However, Fanning believes that Banchois's work "The Great Terror" is not actually an opera in the current sense.
According to the popular view of "History of Music in the Western Continent", the first opera was born in 345 AD, which belongs to the ancient music period and has been lost. The earliest opera that has been completely preserved today is the composer Gregory (430-488).
"James the Evangelist" written by
Gregory's birth year, 430 in the New Calendar, is the dividing line between the ancient music period and the medieval music period in academic circles. Banchuva was a historical figure in the late 3rd Sturungarian Dynasty, at least a thousand years ago.
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According to Professor Anton's research point of view in the field of ancient music, the standard name for works such as "The Great Terror" should be called "miracle drama" or "miracle drama".
It is a transitional product of the gradual secularization of the liturgical drama with a strong nature in the ancient church. Around the convergence period of the Third History and the New Calendar, the people replaced the priests, and the Tulungarian language was changed to the local dialect (such as at that time
of Old Hofmann), and moved to performances outside the church.
Although the content of the miracle drama still copies the story routines in the classic "Apocalypse Sutra" of the Holy Sun Church, the plot gradually becomes more complicated and twists and turns, emphasizing more dramatic dilemmas in the early stage, allowing the audience to immerse themselves in the strong emotions of the characters, and in the end they often end with
The miraculous approach of the "Unfallen Fire" resolves the crisis and brings the ending to a more secular comedy atmosphere of reunion - these characteristics seem to have dispelled the sanctity of religious music, but in fact they have further contributed to the widespread spread of the church.
Professor Anton believes that this art form that combines script, poetry and music can be regarded as the forerunner of opera.
The so-called "Bansois opera works" in Fan Ning's hands today are only some single melody fragments with no fixed score and a few extremely fragmented Tulungarian librettos.
In the libretto of the miracle play "The Great Terror," Benchois repeatedly mentions the importance of people passing through "doors" on their journeys, arguing that "there are various forms of doors, there are various forms of doors,
The true aspects of dreams exist in all of the above, like water in the human body, and like light in flames." His description of the adventures of the characters in the play is more inclined to certain details, such as light and shadow, texture, smell, emotion, scenery, rather than
Actual plot.
What attracted Fan Ning's attention even more was that no matter how the mood of the lyrics changed, Banchois always insisted on describing a thing called a "key", and in many places implicitly hinted that the "key" is the key.
It is the key to letting people pass through the "door".
Fan Ning's first inference was that the "door" here was related to the moving Hui Pagoda, and involved the secret of a knowing person being promoted to a profound one.
But what made him feel weird and bizarre was that according to the previous secret document, it was during his journey to the Western Continent that Banshua did what he did in the end in order to try to "open a door with a price".
Crazy attempt - "Tulungalia's Secret Technique of Illusion"!
Doubts popped up in his mind one after another:
"Could it be said that the Special Patrol Office used several secret organizations to complete an evil ritual at the music graduation party, and finally took care of the 'phantom man' because it was related to the so-called 'key' of a certain door in the Huita?
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"Key...could my mysterious art museum key be a key?"
"The 'phantom man' created by the secret ritual is a key...? Could it be that the key is not a common key, but a shifting creature?"
"If the key refers to moving creatures, then 'Purple Bean Cake' is also a key? Could it be that this is also the reason for the entanglement between the Harmony School and Qiong's memory?"
"No, no... This idea is not rigorous, and it makes the mistake of replacing the whole with individual cases. Judging from Ban Shuwa's lyrics, the key seems to be something that is difficult to describe directly, and the form does not seem to be fixed..."
Fan Ning's eyes flashed, and he kept running through his chain of thoughts in his notebook.
He just accidentally learned the full name of a well-known historical figure from a reading book, and he made such important guesses along the way. This made him once again understand the extreme importance of knowledgeable people maintaining a study mentality.
The tip of the pen danced on the paper, gradually writing Fan Ning's preliminary inference:
"One, you need a key to pass through the Huita Gate."
"Second, the key does not seem to be a key in a concrete sense, but exists in various types. It may be a specific substance or creature, it may be an abstract concept or thing, it may be a secret transmission, or it may be a secret transmission
It may be a ritual, or it may even be just an emotion, state or occasion...For the time being, its form and concept are elusive.”
"Third, the process of crossing the door is extremely dangerous. Even if you have the correct key, there is a very high mortality rate."
When Fan Ning wrote this, he was a little confused at first: as an archbishop, Banchuva should first of all be a powerful person at the level of the Knower. Why would he risk his life to chase other doors that are obviously not related to the "Fire of the Unfallen"?
? Logically speaking, an organization like the Holy Sun Church, which has been around for thousands of years, should already have certain keys.
Then, he kept speculating on the deep-seated motives of the Special Patrol Office in his mind.
It’s hard to say whether there are any Insighters in the Uvranser branch of the Special Inspection Agency, but there is definitely more than one in the entire agency... It stands to reason that these high-level experts should have mastered the key to crossing the door. If they want to
To train more successors, why not share the key directly with colleagues instead of adopting such a troublesome and extreme method?
Although Fan Ning's perception of the Special Inspection Office has become increasingly negative, he is a person who is good at thinking from the other party's perspective. No matter what the real purpose of the Special Inspection Office is, he tacitly agrees that it is at least a cost-conscious one.
An organization that balances benefits and risks.
"If the Special Inspection Office is not satisfied with the keys currently in the possession of the Insight, but continues to search and collect them, what might be the reason?"
Fan Ning thought of this and continued to add some inferences that might be questionable, ending with a question mark to facilitate later revisions.
"Four, maybe a specific door can only be passed through by a specific person, and other people who want to be promoted to the Deeper need to find another door?"
"Five, maybe for the same door, different people need different keys to cross?"
"Six, maybe the situation in the Huita is as strange as the migration, and those doors are constantly changing?"
"Seven, maybe the Ones can continue to pass through more doors, and this is a way for them to become stronger?"
When the thinking came to an end, Fan Ning closed the notebook.
"Compared with the widely circulated pilgrimage, sermons, and spiritual practice deeds, the things recorded in Ban Shuwa's "Illusion Man" secret literature should belong to the category of secret history..."
If you think of the horrifying ending where he drowned himself in a basin with his own blood after going crazy, this miracle drama "The Great Terror" really lives up to its name.
Moreover, in those vague lyrics of miracle plays, the level of hidden knowledge about doors and keys should be very high. Just thinking about it in general terms, Fan Ning felt that his spirit was more exhausted than expected.
After closing his eyes and rubbing his cheeks and eyebrows, he decided to put an end to his unexpected research on Archbishop "Banchuva Lenya" for the time being.
It's not too late to study this field slowly after you advance to a high level. Blind and excessive exploration may not be acceptable to your current sanity.
So Fanning returned to his work of searching for information about the blind organist "Vien".
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As the days passed, it was getting closer and closer to Fanning's appointment as the permanent conductor of the St. Lenia Symphony Orchestra.
But he devoted more time to the investigation of the art museum's secret door. Sometimes he checked files in various churches, sometimes he sat in the office of the Guidance School to sort out his ideas, sometimes he verified the information about some relevant people, and sometimes he visited the field to explore some information mentioned in the information.
The location... Not only is the food very adequate, but the time for practicing piano and studying music theory is also allocated less and less than before.
Sometimes when Fan Ning falls asleep, he will see scenes related to doors, such as concrete church arches, concert hall doors, castle doors, abstract doors with specific smells, emotions, textures and colors, and sometimes the mezzanine of an art museum exhibition hall.
The secret door in... However, he is extremely proficient in mastering the dream control method, and his inspiration is already between the fifth-level wise person and the sixth-level wise person. This does not cause him trouble, nor does it prevent him from being in the star realm.
Find the entrance to the migration.
But one thing has changed: in the past, Fan Ning could not understand why those royal nobles with a long heritage were always obsessed with the glorious past of their families, always obsessed with engraving and remembering family history, always eager to understand their ancestors, and always obsessed with the past.
The place where those ancestors once lived has special feelings, and now he seems to have some slightly similar and empathetic experiences——
The past and present life at the address of the Turner Museum of Art, his father’s unknown past experiences and secrets, the artistic experiences of the musicians he studied under, archives, files, correspondence, manuscripts of works, relevant reports in history...those that may be related to
The auspicious pieces related to the secret behind the secret door, sealed in the historical archives, are as fascinating as the smell of precious aged red wine hidden in the cellar.
After Fan Ning's investigation, it was found that Professor Anton's teacher in his youth, the blind organist Vienne, was born in 826 of the New Calendar. His hometown was Sinongagagre, a small town on the outskirts of the imperial capital of Saint Taranburg. This was a town with a population of nearly
In the bustling shopping town of 20,000 people, the folk music he came into contact with here, such as street songs, dance tunes, trumpet sounds of military music, etc., may have had a subtle impact on his artistic personality.
Vienne's blindness was not an accident. Fan Ning compared several files from different sources, all of which recorded that he was blind when he was six months old. Fan Ning speculated that he may have suffered from congenital cataracts.
Eye disease, or even blindness from birth - it's just that the medical system of that era did not conduct detailed examinations of newborn babies.
Although he was blind, his background in a squire family and the harmonious and friendly family atmosphere still allowed Vienne to receive music education from an early age, and he soon showed his amazing talent. He entered the music industry at the age of 9
Studying at Theoline National Institute for Blind Youth illustrates this point.
When Vienne was 15 years old, that is, in the year 841 of the New Calendar, he won the first prize in both piano and violin in the academy competition, which attracted the attention of the orthodox music master Tarakani (792-843)——
This is because Tararkani's biography and letter collection were compiled more systematically by later generations. Fan Ning inferred from them that the music master gave Viennese some lessons intermittently, although he did not find a direct way to accept him as a disciple.
expression, but at least objectively there is a relationship between teaching and being taught.
"I didn't expect that my music teacher was actually related to Tararkani..." This point made Fan Ning leisurely fascinated. Master Tararkani's status in the history of music is similar to Haydn or Mozart on the Blue Star in his previous life.
The semi-teacher-student relationship between Tarakani and Vienne lasted for about two years. During this period, in addition to intermittent music teaching, there was another important thing:
Tarakani introduced Vienne to a well-known ophthalmologist in Santa Alain Castle for cataract surgery. Judging from several diaries Fanning read, Vienne said that "the effect of the operation was better than expected."
, he could actually "see the outlines of larger and deeper objects at a certain distance", which made him try to "walk on the streets with simpler road conditions without help."
When Vienne was 17 years old, Tarakani introduced him to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Tioline where he taught. Not only did his music career have a higher starting point, but his ability to take care of himself has also been somewhat restored, which is all worth celebrating.
Unfortunately, Master Tarakani passed away before Vienne's first semester ended.
He spent his schooling years in the imperial capital in a relatively quiet state. After graduation, he worked as a piano and violin assistant for several years in obscurity. However, this was undoubtedly a period when his musical skills improved by leaps and bounds.
The former organist of the Academy Concert Hall was suffering from cancer and the position was vacant. He applied for this position. At that time, together with him, a total of 212 people from the Imperial Music Industry applied.
Many applicants have complicated backgrounds. The situation of the Royal Conservatory of Music is also unique among the imperial public schools. The influence behind it is not only the Bologna School. The school was unable to coordinate the entangled interests at all. Later, it simply held an examination and established
An 11-member committee, including 3 famous musicians, 3 clergy and 5 college professors. The examination is anonymous. The curtain is drawn in front of the organ band. The committee and the candidates cannot see each other. The order of the performers is determined by drawing lots.
No names announced.
Perhaps because the workload of 212 people was too heavy, the hospital came up with a strange trick: the day before the exam, the committee directly announced the exam questions!
Fan Ning looked at the four topics in this letter and felt weak in his heart. Even if the organ here was equal to the piano, and even if there were musical memories from his previous life, his legs and feet would feel weak just thinking about it.
"The first question is about free improvisation accompaniment to a four-part hymn."
"Question 2: Improvise and perform a fugue with more than three parts based on a theme."
"Question 3: Improvise and play a two-part or more canon based on a theme."
"Question 4 is from a huge list of organ repertoire (approximately 500 pieces). During the exam, the committee will select one piece and the candidate will recite it on the spot."
Only 5 people came to take the exam the next day.
The result of the examination was that the 11-member committee gave Vienne the highest score without exception. Once this result was determined, it was naturally undisputable. But when people found out that this was a candidate who was hobbling and almost blind, they were filled with confusion.