Chapter 335: First Movement: Poems of Awakening (12): Piano Test
In terms of geographical and cultural common sense, the fertility rate in the Southern Continent is very high, and the population base is not significantly smaller than that of the Northern Continent and the Western Continent.
The reason why it is so vast and sparsely populated is because of its vast territory. The area under the jurisdiction of three city-states is half that of Theoline, and this does not include countless oceans and islands...
But today, Fan Ning believes that he has found the underlying reason for the "vast land and sparse population".
"I swear, we still have normal stores here!"
Luna was very worried that Mr. Scheele would preconceive certain stereotypes.
"These vendors are highly mobile, and toads that secrete hallucinogenic toxins are everywhere, and mushrooms will grow in piles every time it rains. It is really difficult to define their catching or collecting behavior as illegal, so there are always people in the market.
When these strange stalls appear, the church and the government can only try their best to remind and drive them away with the purpose of reducing security risks and public casualties..."
"The best way is not to visit mobile stalls. It's easy to buy fakes even in normal categories. Fixed stores won't have such a 'wild' style! A well-known piano shop is coming soon...
"
At six or seven o'clock in the afternoon, the heat of the scorching sun had begun to ease. The little girl was holding an umbrella and carrying a bag, driving along the road ahead and chirping, looking like a benefactor paying for a treat.
"By the way, Mr. Scheele, do you prefer the vintage lute or the more popular classical guitar?"
"Classical guitar," Fanning said.
For his initial plan to play the role of a troubadour, he tended to move and compose some romantic-style art songs—mainly melancholic literary poems, or hazy and poignant love poems.
This is a mainstream choice in line with current trends.
The genre of "art song" originated from the folk ballads of the Middle Ages, and was more influenced by Shang Song from the Western Continent - a four- to five-part secular a cappella chorus - which made it increasingly professional.
.Through the development of authentic techniques and the nourishment of romantic literature, it has long been a serious music rather than a category of market music. Students majoring in vocal music in the North and West Continent will receive a wide range of art songs during their schooling.
train.
Since it is a "song", it naturally has elements such as lyrics, accompaniment, and paragraph structure, but there are three essential differences between art songs and ballads:
In terms of lyrics, its text poems are mostly written by great writers, such as Bassani here, Hugo, Goethe, Heine or Shakespeare in the previous life - just by listing these famous names, you can imagine other
The threshold for literature is extremely high, and it is not the same as being a "lyricist" in the sense of a folk song.
In terms of accompaniment, piano or orchestra play an equally important role. The composer carefully creates and designs the music after reading the poems, so that the harmony, texture, and rhythm are highly consistent with the rhythm, artistic conception, and literary nature of the lyrics. Never change any notes at will.
It must also be performed in strict accordance with the techniques of serious music, otherwise it will destroy the process of "reproducing the artistic conception of poetry".
In terms of structure and expressiveness, its drama has been raised to unprecedented heights, aiming to express the emotional ups and downs of the characters under specific circumstances and reflect the noble musical taste and artistic aspirations of the poets and composers.
In order to achieve these distinctive qualities, they often have elegant and timeless melodies, rigorous and varied musical forms, wonderful and complex modulations, and the creation tendency of "vocal suites" that "make small works large-scale".
To master art song, an important genre of serious music, noble inspiration, vocal talent, instrumental attainments, rich experience and literary accomplishment are all indispensable.
In the Southern Continent, except for serious foreign musicians, only genuine troubadours can control their creations, and only professional opera singers can truly present the artistic conception and achieve the integration of human voice, instrumental music and poetry.
Since Fan Ning wanted to play a troubadour, he couldn't carry a piano around, so he initially chose to bring a classical guitar with him to wander around.
As one of the "three major musical instruments in the world" along with the piano and violin, the classical guitar has a mellow sound quality, complex skills, and ever-changing features. It can be used in a variety of serious music situations such as accompaniment, solo, ensemble, and concerto.
The most important point is that it has outstanding multi-part performance capabilities, which is comparable to that of the piano.
——This makes it easier to transplant the created art songs back to piano and symphony in the future.
Various parasols stretched forward, and the two passed through flowerbeds with potted plants, seafood stalls, berry baskets and cold water shops, and stepped into a large one-story house.
Fan Ning walked to the rows of guitars hanging and his eyes wandered back and forth between their shapes and textures.
"All solid wood board, made of Oak Cedarnia spruce, has an ideal sound intensity and weight ratio, and the tone is stable and easy to control... The great troubadour Senesino has repeatedly recommended advanced people to use this
model, you only need to pay 30 pounds to get it and get an extra set of strings.”
The dwarf shopkeeper wearing sunglasses appeared behind the two of them at some point. Facing where Fan Ning's eyes were, he began to introduce and quote incessantly.
Since the contrast between the two people's clothing was too big, he focused more on Luna, who was well-dressed. Although she was a rare "gloomy person", the one who paid the money was the guest.
"Mr. Scheler, take your pick."
The little girl’s face was filled with a proud look of “I’ll help you buy whatever you like.”
In fact, she felt that 30 pounds was a bit expensive, because it directly increased the gift by more than half, but how could a troubadour not have a piano?
Fan Ning took off the one in front of him, played the six open strings, and then plucked the strings at the 12th fret.
"Good pitch and stability." He praised lightly.
Many people simply play the open strings when auditioning, but it should be noted that the neatness of the octave intervals is also very important. The open strings of the guitar are one octave different from the 12th fret. If you do not check this carefully after tuning, you will not be able to play the chords.
There will be some imperfections in the color.
"Of course, it's flawless."
The boss agreed, grinning under his sunglasses. He felt that this boy in ragged clothes was probably not a novice.
"Ding dong~"
Fan Ning played a few more ethereal notes.
"It's just that the overtone on the fifth fret is a bit weird." He put the guitar back on the wooden stand.
...This man is definitely not a novice! The boss was stunned and looked at Fan Ning again.
"I suggest you tune the strings higher if possible." Fan Ning said the next sentence and continued forward.
"How to adjust it?" the boss asked subconsciously.
"Press down the height of the strings from the fretboard. It takes a lot of effort to press the solid sound. If you press it horizontally and the volume of the weak sound is required, the overall muscle condition of the inexperienced player will be
It’s easy to be embarrassed... Well, if you lower the distance, the frets may hit. You can try adjusting the neck tuning and grinding the frets. I’m not sure whether this will affect the texture of the overtones played. The main reason is that there are some problems.
The instrument has already been finalized during the production stage..."
Fan Ning casually explained while walking around, and finally concluded with a comforting sentence:
“The piano is generally pretty good.”
The expressions of the shopkeeper and Luna gradually became dull.
But only two minutes later, he resumed his eagerness to sell, and continued to introduce the new target in Fan Ning's arms:
"All solid wood board, imported Sedar cedar wood, high-purity silver frets, pearl shell edging, bright and enthusiastic tone, and an extra set of strings and tuners. The price of this one is 50 pounds. It's all you want.
It’s good stuff.”
Wait, wait, why is it only 50 pounds? What happened?
Thinking of the Haikou she had just praised, Luna suddenly felt a little panicked.
"Mr. Scheler must be a real troubadour, otherwise why would his eyes and movements be so accurate? However, this piano actually costs 50 pounds..."
"I was going to donate 50 pounds, but in this way, my little treasury will be only..."
Various thoughts quietly flashed through Luna's mind, but Fan Ning hugged her briefly and then put her down:
“Don’t worry too much about the tight neck grip, it’s just a matter of personal preference.”
He continued walking to the more expensive front, and the boss quickly followed, his face even brighter with joy.
"!! Even a 50-pound classical guitar won't work!"
"But, I am the one who wants to invite him to the market..."
The little girl clutched the bag tightly, her expression gradually taking on a hint of calmness and solemnity.
She decided to buy it even though she was crying...