicated and trivial, but he did not expect short-term progress, but based on the experience of a knowledgeable person.
Studying mentality, he read a lot of things he was interested in, including music scores, teachings, biographies, and history...
Fan Ning did not find the required information immediately, but what he did not expect was that just an hour later, he made an unexpected discovery.
This discovery does not come from some secret archives. On the contrary, it is something that has been widely disseminated among believers and has been clearly recorded in history books for a more general public.
What he is holding in his hand at the moment is a book similar to a local chronicle. The book introduces the origins of place names in the northern continent that are well-known by people and have deep historical roots in the church, including Uvranser's '
The place name Santa Lenia'.
In fact, as a former student with excellent academic performance, Fan Ning already knew something about it: Lenia is a very famous one among the previous archbishops of the Holy Sun Church. Its use as a place name has been traced back to at least the predecessor of the Theoline Empire.
——The Hoffmann Empire began at the beginning of the third history.
When people read such books, they will take a few extra glances at the content that they are familiar with. It was Fan Ning who accidentally scanned the book and discovered that this book that was dusty in the archives of the chapel contained a detail that he had not known before.
The archbishop’s full name turned out to be:
"Benchois Lenya."
This person turned out to be the opera singer and spiritual practitioner "Banshua" in the late Tulungarian Dynasty mentioned in the "Illusion Man" occult document!
Even Xilan, who has a strong interest in history and ancient languages, may not be aware of this detail. The three of them have been studying it for so long, but they have never heard her mention it before.
Since "Banchuva" is related to the secret technique of "Illusion Man", it is also related to the vicious incident concocted by the Harmony School at that graduation concert, and it is also related to the deep-seated motivations of Sylvia and the Special Patrol Office.
It was a point as important as investigating the secret door information of the art museum, so Fan Ning temporarily focused his attention on Archbishop "Banchois Lenya".
The interesting thing happened, he then discovered in the archives a certain opera material worthy of the name of this "opera artist".
The title of this work consists of three words. The first word is an article with no specific meaning, which is equivalent to the English word "the". The second word is the extended word "huge" from the Noahic language. It is
One of the few adjectives in the Tulungarian language, and the third word is "Tulungalia" itself.
When Fanning translated the title of Benchois's work, he referred to Sheeran's ambiguous interpretation of the word "Tulungalia" and took into account the style issue, and finally adopted the title of "Love" and "Giant".