Thirteen Bass

Chapter 16 [16] Love Song

Qi Sinian seemed to be thinking about something, his eyelashes drooped, and he smiled: "Of course."

Elder Armor closed his eyes and savored for a while, then said to Bai Lang, "You are very smart, young man. I bet you must love Sean so badly that you can use the voice of the cello to walk into the picture that belongs to Sean."

Bai Lang's heart beat violently.He knew that Elder Armor was joking, but he couldn't help but keep staring at Qi Sinian's expression. It happened that Qi Sinian also turned to look at him, with the corners of his eyes bent, and there was a gentle smile in his deep eyes. Light.

Bai Lang couldn't stand this kind of gaze, he forced himself to lower his head, looked at the "Montagnana" in front of him, and thought, probably he would never have the chance to touch such a precious piano a few times in his life.

He heard Qi Sinian answering Elder Armor: "Bai is a bit reluctant to let go, otherwise the emotion can be more in place. The emotional color he pours into the music has always been very beautiful."

Elder Armor nodded and said, "I prefer Julia's way of handling it."

Qi Sinian leaned back, put his arms on the back of the chair, and said, "I think he is the tone you need, what do you think?"

Bai Lang's expression was stunned.No matter how dull he was, he began to realize that Qi Sinian brought him here not just to relax, but more likely to help him win a chance.

Elder Amo did not give a clear answer, and Bai Lang felt that he should not be particularly satisfied.Maybe his performance didn't impress the strict music master, just like Qi Sinian said, he is a little restrained today.

Elder Armor took a bite of the dessert on the plate and asked, "Bai, I also heard a little hesitation and hesitation from your moving music. Why is that?"

Bai Lang showed a somewhat unspeakable expression: "I'm sorry, Mr. Amo. But your cello...is really too expensive."

"..."

Qi Sinian was flipping through the music score, and laughed out loud when he heard him say that.

Bai Lang supported the heavy antique on his shoulders, not daring to move, and looked at Qi Sinian with complicated emotions.

The atmosphere changed suddenly.

"Understandable." Qi Sinian nodded with a smile, with a relaxed tone, "Elder, I just said, don't show your antiques casually, it will scare the children."

Elder Armor was not angry, instead, he glanced at every musical instrument in the room with kind eyes, showing his first happy smile today: "They should not be treated as antiques on display, although they are very precious .Each violin resides in the soul, and it will produce completely different timbres in the hands of different musicians. This is the meaning of their existence. Bai, hearing you say that, the cello in your hand will be sad."

Bai Lang was a little nervous just now, but now he is completely relaxed.He could feel that Elder Armor really loved music and enjoyed such expression and communication.

Bai Lang straightened his posture, played a few cheerful jumps, bowed his head and said solemnly to the cello in his hand, "I'm sorry, Mr. Montagnana."

Elder Amo laughed as he watched it, and said to Qi Sinian, "Let me listen to another song. Bai, can you?"

Bai Lang twisted his bow and said, "No problem."

He was immersed in the joy of "Qi Sinian is recommending him to others", he must not let Qi Sinian down.

Before Qi Sinian could speak, Elder Armor said again: "I want a concerto."

Qi Sinian still looked calm, thought for a while, and said, "How about...Brahms? Bai Lang trained Brahms."

Elder Armor glanced at Qi Sinian, as if a little surprised, and said, "Brahms is very good. The first and second movements are needed, and the last movement is not used."

Listening to their conversation, Bai Lang had roughly guessed in his mind what kind of cello tone Elder Armor was looking for.

In Brahms's Cello Sonata No. [-], the first movement is sad but not sad, and uses the unique bass chords of the cello in a large area. The second movement is cheerful and sweet, interspersed with a large number of fugue passages, paying tribute to Bach.The final chapter is the finale of the whole song, which uses a rather gloomy rhythm, a sad and painful roar.

Judging from the selection of music, Elder Armor probably needs a cello that is full of emotion, straightforwardness, and full of romantic tones, for which he can even sacrifice some of the regularity of the music.In short, he doesn't want traditional baroque classical music, he wants lyrical, flesh and blood, unreserved timbre.

Bai Lang made up his mind, and looked at Qi Sinian again.

Qi Sinian had already put down the score in his hand, and the two exchanged silent glances, and Qi Sinian nodded slightly.

Bai Lang lowered his head and took a deep breath. The sound of the piano flowed out from his fingertips. The theme of melancholy hovered continuously in the lower part. It was a lyric poem completely different from that of Chaconne.The rhythm presented by Bai Lang, vibrato is full and restrained, and the breathing between the bars is deliberately lowered, which sounds a little more immature and bitter of first taste of love, expressing the sadness of not being able to love in a sad way.

In the second movement, A minor is light and synchronized, Bai Lang raises the timbre, the main melody is led up by the minuet, and the transition is completed hand in hand. The beat jumps vividly.Bai Lang even boldly dragged out two vibratos, and the little allegro that was originally clicked to the end was performed by him with a bit of lingering sympathy.

Herder Armor only asked for the first and second movements, after which the music stops abruptly.Without the long and painful triplets that turned sharply, a minor-key work expressing love loss suddenly sounds like a flawless and sweet love song.

"Bravo!" This time, Elder Armor didn't hold back his praise any more, and laughed while applauding, "What an interesting expression."

Bai Lang smiled embarrassedly: "It's the first time I try such a bold approach, and there are quite a few flaws in the pitch."

Elder Armor smiled heartily, and the wrinkles on his face became more obvious, which made him look like an ordinary old man.

"There are problems, but this is the infinite possibility of classical music, isn't it?" He shook his head. "What I want to hear is your understanding of the music, not a rigorous and rigid copy. There is no formal occasion, the more such attempts, the better."

There was an obvious smile on Qi Sinian's face. He turned to Elder Amo and said, "Bai Lang seldom played solo before, but he is very aura."

Elder Armor put his glasses back on and said, "I never doubted your vision, Sean."

Bai Lang himself was immersed in the pleasure brought by the music, and every pore in his body was bathed in comfort. He put down Montagnana, walked to Qi Sinian, and happened to hear him ask Elder Amo: "Bai Lang is very happy. Appropriate, right?"

Bai Lang swallowed, his heart beating wildly uncontrollably.

Mr. Elder Amo looked at Bai Lang, lifted his glasses, and said, "Although you are still immature, your music convinced me."

It was undoubtedly a great encouragement to say these words from a music master like him. With a joyful expression on Bai Lang's face, he couldn't help raising his chin to look at Qi Sinian.

With a faint smile on his face, Qi Sinian stretched out his hand to pat Bai Lang's arm, like a silent compliment.

The author says:

Note:

[1] Brahms Cello Sonata No. [-]: The original piece of this piece needs piano accompaniment. Here it is a little novelized, and Bai Lang played it alone.Please don't care about this detail (kneel)

About Brahms: The life of this composer is legendary.He has been secretly in love with his teacher and wife for 43 years. He has never married in his life, but he always abides by the bottom line of "friend" and "apprentice", and only keeps helping her through letters (even if his teacher Schumann died early).It wasn't until his wife passed away that he hurried back, but in the end he missed her funeral because he took the wrong car.Therefore, all Brahms's songs are full of the pain of love, and they are very delicate and pure songs of secret love (emphasis added)