The first movement: Poem of Awakening (47): Think about it? (two in one)
Fetton United Principality Festival Concert Hall.
The symphony hall was resplendent, and Walter was still bowing in all directions on the stage.
This is the encore of the third piece "Flight of the Bumblebee" after the performance of the "Giant" Symphony.
The attendance rate tonight was very high, and the applause was also very warm. He wore an elegant smile, but in fact he was a little regretful and disappointed in his heart.
Similar to the "academic" background of the Northern Continent, this famous conductor himself is also an official intellectual of the "Church Sect" of the Western Continent. He left his hometown of San Perto and came to live in the Southern Continent with completely different beliefs.
He has been the permanent conductor of the Bryant Symphony Orchestra for three years.
According to Walter's artistic status and extraordinary status, he can be regarded as a "big shot" among the upper class or ordinary people anyway, but it depends on how to compare.
With his higher knowledge and pursuit, he naturally understands this embarrassing workplace situation better than anyone else: It is said that he was "recruited with a high salary" as an overseas famous person to a key position in a first-class symphony orchestra, but in fact the orchestra was ranked at the bottom, and he was second in class.
The permanent conductor of No. 1, if he wanted to get the "No. 1" position, interested orchestras would have to wait further...Here, there is a music director whose qualifications are greater than his ability and who has to ask for instructions again and again on everything.
The partners are often arrogant concert hall and theater managers who only care about the quality of the discs. They are also surrounded by a group of media and music critics who do not care about artistic level, but only care about courtesy...
Well, he admits that he also has some problems. He is not sophisticated enough in worldly matters, and he dislikes many things. However, his musical attainments do not have overwhelming conquest power. For people like him, the struggling stage of his artistic career is often the most difficult to endure.
In contrast, he admired the great musician from the Northern Continent who was almost ten years younger than him. Even if his artistic attainments were not mentioned, his unparalleled ability to unite those around him was unparalleled.
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Not to mention the big moves that people are talking about, just a relatively small matter: in an artistic situation that supports the Impressionism school, a group of academic people can be invited to come over and offer advice. This is hard to understand.
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"Thanks."
Walter, who received a bouquet of flowers from music fans, was slightly withdrawn from his divergent thinking.
There should be no chance this year. Of the five tours planned during the "Flower Ceremony", this is the penultimate one and the one with the greatest effort. The last one three days later is just to make more people like it.
, an orchestral ditty that leaves a pleasing final impression.
Generally speaking, this result is not unexpected. After all, this is not the premiere of a new work, and his level cannot be stabilized at a higher level. He believes that his research on Fanning's symphony has many unique features, but there are still
I feel some confusion and fog, some from myself, some from the band, and some from cooperating with each other.
"Congratulations, a good performance." "Representative Janus conducting method." "Keep up the good work."
The cast and crew rest area was now crowded with people, and the wheels of the instrument trolley made noisy noises. Walter exited the stage.
The conductor shook hands with He Meng, the chief inspector of the Special Inspection Hall, Castini, the bishop of the Fanghui Temple, and the deputy director of the Grand Concert Hall, the brother of the troubadour Senesino. Both parties said a few polite words and waved goodbye.
"Next year." He looked at the departing figures of several people and secretly made a plan in his mind, "Since the 'Giant' fails, prepare to be 'resurrected'."
He felt that producing a symphony of higher attainment and reflecting a grander epic spirit would one day impress everyone.
However, it was another year of waiting and hard work, and wanting to perform "Resurrection" was an even more troublesome problem. Not only did the director and the hospital, who were not very visionary, have to agree to a cumbersome rehearsal plan that was "not cost-effective in the market," but they also had to seek foreign aid to increase the number of actors.
In addition to the formation of the band, we also need to help obtain the benefits that musicians should receive if they train overtime. By the way, the selection of choir members, the arrangement of lead singers and solo singers...are the hardest hit areas for households.
Thinking of this, Commander Walter, who had finally adjusted his mentality, began to feel a little tired again.
People around him came and went, and occasionally making eye contact, he responded with a mechanical smile.
"Mr. Conductor, this is what the audience in Box 15 and Seat 28 asked me to bring to you." After being lost in thought for a few minutes, the trotting staff handed over a piece of letterhead.
"Audience?" Walter took it casually, lowered his head and read it, "Is it another introduction letter from a colleague, a confession letter from a music fan, or a thank you letter..."
Number of movements, number of measures, expression terms, simple chord names, note names or three-two line marks.
"This, this is..." The more Walter looked, the more disbelieving his face became.
The above content points out all the important issues in the "Giant" symphony he just performed in an extremely concise and concise way!
Of course, using the word "problem" may not be accurate. A conductor like him is unlikely to make professional errors. These points pointed out are either minor flaws in the orchestra's performance, or they are worth trying to adjust on your own.
Some of them were suggestions for another "way of understanding". Some were things he noticed but hadn't figured out how to solve yet, some were things he couldn't say were wrong before, and some were things he hadn't noticed at all before.
.....
All of them point directly to the key point, clearing the clouds and seeing the sun!
Commander Walter's heart was beating loudly.
Just a few minutes of looking and thinking!
He was sure at this moment that even if there was no follow-up to this matter, it would have saved him at least several years of research effort!
Of course, this matter must not be allowed to end here.
His eyes quickly passed over these numbers and symbols, and then he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
There is what you want in the lower right corner: a person's name and a place.
"Who is Scheele?"
A completely unimpressive name.
But this insight and skill...
He believed this man even when he said he was Fan Ning.
Box 15 seats 28?... Damn it! This Scheler actually sat in such a remote corner when he attended the concert!?
I have never dealt with him, and the away position is not embarrassing, and I can't reserve better internal tickets, but are my own people in this festival concert hall blind?
Walter took a deep breath, got into the command lounge, gave a few brief instructions to his assistant, stuffed a few accompanying items into his briefcase, and then disappeared directly from the door of the room with the bag in one stride.
…
A few minutes before Walter encountered this episode, the discussion group and the management team of the Grand Concert Hall had already left the cast and crew preparation area backstage.
"Your Excellency the Inspector General, Your Excellency the Bishop, the revolving restaurant has been arranged on the top floor of the concert hall. My brother and Prince Eleanor will arrive soon. I will ask Miss Cuckoo to come and see you soon. I will thank you for your attention on the final day.
Already."
The brother of the poet Senesino and the deputy director of the concert hall led the way.
Suddenly he saw a lady wearing a luxurious red dress, with an upright posture and graceful temperament, walking towards him with another girl in a white dress.
The lady's steps were a bit fast, her expression seemed to be looking for someone, and she was holding a bright jade bouquet of fox lilies in her hand.
"Miss Kuci?"
"Why are you here backstage?"
"Did the competition over there end early? Where are the others?"
The management staff of the grand concert hall greeted him or asked questions one after another. This famous singer with a high social status was an unimpeded guest no matter which theater or concert hall he went to.
Ku Ci directly ignored everyone’s questions:
"Is Mr. Scheele still resting inside?"
She didn't know where Scheele was, and An also separated from him at noon. The only thing she knew for sure was that he was here to attend the concert, which had just ended.
However, Kuci acquiesced that such a person would definitely go to the VIP aisle, and there might be some socializing after the show, so she went straight to the backstage.
As a result, everyone in the inspection team also looked at each other:
"Who is Scheele?"
... Then there was no time to explain. After hearing this, Ku Ci passed by these people and led Miss Nightingale inside to search.
He Meng's expression was calm as usual. Someone was just looking for him. There was a high probability that he had never heard of him.
The group continued towards the revolving restaurant on the top floor.
However, Anna, the liaison officer next to him, felt that this name seemed to have some casual impressions.
Most of the people who can be found by this famous singer in performing arts are also professional musicians. Could it be that... this is one of the thousands of inconspicuous letters of recommendation that I accidentally saw? It's just because the trustworthiness priority is too low, so I haven't.
Entering the level of superior screening?
The Special Patrol Office investigator frowned as he walked with the crowd.
She was going to go back and look through the pile of letters again.
….
A minute later, in the inner aisle of the backstage, conductor Walter looked at the famous and magnificent singer walking towards him from a distance, and suddenly felt that today's experience was a bit magical.
It was expected that the "Awakening Chant" was not achieved, and it was unexpected to have expert guidance, and then... there was actually a beautiful woman holding such a precious jade bouquet to congratulate herself after listening to the concert?
Although both of them are "blade wielders", Miss Kuci reached this level ten years ago, and her attainments and worth are much higher than hers!
It seems that I performed well tonight...
However, unfortunately, I have more important things to attend to immediately.
The two sides exchanged several sentences one after another, both of them acting polite but "too late to explain."
Then he started to stare.
"Why are you looking for Scheele!?"
"He actually sat in box 15, seat 28 before?"
"What the hell are the people at the concert hall doing?"
“…..”
The next moment a rapid "dong dong dong" sound sounded from the wooden floor.
The location Fan Ning wrote on the letterhead happened to be next to where everyone in the discussion group was currently staying.
The top floor of the concert hall is a revolving restaurant, and the bottom floor... The space below the stone steps of the ticket hall has a spacious bar that is not very noisy. Before the concert started, Chretien's family caravan made a reservation
He occupied most of the places inside and reserved a special suite for Fan Ning.
The light here is soft but not dim. The entire glass grid and the colorful wine bottles are illuminated by the gas lamps as bright as the stars. Many brightly colored spots appear on the hand-woven rag carpet.
"Mr. Walter, Miss Kuci, hello..." Luna's tone was a bit restrained, and she weakly raised her hand and said hello with a smile.
The image of the conductor was tall and distant, and a famous singer of Kuci's level had only seen her portrait in posters. It was the first time that she stood so close, and at the same time.
Of course, Fan Ning's explanation in the room gave her a lot of confidence, and she did not forget her mission:
"The teacher said that we only have an appointment with Mr. Walter today."
She remembered what the teacher said, no matter whether the inspection team was coming tonight, no matter if there was any big artist visiting, no matter what, even if the Archbishop of Fanghui Temple was coming today, he would not be seen!
"Only meeting me?"
Walter was slightly surprised when he saw the little girl's appearance. Although there was no such thing as "discolored people" in his belief system, he was undoubtedly very aware of the status of such people in the Southern Continent.
She is actually a formal student of Scheler like Miss Nightingale next to her? Moreover, she seems to act like a personal butler?
Walter was surprised, but Kuci became a little anxious after hearing this, and she couldn't help emphasizing:
"Mr. Scheler, it was Master Lucter who wanted to invite you to talk. He asked me, his student, to bring it to you..."
"Please say sorry for me." Fan Ning's voice came from behind the curtain in the box, "Tonight I invited Walter to conduct a discussion and I have important matters to discuss first. I can't break the appointment and I have no time to be away."
"This..." Ku Ci was stunned, and An was also stunned.
Can you even refuse Master Lucter’s invitation!?
"Luna, if Miss Kuci doesn't mind, please unscrew the base of the bouquet of fox lilies and jade flowers and give it to me," Fan Ning said again.
"Ah?" The little girl expressed confusion about this, but seeing Ku Ci's eyes and advancing gesture, she still took the bunch of jewelry that felt transparent and cold.
A thin piece of gold base was screwed off. Judging from the ratio of weight to overall value, it may be worth more than a hundred pounds, accounting for about 10%.
"Actually, Master Lucter does not need to express his gratitude with courtesy." Fan Ning's gentle voice came from inside again, "I have not dedicated any works to him. Poems belong to him, and artistic songs belong to me. If he needs to thank me for writing
If the songs are produced, then I may also have to be grateful for the existence of such a source of poetry... In fact, this is just the synesthetic resonance of art itself, and has nothing to do with the artist's gift or return gift."
"Of course, I am still very happy to consult and share my views with Master Lucter, but I have an appointment tonight, so I can only talk about it the next day. Taking off a small piece of the gold base is just to convey my attitude..."
"Then, Miss Kuci, please come back first." After explaining, Fan Ning issued the expulsion order again.
...This Mr. Scheler is really a strange man who coexists with self-arrogance and respect for others.
"I will convey this meaning to Mr. Lucter, but I hope we can discuss it another day." Kuci sighed inwardly and finally decided to turn around and leave.
Fan Ning, who was lying on the rocking chair in the back room, exhaled softly.
In fact, he is not the type of character who shows pride in his talent and actions. He is very willing to communicate with art masters, but if he wants to make some distinctions, he can only do this.
If you follow the "long-sleeved and good-dancing" route as before, the overlap will be too high; if you act completely low-key and silent, you will be easily suspected because you are worried about attracting attention. Only now, on the one hand, you repeatedly reject others lightly, and on the other hand
And through the students' constant high-profile behavior, people will feel that they are arrogant and free-spirited. They neither "want fame or fortune" nor are "afraid of fame and fortune". Everything is just random behavior that doesn't matter.
Walter entered the inner room.
He saw Scheler, a troubadour with a melancholy Gentile temperament.
It is true that I have never seen him before, and his name and appearance are extremely unfamiliar.
Luna and Ann were doing attentive service for the teacher, bringing towels, pouring cocktails and cutting snacks for Walter.
After a simple greeting and chat, a series of keywords popped up in Walter's mind: giant, interpretation, conducting method, sound balance, phrasing, breathing, color blocks, texture language...
He obviously wanted to have a conversation about his views on the First Symphony, but there were too many points at once and he couldn't find an entry point.
At this time, Fan Ning smiled and asked:
“Have you ever considered experiencing the ‘Awakening Chant’?”