Old-time musicians

"Boom boom boom--"

The heavy sound of a huge object with a stone texture moving was heard.

The altar on the square has four secondary music seats on the side and back, which slowly separated from the main body and extended out.

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Adding the original main position and the original choir seats at the back, it actually formed six areas!

"What kind of organization is this?"

Musicians wearing solemn formal clothes and holding musical instruments, and chorus members holding music scores, came on stage from several directions, and the team never stopped.

The spectators could see that although there were many people, the types of orchestration were simple, not the configuration of a symphony orchestra.

But does Kasiusnici's Passion music need such a scene?

Fanning looked up thoughtfully, then lowered his head to read the contents of the letter.

"I'm in San Perto now, listening to the baptismal festival of the Holy Sun Church. Well, I reviewed the methods you taught me to analyze medieval styles and polyphonic music in my mind to see if I can get some unusual feelings.

I find that I can't see through you more and more. Before, you said promotion, I don't understand where you got the key and quota from. Now, is the key of the "Gate of Enlightenment" invented by yourself? Otherwise, why are you preparing to build a group and a college when you are still in school?

Well, if someone else told me that he had other ways to promote to the Profound Enlightenment, I would definitely think he was a liar, but you, maybe you really have it.

But I really don't plan to ask now, guess why?

Of course, it's because you are not only fast, but also very confident. I still have a long time to grow my inspiration to the highest level limit. It's useless to make an appointment now!

"

Fan Ning found the last sentence inexplicably funny.

He thought about it, replied, and then continued to concentrate on the front.

Gradually, more than one hundred string players, six flutists, six double euphonists, nine trumpeters, four harpsichords and four performers providing basso continuo, two timpani players, and more than three hundred choir members gathered on the stage!

Yes, there is more than one St. Perto Philharmonic Orchestra on the stage.

Director Galinitz considered the unparalleled performance time and the divine atmosphere of the work, combined with the actual venue and the mysterious characteristics of the altar, as well as the objective needs of a huge range of believers to listen, and doubled the parts to varying degrees!

Among the top ten orchestras in the world, Janus occupies five, three of which are based in St. Perto. At this moment, all the musicians of their corresponding parts have been coordinated and transferred by the church!

These spectators are still unaware of the changes in the repertoire, so they are naturally confused and surprised.

The scene is quiet and solemn, but in fact, the heart is surging.

More than four hundred or nearly five hundred people!

Last year, the premiere of "Resurrection" in the Northern Continent that went down in history, there were only about 200 artists participating, right?

"The Holy Sun Church is good at enlightenment, and it's very easy to take advantage of them, remember to take more.

Or to put it more seriously, even non-believers can feel what true piety and enthusiasm of human beings are, experience the harmonious beauty reflected by the movement of those polyphonic voices, and feel that human beings can build their inner spiritual world as lofty as the pagoda by their own strength.

High-level limit? It's very simple, you don't need to wait so long. The division method from one to nine levels is used for mystical research, not for you to climb step by step.

Unless you haven't learned the appreciation method I taught."

Luo Yin looked at Fan Ning's reply, blinked repeatedly and thought.

What a confident feeling, what a confident feeling.

Suddenly, the Pope's voice resounded throughout the square and the entire holy city:

"The music for the baptism ceremony has been changed. Antoine Lavoisier, the premiere of "Mass in B Minor."

"What?" The reminder card in Bishop Toqueville's hand fell on the bricks and stones.

"Ah" Luo Yin looked up when he heard it.

Many people in the seats straightened up instantly.

Those military representatives, royal politicians and nobles who had expressed "disapproval" were in a dilemma.

Everyone followed the etiquette and did not discuss anything, but just exchanged glances quickly.

But in their hearts, it was like a thunderclap in the quiet night.

The speed was too fast, and the Pope did not explain anything, neither his identity nor the reason, nor how the decision was made.

Even these high-ranking bishops of the church did not know in advance.

What work's premiere could replace the original Kassunichi?

Is there a risk of blasphemy?

Is Lavoisier also a composer in the Middle Ages? Is the Mass in B Minor the latest lost work discovered? Even among the spectators or the believers listening on the streets further away, some people did not know that Lavoisier was a candidate for the priesthood this time.

But after this message was announced, everyone did not have time to fully digest it.

Because the conductor Maestro Galinitz, who came on stage, opened his arms directly, prepared to clap, and fell heavily! ——

"Holy Lord, have mercy on us!"

The five voices of the choir directly burst out with the strongest sound like the cry of the soul!

The tragic B minor chorus introduction instantly swept the square with an unspeakable sorrow.

The whole body of the audience seemed to be filled with gray matter, but behind the misty tragedy, the high-pitched female voice and the violin melody were like the first holy fire ignited in the dark abyss!

The "Misericórdia", one of the oldest mass music, was sung by clergymen in the "litany" of the early church in the 3rd century, and the believers responded, forming the initial "round singing" vocal form, and gradually became independent from the "litany" in the later period.

In the doctrine of "The Unfading Fire", its prayer contains three sections: "Holy Lord, have mercy on us", "Holy Son, have mercy on us", and "Holy Lord, have mercy on us". Each section of the prayer is chanted three times, a total of nine times, which is a metaphor for the core secret of the "Trinity" in the church. Since the lyrics of the first and third sections are the same, ancient musicians naturally composed the same melody, and the middle section was changed and contrasted. This may be an important religious origin of the ABA form.

However, Bach creatively composed an independent part for each section of the "Misericórdia" in the "Mass in B Minor", and this is the first part "Holy Lord, have mercy on us".

The introduction ignites the spirit with a fierce fire of grief, and then the atmosphere returns to gloom, and the first fugue is played by pure instrumental music.

The first part of the theme appears with repeated B notes as "chanting", and two groups of wedge-shaped imitations mean "praying". After a semitone descending "sighing" tone, the large leap pattern of six degrees upwards metaphorically expresses "amazement" of the glory of the Lord.

The "glorious wheel" standing in the air washes the brilliant halo, radiating the huge and pure invisible power hidden in the "Mercy Sutra" to an area of ​​more than five kilometers in radius.

The audience's heart has begun to tremble.

As the first presentation of the theme ends, the second and third imitation parts of "chanting-praying-sighing-amazement" enter one after another, and transition from restrained instrumental music to sacred human voices, finally forming a solemn fugue with five interludes.

"Holy Son, have mercy on us!"

In the second part, the music enters the slightly brighter D major.

With the help of two violins, two sopranos recited the prayer in the middle.

They either sang in parallel 36 degrees or imitated in 45 degrees. The fusion of double beats and triple beats and the expressive use of appoggiatura made this duet full of beautiful and graceful natural sound melody lines.

"Holy Lord, have mercy on us!"

The four-part chorus sounded again, accompanied by the bass, flute and double yellow pipes.

The third part is marked with the "Alla breve" expression term unique to the early Baroque period - the prototype of the 22 time signature (¢) - the music should be played twice as fast as the score, giving the gloomy F-sharp minor a solemn march of enthusiasm.

"The legacy of the ancient monks, it is worthy of the legacy of the ancient monks." Tucqueville, who had come to his senses, clenched his fists when he heard it. The chief inquisitor Melaltin and several other bishops in the high-level seats of the church also expressed this feeling.

They all had a profound understanding of the doctrine and could hear the ubiquitous "stile antico" (ancient style) in the third part. Father Lavoisier used the almost strict rules of the third historical melody line system to fully control the writing of each voice of the fugue. From the theme characteristics, the way of entry, the advancement method, and even the careful preparation and resolution of those dissonant sounds, all of them followed the extremely pure ancient program.

It was as if the sun and the moon were changing and time was going backwards.

This may be a bit "conservative" in the eyes of romanticists, but it perfectly presents the pious mood of "seeking mercy from the Lord"!

There was a prince who had expressed fierce criticism after hearing about Lavoisier's "listing". At this moment, the whole person was in a state of crying.

There was no other reason, just that I just tried to enter a dream through a musical ceremony, and then I found that the dream control method I had practiced for five years was able to see the light of migration and initial acquaintance today.

And this is only the first link of the "Compassion Sutra"!

"I opposed him, and then he promoted me!?"

When the young prince reflected on his regret, the drumstick fell, the horn sounded, and the strings played a sonorous and powerful step.

"Glory to the Lord!"

The mass ceremony entered the second stage of the "Glory Prayer".

It was included in the regular mass of the church later than the "Mercy Prayer", but it also has a long history. The holy and cheerful D major of the fourth part swept away the darkness and sadness in the previous B minor and F sharp minor.

At this moment, the clouds in the sky dissipated, and the joyful glory spread across the holy city under the blessing of the "Glorious Wheel" altar.

Some of the people standing on the street were driven away by the warm air flow, some felt that the unbearable pain was relieved, and some people's drowsy minds became clear!

They all bowed their heads in the direction of the square and murmured praises to the miracle!

Out of praise for the brilliant light of the "unfading fire", the prayer text of the "Gloria" to pray for divine power is very long, consisting of tributes reflecting the "17 sacraments", and the melody is always written through the score - that is, there will be no repeated lyrics in the market songs, and the material is constantly developing and running through to the end.

However, the style of the "Mass in B Minor" is not limited to this.

In order to match the thickness of this tribute, Bach directly used 9 sub-movements to carry the "17 sacraments", and the opening is the Baroque concerto style - perpetual rhythm, fast rising melody patterns, loud trumpet motive presentation, and repeated imitation of human voices, all of which lay the foundation for the glorious vitality of vigorous joy.

"Peace on earth to the people with whom the Lord is pleased!"

The second sentence of the "original gospel sentence" is seamlessly connected to the presentation of the 5th sub-movement.

In order to reflect the "from top to bottom" development from "glory to the Lord" to "peace on earth", the music suddenly returns to the quiet G major.

This is a choral fugue with three exposition parts, and the melody line is mainly progressive.

The strings and woodwinds imitate the tones of a swaying lullaby with dense small connected rhythms, while the low part continues a buzzing sound similar to that of a shepherd's bagpipe, giving it a pastoral style of harmony and tranquility.

After "Gospel", the sixth part is "Five Cheers", and the second soprano appears again.

The wind instruments recede, the violins provide support, and the rest of the string section and basso continuo accompany it with delicate and delicate gestures.

"We praise you."

"We praise you."

"We worship you."

"We magnify you."

The soprano melody is based on exactly the same plain material as the instrumental music.

However, a large number of supporting sounds, echoes, passing sounds and appoggios are added here, giving it a gorgeous flower singing style.

After completing the first four items of the "Five Cheers" link (Praise, Praise, Worship, and Exaltation) with an aria in the style of a palace interior, the seventh part presents the second item of "Blessings":

"We are grateful to you."

"We bless you, we bless you. Your wonderful deeds are told because of the proximity of your name."

A four-part chorus unfolds, with flutes and double brass pipes echoing the voices.

The two themes are sometimes presented independently, imitating from bottom to top from male to female, and sometimes combined with each other to form a "double counterpoint."

The trumpet continuously imitates the melody syllables of "Thank you, thank you", giving it a strange interlacing effect.

Part 8, duet with second soprano and tenor:

"Holy Lord, Enlightened King, Almighty Father, My Lord the Unfallen Fire."

"The only Son, Lamb of God, our First Light-giver."

The long section of flower singing, syncopation and expressive appropriation imitate "calling father and son" under dotted rhythm.

After "calling the Father and calling the Son", there are "three prayers".

The four-part chorus returns, and the 9th part corresponds to the first two words of "Pray for mercy" and "Pray for listening". The two flutes use a plaintive tone to promote the presentation of a single theme canon.

The theme is imitated repeatedly by each voice in each related key, and is presented 12 times in total:

"May she have mercy on us and take away the sorrows of this world."

“May she hear us and answer our prayers.”

In the 10th minute, the alto singer took the stage to perform the third item "Pray for Forgiveness", and the double brass continued to play softly.

"She is at the right hand of the Lord; she is able to forgive our sins and deliver us from evil."

The aria of this song continues the plaintive feeling of the previous song, but it is written in the rhythm of a 6/8 kig, with a jumping sound pattern and a warm and changeable excitement.

In the 11th part, the bass replaces the alto on the stage, and the ceremony changes from "three prayers" to "three declarations"——

“You alone are divine.”

"Only you are miraculous."

“You alone are supreme.”

From the beginning of this song, the "Glory Sutra" returns from the previous lamentation to the praise of the sun. Correspondingly, the music also returns from the gloomy B minor to D major.

Trumpets and drums sounded, and flute, double brass, strings and continuo came on stage one after another. Under Vivace's lively rhythm, a large number of depictions and symbolic techniques welcomed the return of the "Holy Trinity" chorus in the 12th part - —

"Be with the Lord, be with the Son, be with the Holy Spirit!"

"Bathe in the glow and be with the fire!"

Luo Yin, who was sitting at the front, had been listening to the Mass attentively according to the appreciation method Fan Ning once taught, capturing and confirming the intriguing counterpoint details everywhere.

"Crack!" Invisible fireworks exploded in his mind.

When the horns and drums sounded as the final song of the second part of the song "The Glory Sutra", she felt that her spirituality, which had been enriched and consolidated not long ago, showed signs of rising again!

"The Holy Sun Church is good at enlightenment. Their advantages are very easy to take advantage of. Remember to take advantage of them more."

"High-level limit? It's very simple. You don't need to wait so long."

"The method of dividing levels one to nine is for occult research, not for you to climb step by step."

"unless"

The content of Fan Ning's reply came to Luo Yin's mind again, and she couldn't help but smile at the corner of her mouth, with an "ah" expression, and gently shook her head back and forth with a sense of surprise.

But realizing the occasion, she quickly covered the lower half of her face with the high collar of her windbreaker.

“I should have learned it, but I still want to learn it”