I love music. If books are food for the human spirit, then music is food for the ears. When you are excited, it makes you feel warm; when you are anxious, it makes you peaceful; when you are depressed, it makes you open-minded and cheerful; when you are sad, it cheers you up. In this busy university course, I was lucky enough to enroll in the course "Music Appreciation". What's even more lucky is that our teacher Zhang Yufeng taught seriously, responsibly and vividly. After one semester, we received the wonderful influence of music and benefited a lot. shallow.
The course "Music Appreciation" gave me a deeper understanding of music. I used to love pop music, but now I find that some of it is so bland that it can’t even be called art, let alone beautiful. The music where you can truly discover beauty is some classical music, famous songs, etc. You can truly discover the spatial diffusion and penetration of music. Why music is penetrating and can arouse the audience's screams? I think it is because the author has included his own emotions in it.
During the study of this course, Teacher Zhang introduced us to "The Moon Reflected in Two Springs". Hua Yanjun, a Chinese folk musician, made a living as a performer in old China, a time of social turmoil and poverty. He was blind and suffered from the bitterness of the world. He used the sound of the piano to express the resentment and anger he had accumulated in his heart to people. This famous erhu piece is "Er Quan Ying Yue". The Erhu song "Er Fountain Reflects the Moon" uses the same musical material for five variations, expressing the author's different ups and downs of emotions. The music starts from a euphemistic, soft and quiet theme, and gradually turns into an exciting and high-spirited one. The tenacious and proud will to live, in the end, the music expresses an indignation that erupts like a volcano, shouting "On the road of life, where are you?" Who can listen to this piece of music and not feel sad? When the world-famous conductor Seiji Ozawa heard this piece of music for the first time, he said with emotion: "The phrase "heartbroken" is so appropriate. "It can be seen that music expresses human emotions, can transcend geographical and cultural limitations, directly affect people's inner world, and cause cries of excitement.
The emotions contained in music are related to a certain era, class, nation, and advanced social consciousness. Its spiritual connotation has stronger and more universal characteristics through the concentration, generalization and abstraction of sound movement forms. , it can function beyond the limitations of time and space. What impressed me most was the "Butterfly Lovers" that Teacher Zhang later led us to enjoy. It was so gentle and poignant that it was intoxicating. It was it that made "Butterfly Lovers" so deeply rooted in people's hearts. It also made me realize for the first time what the beauty of brokenness is.
The theme of "Butterfly Lovers" is a well-known folk tale, and the tunes from Yue Opera are used as the material to successfully create this single-movement, titled violin concerto. The music of "Butterfly Lovers" is inspired by the tunes and expressions of the Yue Opera "Butterfly Lovers". No wonder someone seems to be telling a legend among the strings. The beauty of love is imbued in the music of the piano, making people cry, complain, and feel sorrowful. At this time, "Butterfly Lovers" is no longer a form of accompanying performance, it is pure music. It can also take us into the love myth of two young people and influence the rhythm of the heart beat of the audience. mission.
The folk tale "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" is divided into three main plots: "Classmate's Reading", "Yingtai's Resistance to Marriage", and "Butterflies on the Grave". The music "Butterfly Lovers" basically corresponds to this.
The prelude sounded softly, indicating that the story was about to be told. The violin and harp echo each other, making people seem to see the romantic scene of the protagonist accompanying the flowing water. Such pure and beautiful sounds of love can always attract people inadvertently.
After that, the guzheng and flute began to perform a small allegro-style movement. The melody at this time was simple and lively, as innocent as the laughter and slapstick of Shanbo and Yingtai's classmate ***. Two innocent hearts respond to the worry-free days. Because of happiness, the sky is always blue, the grass is always green, and the two happy smiling faces shine brightly in the bright sunshine. What is particularly touching is the dialogue between the violin and the cello. One is sharp and high-pitched, the other is deep and deep. They sing in harmony, entangled and harmonious, like Shan Bo and Ying Tai telling endless love words.
Then, the lightness gradually became soothing, the cello played leisurely, and they went from sad farewell to speechless reunion. Yingtai's tears soaked every musical molecule in the air, touching the softest part of the listener. atrium.
Suddenly, violent storms, lightning and thunder, and the sound of drums and gongs destroyed the heavy sound of the cello, sweeping away the tranquility with violence and toughness, leaving behind the panic and helplessness struggling in the shackles. Help, it’s so depressing that people can’t breathe. How should the two people who were forced by feudal ethics feel so heartbroken and despairing? What an outrage the listener must feel!
Finally, the guzheng and violin ensemble sounded again. After the storm, everything seemed to be calm again. The tempo at this time is soothing and soft, like a pastoral song, but it can sometimes make people feel heartbroken, because the sound and rhythm are like Yingtai's determination to die for love, which can't help but make people feel pity. But a rainbow clearly appeared on the horizon, and two colorful butterflies fluttered their beautiful wings and danced under the pure and transparent blue sky.
Love is also eternal, it breaks people's hearts, this is the beauty of brokenness. The perfect fusion of Chinese and Western musical instruments is also an excellent work. It is a tolerant and complete beauty. Completeness and fragmentation merge into one in the music of "Butterfly Lovers", which is refined and elegant enough to be passed down through the ages...
Music as an art has a long history, and the long river of time has divided music into different categories. Different categories have different effects on people. Musical works that reflect the tenacious struggle between human beings and nature and the struggle against fate can cultivate people's strong will and enterprising spirit; enthusiastic and optimistic musical works can make people open-minded and energetic; musical works with magnificent structure and majestic momentum It can inspire people's fighting spirit and make them perseverant; quiet and peaceful tunes can make people calm, calm and treat everything calmly; joyful melody can make people get rid of the lonely and lonely mood and be refreshed; broad and profound music can make people feel calm and calm. The weak soul can be strengthened and deepened; euphemistic and delicate tunes can tame rough and savage primitive tribes. In short, the soul nourished by the nectar of music will be more beautiful, and the human nature bathed in music will be richer.
So we must give full play to the role of music and use music to shape beauty and create a beautiful world.