Debuting After Eight Years of Time Travel: 298. Live improvisation? Questions from the world’s top artists (please subscribe)

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It can be said that no one sitting there and listening to Wang Qian's lecture is an ordinary person.

They are all either rich or noble.

In Europe and the United States, those who can become artists, or who can persist in art as a hobby for a long time, are not ordinary people.

Whether you are studying art or loving art, it is a very expensive activity. Going to a high-end concert is much more expensive than going to a movie or a concert.

Most of the people at the scene were people engaged in music and art professions, either players of various musical instruments or composers!

But.

No matter what type of person you are, you all know it deeply.

The pipa song Wang Qian just played is definitely a very successful song!

Although, the end seemed very sudden, as if it was not finished yet.

However, the many changes and foreshadowing in the front of the song are very high in completion, and the artistic conception and pictures expressed are also very clear, allowing everyone to hear that this is a song describing a war, and at the same time, it is a bit tragic at the end. means that one party has failed and may die in an unusual way.

Such a piece of music that everyone can understand is an absolutely rare work.

It already has the characteristics of those classic songs in the history of music. What it lacks is widespread dissemination and long-term accumulation of heritage.

But for such a piece of music, Wang Qian said that it was perfected on the spot, and he was perfecting it while playing it in real time?

Many people still instinctively don’t believe it!

Especially many people who have had creative experience do not believe it.

For their composers, it takes several years to compose a piece of music, and it will be revised continuously. It will take even longer to polish and gradually perfect it, and it may even take about ten years to actually perform it in public.

Who dares to take out a piece of music that is not yet perfect and perform it while improving it?

No one dares!

Even the music giants in history didn’t dare.

This is almost equivalent to live creation and improvisation.

Once they fail, it will be a huge blow to them who have become famous. If they fail, they will be ruined.

Therefore, the songs that have been performed in public are basically songs that have been successfully polished and cannot be half-finished products.

Looking at Wang Qian with pairs of eyes, many people expressed doubts and disbelief that he was evil.

The doubts of top music artists such as Dawson and Kalman, Max, Malone, David, and Murphy are even more intense. They have rich experiences in their lives. They are top performers themselves and have personally participated in many creations. It is very clear that they I know how much time and effort it takes to create a piece of music that can be played in public!

In addition, there are fewer and fewer people working in classical music, so the number of outstanding pieces of music has become smaller and smaller over the years, and now it is about to enter a real era of decline.

Christine, who is also a creator, looked at Wang Qian with some suspicion, but she did not say it directly.

Because she knows that she is not a music artist, just a pop singer. Even if she is a world-class diva, she is just mediocre in the eyes of big artists and does not have much face here.

So, she came very low-key and was more careful about her words at the moment.

At the moment, Christine smiled and said: "I have to say that your temporary creation is very perfect. This piece only brings me surprise and novelty. Excuse me, what is the name of this piece? What is it about? What story?"

Many people pricked up their ears and wanted to hear Wang Qian's answer.

Wang Qian did not answer directly, but asked: "What did you hear from this piece of music?"

Christine did not hesitate and directly expressed her intuitive feelings: "Danger, fierceness, war, grandeur, death, very compact and exciting, like a fast-paced movie, which makes your ears unable to stop at all. ”

Many people at the scene nodded in agreement with Christine's words.

This is the same feeling that many people have!

This pipa song is very exciting. It makes everyone nervous at the beginning, as if they are in crisis and may die at any time.

The grand and exciting war scenes and the climax of death are unforgettable for everyone.

Wang Qian smiled and nodded: "Your feelings are correct. I wrote this song based on the Chu-Han conflict in our Chinese history. It tells the story of the final battle between the two sides for the victory of the dynasty. Whoever wins can Become an emperor. One side was surrounded by the other side, surrounded by ambushes, so the atmosphere was very tense and critical. In the last battle, the surrounded side was completely defeated. The leader refused to escape and committed suicide by the river. "

Wang Qian briefly told the core of the story.

Everyone at the scene understood and immediately burst into applause.

The teachers and students of the Chinese Music Delegation were the most excited.

He Chaohui smiled and said: "It turns out to be the battle between Chu and Han. I thought it was a war melody, but I don't know which war it is about. Maybe there is no clear direction! It turns out that it is about Xiang Yu and Liu Bang's struggle for hegemony. ”

Peng Donghu: "This piece of music is so well written. When I think about it, every rhythm in it echoes the details of the Chu-Han War. Professor Wang's cultural and musical heritage is amazing."

Yang Jiansen and other teachers and students also nodded in agreement.

To write such a piece of music that has a rich historical and cultural heritage and can be accurately expressed, one must be a true Chinese cultural artist.

At this point, all the musicians from China present were far inferior to Wang Qian.

It is the same whether it is teachers and students from the three major colleges, or Chen Xiaowen, Liu Shengnan and others.

Liu Shengnan looked at Wang Qian and said with admiration: "I think Professor Wang is the only one in the country who has such strength and foundation. I don't know who else can do this."

Liu Shengnan graduated from Zhejiang University and Yangyin University. She is well-informed in the fields of literature and music. She is indeed qualified to make such an evaluation.

She has never seen any music artist in the field of music who has such a profound literary background, nor has she seen anyone in the field of literature who has such a high musical background!

No top achiever is the head of two families.

Therefore, in recent years, there has been no national music with strong Chinese cultural elements. The few widely circulated national music are classics passed down a hundred years ago.

In their opinion, Wang Qian’s pipa piece is almost as good as those familiar classic folk music pieces, and it will definitely be passed down in the future.

After listening to Liu Shengnan’s words, Xiao Dongmei and Ruke nodded in agreement. One of them is the youngest writer, and the other is a new rock star who came out of the national team. They both have in-depth knowledge in these two fields. I understand, so I know that Liu Shengnan is indeed telling the truth.

Pairs of eyes looked at Wang Qian on the podium, and they felt that Wang Qian had a unique aura in the world.

The applause lasted for more than ten seconds and then stopped.

Kristen asked: "Have you named the piece? Or should it still be called an etude?"

There was some laughter.

Everyone knows that Wang Qian likes to name the etudes he composes.

The previous piano pieces were all called Etude No. before they were officially released and named.

This is the naming style that only truly great music artists or even music giants would have.

Before today's class, many people sneered at Wang Qian's naming style and were very disdainful. They thought that Wang Qian was being mysterious and pretentious, and felt that Wang Qian was not qualified to name him like this.

Now

Everyone laughed kindly after hearing Kristine’s words.

No one thinks that Wang Qian is showing off anymore. They all think that Wang Qian is qualified and has the strength to do this.

Isn’t it normal that people have composed so many pieces of music that they are too lazy to name each piece one by one, so they just call it the etude?

Even Max, Malone and several of the world's top music artists smiled at Wang Qian.

Wang Qian also smiled self-deprecatingly and replied to Christine: "It already has a name, so it's called House of Flying Daggers! Translated into English, it means surrounded, with nowhere to escape."

Kristen thought about it carefully and said seriously to Wang Qian: "This name is very appropriate. I have finished my questions, thank you."

After saying that, Christine gently bent over Wang Qian and sat down.

Actually, she wanted to talk to Wang Qian about pop music, but it was obviously inappropriate to talk about pop music here.

With so many people here, it is estimated that not many of them are interested in pop music.

If Christine were to exchange pop music with Wang Qian here, she might be hostile to many old-time artists present.

Christine didn’t want to cause any outrage, so she sat down after asking some information about the song.

Wang Qian nodded to Christine, then looked at everyone present and said: "This class is not short anymore. I will now play a few of the pipa songs "Ambush from All Sides" Write down the songs, and then discuss the specific details of these songs with everyone."

Wang Qian breathed a sigh of relief and felt inexplicably grateful to Christine.

The pop star certainly didn’t make things difficult for him.

With this opportunity, he can quickly grasp the rhythm of this class and end it quickly!

Wang Qian turned around and walked to the blackboard, ready to start writing music.

I will write about the Roselle by the Water and Butterfly Lovers, the two piano pieces he played in this class, as well as the violin piece. I will explain these two pieces of mainstream European and American musical instruments. I will temporarily put down the pipa piece and wait. It will be more meaningful to give lectures at Yangyin next time when I return to China.

But

Obviously!

Today’s class cannot be conducted according to Wang Qian’s wishes.

As soon as Wang Qian walked to the blackboard and before he even picked up his pen, arms were raised one after another.

Although there were not as many as thousands of people just now, there were at least several hundred people.

Many people at the scene didn’t really want to listen to Wang Qian’s explanation of these two pieces of music. Anyway, they could see the music scores afterwards. They felt that with their musical attainments and artistic standards, it would not be a problem to understand the two pieces of music. Able to practice playing smoothly.

So, they believe that listening to Wang Qian's explanation of the music is a waste of time and opportunity.

What is the rarest opportunity today?

The opportunity to communicate directly with Wang Qian and to make demands on Wang Qian is the most rare!

After today

It will probably be very difficult for them to find such an opportunity to talk about music with Wang Qian.

So.

Few people at the scene wanted to hear Wang Qian explain the music.

They all want to hear something deeper and more direct.

For example!

Live performance beyond their imagination!

This can give them inspiration for their playing skills.

For example!

Play new music they haven't heard before!

This can bring them novelty and creative inspiration.

For example!

Ask a question that can challenge Wang Qian!

This brings them happiness.

These are what they want to see and expect.

So.

As soon as Wang Qian finished his conversation with Christine, hundreds of people immediately raised their hands.

Wang Qian saw this scene with a wry smile on his face, looked at everyone present, and said lightly: "It seems that no one wants to listen to my explanation of the music. That's right, such basic things are only for those students." Those who need to listen, everyone present has long been separated from the category of students, so naturally there is no need to listen.”

"So, what do you want to hear from me?"

Wang Qian was looking for a familiar face among the expectant eyes at the scene, with whom he could have the same friendly and harmonious communication as he had with Christine just now.

But it's a pity.

Among the people who raised their hands this time, there was no familiar face to Wang Qian.

There is one!

In the front row, Sophie’s father, Mr. Malone, also raised his hand!

Max, who was sitting next to Ma Long, also raised his hand, but Wang Qian didn't recognize him.

These two are truly the world's top music artists. One is one of the top ten pianists in the world, and the other is the dean of the piano department of Juilliard, the world's top classical music school. They are both at the top of the piano field. music artist.

Wang Qian even took a closer look and discovered that the people raising their hands this time were almost all people sitting in the front rows. These are a group of people with relatively high status in the field of music and art, and can almost represent The top voices in the field of music and art in European and American countries.

In the previous rounds of raising hands, most of the people in the middle and back rows raised their hands, and at most there were only a few people in the front row.

Because, at the beginning, most people still didn't recognize Wang Qian that much, with a disdainful and questioning attitude, thinking that Wang Qian was not qualified to communicate music face-to-face with them. This is especially true for the top artists, who naturally will not lower themselves to raise their hands to communicate with Wang Qian face to face.

And now.

Wang Qian conquered everyone present with his real hard power and was recognized by all the top artists in the front row.

So.

Even these top music artists put down their identities at this moment, or recognized that Wang Qian was on an equal footing with them, and chose to raise their hands for the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with Wang Qian.

In this way, some people who raised their hands behind slowly lowered their hands, feeling that at this time, they still have to give the opportunity to the seniors in front of them and the real top music artists.

So, under Wang Qian's gaze, one arm was lowered, and finally only the hundreds of people in the front row were left with their hands raised, all staring at Wang Qian.

Wang Qian stood in front of the blackboard, casually stretched out his hand to a gray-haired old man in the front row and said: "Sir, please get up and talk. What do you want to hear me say? Or, what do you want to say to me? What?"

All eyes at the scene were focused on the gray-haired old man.

Taylor explained to Sophie and Jiang Yu: "He is Terry, the deputy dean of the composition department at Eastman College, and a famous composer in New York. He has composed many famous piano music and Violin piece. The song "Whisper of the Wind" released ten years ago won the Golden Piano Award, the world's highest award in classical music!"

Sophie looked at Terry who stood up clearly: "I know the song "Whisper of the Wind" and I have practiced it for a long time. This song is considered a good piece of work, but compared with Wang Qian's works, There should be a little gap between a good work and a classic!”

Taylor glanced at Sophie. Today, Sophie praised Wang Qian extremely, which made her a little surprised. She said lightly: "Wang Qian's music has just been released less than half a year ago, and it is far from a classic. For classical music In other words, it will take at least fifty years for it to mature before it can be considered a classic."

Sophie smiled: "It will be the same fifty years later!"

Jiang Yu said in agreement: "Sophie is right."

Jiang Yu is also a genius in the piano field and feels that he has a say in this matter.

Several other people looked seriously at Wang Qian and the composer Terry who stood up.

Many European and American music artists around saw Terry standing up, and they all applauded. Many of them have collaborated with Terry, and almost most of them have played Terry's songs.

Although Terry is only famous for his piano music, he has composed no less than twenty pieces of music in his lifetime. He is considered highly prolific in the field of classical music. Among them, some of the pieces have been publicly performed and recognized by the world. There are five songs in total.

This is among the top five living composers in the world.

However, Wang Qian is now almost surpassing his number.

Terry accepted the applause given to him by everyone around him calmly and with a bit of pride. Then he waited for the applause to quiet down before he looked at Wang Qian and said in a slightly muddled tone: "Mr. Wang Qian, my name is Terry is a person who writes music, and we should have something in common to talk about."

Wang Qian smiled at Terry and said: "Hello, Mr. Terry, I also hope that we can have a common topic to talk about. It will be very happy! What does Mr. Terry want to talk about?"

Terry's slightly cloudy old eyes were full of seriousness, he stared at Wang Qian and said: "Let's talk about music creation."

Wang Qian extended his hand to invite, still smiling: "Okay, please speak."

Terry nodded, accepted Wang Qian's invitation, and said, "You just said that the pipa song you just played was improvised by you on the spot, right?"

Wang Qian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "No, I mean, this is an unfinished piece of music I composed a few years ago, and then I perfected it on the spot just now, and then played it. ”

Terry stared at Wang Qian: "Isn't that just a live creation? This piece was just created live by you. Is that what you mean?"

The atmosphere at the scene became quiet again.

Everyone could see that Terry seemed to have come with bad intentions. He was full of energy when he stared at Wang Qian, and spoke very seriously, as if he was quarreling and looking for trouble.

Many European and American music artists and art lovers watched this scene with great interest and expectation. They would not worry about Wang Qian, they would only think that Terry did a good job.

No matter how powerful Wang Qian’s musical ability and background he showed just now, even if they also recognize Wang Qian’s strength and background, they still will not regard Wang Qian as one of their own, but will still regard Wang Qian as an outsider. See, when Wang Qian makes a fool of himself, they still feel pleasure and happiness.

Especially now, Wang Qian has also shown a strong musical ability. If Wang Qian makes a fool of himself in front of them with such strength, they will be even happier.

So, many people expect Terry, the world's top music artist, to stump Wang Qian.

Only the people on the Chinese delegation were very worried about Wang Qian.

The smile on Wang Qian's face also disappeared, his expression was calm, he looked at Terry and said lightly: "Mr. Terry can understand it this way."

Terry immediately asked again: "So, the song you just created was composed by you on the spot?"

Wang Qian knew that the person who came was not good, so he simply said with certainty: "Yes!"

Terry looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "You lied!"

Wang Qian said calmly: "I don't need to lie."

Terry: "But you are lying. I have been creating music for forty-five years. I have created more than twenty works and have met all the top music creators in the world. No one can do this. This It's not the music of black hippies, where you just sing a few melodies and lyrics and improvise on the spot. This is serious music art, a music art full of national culture, which requires a complete artistic conception and rhythm. No one can do it like you said. Such improvisation."

There was some discussion at the scene.

"Professor Terry is right, no one can do this. Wang Qian is lying. He said this deliberately to appear that he is better than us."

"He shouldn't lie, especially about music. There are many people at the scene who can expose his lies."

"Chinese people really love to cheat."

"Although the pipa song just now amazed me, I also want to say that it is impossible to improvise such a song on the spot. No one can, no one!"

"He must have created it long ago"

Many people recognized Terry's words and expressed doubts about Wang Qian.

Wang Qian shrugged, walked to the lectern, faced everyone calmly as before, and said softly: "You can't do it, and the other people you've seen can't do it, it doesn't mean that I can't do it either. . I never lie."

Terry stared at Wang Qian and said seriously: "Then how do you prove this?"

Wang Qian shook his head: "I don't need proof, because I won't lie and deceive you. This doesn't make any sense."

No need to prove?

You think so?

Many people at the scene were very dissatisfied when they heard Wang Qian's words.

"If it cannot be proven, then it is false."

Someone said loudly.

Wang Qian looked at the man and said calmly: "If you think this is fake to make you happy and satisfy some of your emotions, then you can think so. However, I will not admit it, because What I said is the truth."

Terry looked at Wang Qian with his tall body and said loudly: "If you can follow what I said and compose a piece of music on the spot, it doesn't need to be as good as the few pieces you played just now, as long as it is a complete piece of music. Enough. I will admit that you did not lie, and I will also apologize to you for my rashness just now, and I will also invite you to become a professor in the composition department of Eastman College."

Terry's words spread throughout the audience.

The scene fell silent instantly.

Everyone looked at Terry.

Professor Dawson and Kalman, the landowners of Curtis College, both looked back and stared at Terry.

Max and Malone also looked at Terry.

They all looked at Terry with a somewhat evil look.

Terry seems to be constantly aggressive towards Wang Qian!

But

Finally the purpose was revealed.

This guy!

Uneasy and kind.