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Take stock of famous Chinese and foreign songs at the opening ceremony of the World Expo
Source: Xinhuanet
World Expo is a grand event of human civilization, and music is the crystallization of human civilization. At the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo on the evening of the 30th, famous Chinese and foreign songs sounded over and over again, stirring the wonderful melody of the intersection of civilizations.
-"From the New World". At the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo, the flag of the Bureau of International Exhibitions was raised and music sounded. This piece is adapted from the fourth movement of the ninth symphony from the New World by Czech composer dvorak.
In 1990s, new york National Conservatory of Music hired dvorak as its dean. The Ninth Symphony was completed by dvorak during his stay in the United States. Its fourth movement is Allegro, sonata style, grand and majestic, expressing the composer's imagination and the happy scene of family reunion.
-"Jasmine". During the cultural performances at the opening ceremony of the World Expo, the soft music of China and Jiangsu folk song "Jasmine" sounded from time to time, which made people imagine the beautiful spring in the south of the Yangtze River.
"What a beautiful jasmine, what a beautiful jasmine, fragrant and beautiful, fragrant and praised by people in white." During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the folk song Jasmine was widely circulated in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and its tune was later applied by Italian composer Puccini to the opera Turandot, which tells the story of China's ancient court, and became a classic example of the blending of Chinese and Western cultures.
-"Blue Danube". In the second chapter of the opening ceremony, Love in the River, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra played the Johann Strauss II Waltz Blue Danube.
The Blue Danube has an indissoluble bond with the World Expo. Created on the occasion of 1867 Paris World Expo, it caused great repercussions when it was performed at 1873 Vienna World Expo. The Blue Danube has a beautiful theme, a bright and flexible rhythm and a gorgeous and elegant style.
-"Song of the Yangtze River". In the second chapter of the opening ceremony, the famous pianist Lang Lang played the New Shanghai Concerto, whose music material was taken from Song of the Yangtze River.
"You are coming from the snow-capped mountains, and spring tide is your style. When you go to the East China Sea, it is your spirit that surfs ... "In the 1980s, Song of the Yangtze River became popular all over the country. The melody of this song is passionate and the lyrics are magnificent. By praising the mother river, the Yangtze River, the China people's deep feelings of loving the motherland were expressed.
-"No one sleeps tonight". In the third chapter of the opening ceremony, The World Comes Together, Italian blind singer andrea bocelli sang the famous opera No One Sleeps Tonight.
No one sleeps tonight is also from the opera Turandot by Italian composer Puccini. This aria is the most moving aria in the whole play. It is not only warm and clear, but also gives full play to the charm of tenor, so singers like it very much and often regard it as the finale.
-"Spring Festival Overture". The first chapter of the outdoor lighting fountain fireworks show at the opening ceremony is "Welcome to China", and the cheerful "Spring Festival Overture" is the background music.
Spring Festival Overture is the overture of Spring Festival Suite written by Li Huanzhi. Based on China folk yangko and northern Shaanxi folk songs, the music has a bright and beautiful melody, a strong national style and a bright and enthusiastic rhythm, which vividly shows the scene of China people beating gongs and drums, singing and dancing in festivals.
-"Liang Zhu". The second chapter of the outdoor performance at the opening ceremony is "Meeting the Expo", and the beautiful violin concerto "Butterfly Lovers" is one of its background music.
Butterfly Lovers was born in 1958. The founders are Chen Gang and He, with the first violin solo. Butterfly lovers is based on the well-known folk stories in China, with the tunes in Yue Opera as the material, and adopts symphonic and China folk opera music expression methods to create classics through innovation.
-Ode to Joy. When the music of Beethoven's ninth symphony "Ode to Joy" began, the performance of the opening ceremony of the World Expo reached its climax. Fireworks bloomed intensively, and all searchlights, lasers and fountains joined the carnival.
Ode to Joy is a magnificent variation, and it is a model work of cooperation between human voice and symphony orchestra. Through many variations on the theme, music finally reached its climax and reached the peak of Beethoven's music creation.