There was no applause in the church, but as Fan Ning stood up to pay his respects, all the audience members stood up one after another.
There are countless ways to recognize such occasions and performances. Listening and standing in silence are the most appropriate ones. Cheering and applause are not necessarily required.
The beams are intertwined, the particles are floating, and the atmosphere is peaceful and sacred.
Master Svelinck, who was over 80 years old, stood up from the altar tremblingly.
Under the gaze of everyone, he walked slowly to the stone platform on the side, picked up a bouquet from it, then climbed onto the altar, holding the bouquet and presented it to Fan Ning.
"I heard philosophy, enthusiasm and glory, and all sacred things." Swearinck's old voice sounded, and light and dark light and shadow flowed between the wrinkles on his face.
Fan Ning thanked him in a low voice, took it with both hands, and found that the old man was bowing slightly. He was so frightened that he quickly stepped back and bowed even bigger.
"This is really interesting." Nieman's voice came from the audience, "Although I heard a long time ago that each variation has 32 bars and can be divided into the smallest bars in a geometric sequence, but
I didn’t realize until the moment the last aria ended that Mr. Fanning composed a total of 30 variations, and including the beginning and end, the entire piece of music is divided into 32 parts.”
Schillings on the side said: "When I heard Variation 16, I was confused as to why there was an exception here, why this overture is not a dance genre, and it does not meet the 32-bar rule..."
"Then you realize it's half-and-half, right?" Niemann laughed.
Schillings nodded: "This is the unique structure and scenery of the church vault, and the overture ends at 16 bars. It actually has an extra 32 bars at the top. In the next 32 bars, Mr. Fanning started from 2
The overture in beat /2 turned into a dance music in 3/8, with a small fugue. It actually returned to the normal cyclic structure of the genre. It seemed like an exception, but in fact it was still within the rule. Even
He took all such rigorous details into consideration.”
Svelink looked up at the mural on the dome with a distant look: "Yes... On the one hand, it is hard for me to imagine that this lofty sound cathedral only started with 8 basses, but on the other hand, I feel that it should be like this, starting from the very end.
Starting from simple inspiration, using rational poetry to express the beauty of rigorous mathematics is exactly the pious and great artistic legacy of the medieval music era."
Hearing the emotions, analysis and discussion of these three masters, Fan Ning was in awe.
He asked himself about the first time he heard this masterpiece in his previous life. Although he was immediately moved by its wonderful listening experience, his rational understanding of its majestic structure only came to him through repeated listening and his own study and practice in the later period.
gradually built up.
Aesthetics is a momentary impact of intuition, but the more I understand, the more I am in awe of Bach.
And these three masters, without the music score, mastered most of the secrets and details hidden in the notes with just one auditory recognition. The analysis and understanding of this piece of music was also straightforward.
Close to what I have studied and accumulated for so many years.
Fanning responded sincerely: "It was Mr. Bassani who chose this theme that is closest to divinity, and Sir Viadrin and Master Niemann took the lead in demonstrating the entire process of their search for enlightenment, so that I was able to follow him."
He Meng, who was sitting in the middle of the banquet, gradually realized that his previous judgment of Fan Ning's "character" had been underestimated by at least a whole level!
Steadily reaching the level of "Bridegroom" or "Sower" and infinitely close to "Blade Bearer"?
Looking at it now, his potential is at least the ceiling of the "Blade Bearer". As long as he ensures that the level of creation and performance does not drop, gets more responses, and leaves a wider awareness, he will soon be upgraded to "Lion Forged".
”, when he was 23, or 24!
He Meng secretly compared the artistic career trajectories of Fan Ning and Niemann.
Master Niemann was born in the year 876 of the New Calendar. He premiered his first piano concerto at the graduation concert in 898. The following year, he was judged as a "forged lion" by the discussion group and was nominated. He was judged eight years later.
As "Crescent Moon", he received the official title, and thus became the youngest generation of music masters in the world.
Fan Ning is also at a similar age, and judging from his recent representative works...
He may be an existence comparable to Master Niemann. He Meng believes that he needs to remind the leader to move his attention to him one level higher among the complicated things.
"Dear Mr. He Meng, I have a bold suggestion." Just then Nieman spoke.
"Master, why should you be so polite?" Although He Meng's expression was always cold, his words conveyed an excellent attitude towards the youngest "Crescent Moon", "As the most precious wealth that the empire and the people are fortunate to have, there is no presumptuousness in your will.
Just say it."
So Niemann said directly: "I propose that the motion process be started directly to include Mr. Carolne Van Ning in the nomination list of 'Boethius Artists'. This has nothing to do with alumni status."
As soon as the words that went straight to the core came out, the crowd that had been silent for a long time finally began to whisper and discuss.
These mature artists who tried their best to burn inspiration on the altar never expected that the first nomination slot would be occupied by a young composer who later came on stage to try, and the subsequent inspection process had not even begun.
.
The first reaction is human nature, including unwillingness and sadness, but... they really have nothing to say. Even if this performance is compiled into music scores and published, they will buy them immediately for practice and study.
According to previous rumors, there are at least two more nominations this year, so the opportunity is still there.
... Direct motion for nomination? He Meng thought about it in his mind. A quota was determined without a complete investigation. Although the value judgment and general direction are correct, there seems to be no precedent. Does it comply with the process regulations?
And in this way, the Guidance School has gained a lot of benefits.
"What do you mean?" He Meng asked to his left and right sides.
"I second my proposal." "I second my proposal." The other two masters, Sverink and Schillings, expressed their opinions without hesitation.
So He Meng looked at the three Insighters on his left, MacAdam, Christopher and Viadlin.
He Meng knew well that among the ten famous artists participating in the competition, seven were from aristocratic or academic families, six were religious, four were related to the imperial factory owners, and even some were
Two of them are related to the royal family. These counts are superimposed, and the Special Patrol Office has had varying degrees of early contact with all of them. The relationship between the forces behind them is complex.
Just when these three seemed to be about to express their opinions, Fan Ning, who was still standing on the stage, spoke: "Thank you three masters for your kindness, but it doesn't have to be this way."
So everyone's eyes were focused on Fan Ning.
"On the one hand, the preset process of the inspection team has not been completed yet." Fan Ning explained, "There is another very important point: I was the last to get on the sacrament, leaving me the longest time to conceive.
You may not know that from the moment Bishop Mill revealed the theme, in addition to being nervous, I kept holding my pocket watch in the audience to figure it out. It took me a full 4 hours and 17 minutes to conceive. If I were allowed to stand next to Master Neiman
If I get on stage, I'll be finished."
Fan Ning mentioned too specific a duration, which made the crowd burst into laughter.
He emphasized his hard-working "brain-racking" side and downplayed his casual "spreading inspiration" side, which more or less gave everyone a psychological balance.
"Having more time allows me to think about the structure of the music more calmly. Therefore, I think it is unfair to other artists to determine the nominations based solely on the performance of this theme discussion. Everyone knows the progress of artistic creation.
It is already full of jumps and discontinuities. If the friends on stage could have had even one hour more time to conceive, the effect would definitely be very different."
...Yes, yes, that is indeed the case. The brows of those people who had mixed feelings in their hearts finally relaxed.
Although they subconsciously knew that they might not be able to create Fan Ning's interpretation no matter how long it took, their psychological gap and self-doubt had been eliminated a lot, and they began to admire Fan Ning's attitude more and more.
Marquis MacAdam took back the words that had not been fully organized in his mind and looked at Fan Ning thoughtfully.
"Respect your wishes." Seeing Fan Ning's own statement, Nieman said nothing more.
"It's just a matter of a few months, nothing fundamental." Swerink also said the same, "However, Mr. Fanning, I sincerely hope that you will give this work a name, and I sincerely hope that you can spend some valuable time afterwards.
Organize it into a score.”
Naming is indeed a very meaningful thing, and the audience all agreed with Swearinck's proposal.
If it can be published in the future, it will undoubtedly be an extremely important document in polyphonic music and will also become an important repertoire for countless pianists to practice and perform.
"I will consider sorting it out." Fan Ning smiled, "But I'm really not good at naming things. Can you be more casual?"
"As the creator, whatever you choose to name is the most authoritative will." Swearinck said.
"Then I really just let it go. Well, let me think about it for a moment..."
Everyone waited with bated breath for more than ten seconds, and then Fan Ning said: ""A keyboard etude with arias and thirty variations for a fixed bass theme."
Roy, who was sitting at the banquet, couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then buried his head under the bench where he couldn't see it.
"Mr. Fan Ning is so casual... He is so interesting..."
Including the Marquis MacAdam above, many people also felt the same and couldn't help but laugh.
"This name is very good and very pure." The old man Svelink nodded extremely seriously and repeated, "This is another historical event, and we are all witnesses."
There is also Schillings, who himself is the idealist of the untitled "pure music". At this time, he greatly appreciated this random name and believed that Fanning had indeed inherited the free and easy and pious legacy of those artistic masters in the medieval period.
The fourth agenda item of the condolence event, the discussion on the art theme has come to an end.
It was past six o'clock in the evening, and everyone had finished their light meal. In the next period of time, Fan Ning received too much attention in free social situations. In a short time, he accumulated a large stack of business cards in his hands and pockets, including artists and various people.
of upper-class people.
Fan Ning is happy to talk with people, especially in-depth exchanges in the field of art. In contrast, he does not like this kind of social interaction that is too casual or utilitarian, but he also knows that this is the norm in society, and the art circle cannot
It goes without saying that making friends more widely can indeed expand his horizons and create greater repercussions in the future. Moreover, today he has indeed met several masters with outstanding talents and temperaments.
Fortunately, he was no longer as green as when he was a student at Roy's music salon, and he had already prepared his business card, so Fan Ning spent some energy to expand as much as possible on the things that felt good during the first conversation.
connections.
But in the bustling crowd, he felt lonely from time to time.
This feeling has existed since he performed the "Gothenburg Variations" alone on the stage. Now, he feels that loneliness still exists in the gaps between conversations, in the crowded corridors and the empty tall halls of churches.
In contrast to the vault, there are dancing candles on the altar and silent flowers.
It's not a negative feeling, and to some extent, I actually enjoy it.
It’s just that the source and cause of this loneliness are worth savoring.
When Bassani was dying, was he lonely? After passing away, was he nothing? Fan Ning had a hard time answering.
There is still some time before the burial. According to the condolence agenda and the poet's last wishes, the church will arrange a choir, band or organ to perform. First, there will be art songs composed by several musicians based on Bassani's poems, and then
"Requiem in A minor" by Tarakani, the master of orthodoxy.
There is nothing that requires continued investment of energy, just listen and feel quietly.
The church was brightly lit at night, and Fan Ning temporarily withdrew from social interaction and looked up at the vault again, when a big hand patted his shoulder.
"President." Fan Ning turned around and saw the person clearly.
"In the later stages of the performance, your spiritual state changed." Viadlin walked around Fanning, "It is indeed hard to imagine that you can achieve such a creative harvest in less than a year. Last winter
I heard the news that you have been promoted to the middle level. If my feeling is correct, you may now start to visit the 'Basin Area' cautiously and directly experience the inspiration that Huita has given you."
"You haven't started teaching me the piano yet."
"You can come to St. Taranburg to teach me regularly in the future... But now, the tense stage is over, it is rare to have free time, and it is rare to be surprised. Why not talk to Miss Roy from the McAdam family?"
"This is the first time I've seen this kind of vault mural under night light," Fanning said.
"Go up and take a look?" Viadlin pointed in the direction of the high lighting pavilion.
"OK."
The two of them climbed the spiral staircase on the side, gradually getting away from the whispers of the crowd below. Then they came to the upper corridor and stepped on the semi-hidden steps.
Viadrin asked: "Are you wondering about the 'Boethius Artists' or the discussion group? Or some secrets about the Knower?"
Fan Ning honestly said: "I learned some secret information from Miss Roy last night, but the most puzzling thing at the moment is the name and keyword of 'ge' that I heard mentioned many times by others later."
"Characteristics of artistic personality? Objective artistic attainments? Or is it a comprehensive evaluation mechanism for artists' creative achievements subjectively concocted by the discussion group?"
He asked the legendary pianist: "...what exactly is 'grid'?"
Viadrin was silent for half a minute, and then brought up a seemingly unrelated topic that Fan Ning never even dreamed he would bring up.
"Caron, do you know anything about the Abnormal Zone?"