Chapter 1204 Homesickness

There are two kinds of talents that are valued in the classical music world. One is playing skills. If you can play the cello like Yo-Yo Ma or the piano like Lang Lang, they will definitely invite you to join.

But as Shen Long said before, no matter what musical instrument, playing right and playing well are completely different concepts. He has inherited Wang Qiming's playing ability, and he has practiced martial arts for many years to control his body far beyond ordinary people. No matter how difficult the piece is, it can be played smoothly and freely.

But this is not enough, you also need to integrate the emotion of the music, to put it in a cliché, you have to play music with your heart, not just your hands; in this regard, Shen Long is a little helpless.

So this road is obviously impossible, but fortunately there is a second road, Beethoven, Mozart, Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Bach and other great musicians have left countless classics in the classical music world repertoire, but it is not enough for the classical music world to have these.

People in every era have their own unique emotions, and these emotions also need music to express, so the classical music world cannot stop with these old tunes, they also need new talented musicians to compose new ones Quzi, this is the opportunity that Shen Long was looking forward to.

Except for "Blessings of Love" and a few other songs from the East, it is difficult for him to immerse himself in the music, but he can bring the classic works of later generations to this era. Simply put, he is a classic Wen Chaogong in the music industry, Tan Dun, Kitaro, Takemitru, Hisaishi Joe, Sheng Zongliang, etc., composers whose music is full of oriental elements can copy.

As long as he keeps producing excellent works and letting the right people hear them, Carnegie Hall will open the door to him sooner or later. He is not worried that these works with oriental charm will not be recognized by them.

Firstly, next year Tan Dun will win an international composition award for his symphony "Ode to Fengya"; secondly, Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu's music with a strong Japanese traditional style has gained considerable recognition in the West, and Kitaro has also cooperated with him for two years. It started to enter the United States before, and Japanese music originated from China. If Japanese music can be recognized, then Chinese music must be able to.

Well, the status of the Japanese in the international classical music world is indeed higher than that of China, but this is not because the talent of the Chinese can’t keep up, it’s just an economic reason; people can only think about it when they have enough to eat. Music, and the Chinese are just filling their stomachs now. By the time Shen Long traveled, the New York Philharmonic was already full of Chinese people.

Because many of the families who immigrated earlier have become middle class, they are able to give their children a good quality education, and the domestic economy is also developing rapidly, music education is not out of reach, so the famous pianist Lang was born. Lang, Li Yundi, New York Philharmonic Principal Violin Huang Xin and other outstanding musicians.

"Let's practice first.

Then go to the Lincoln Center for the Arts. "Shen Long woke up from his wild thoughts and said to Guo Yan who was still immersed in the score.

"Okay, but it seems a little inappropriate to use violin and cello in this piece? What instrument did you think of when you wrote the piece?" Guo Yan is also an expert, so of course he will find these problems.

"Well, I think it's good to use cucurbit silk to express the distance of the desert. Anyway, you can do it. Let's go to Chinatown tomorrow to find out if we can buy cucurbit silk." The principle of a musical instrument, Guo Yan also practiced cucurbit flute in college, and Shen Long chose "Silk Road" for the first plagiarized work. pimple.

Shen Long has traveled through so many worlds and flirted with so many girls, how could he not even think of such a level of problems, he would definitely not make such a low-level mistake.

"It's really good to use cucurbit silk. It's too late today. I'll try it with the violin first, so I can get familiar with the music." Guo Yan was no longer saddened by the drop in income, and picked up the violin again and started practicing against the score. Shen Long also picked up his cello, and in Greenwich Village, the duet version of "Silk Road" sounded...

Early the next morning, they went to Chinatown and had breakfast at Ah Chun's Xiangyuan Building. By the way, they found out from Ah Chun that there was a Chinese folk music instrument shop there, and then went straight to buy it.

"Hulusi? You have come to the right place. If you buy pipa, erhu, and Dongxiao, you may still be able to find it in other musical instrument stores. I guess I have cucurbits. To be honest, my cucurbits are not good either. I plan to sell it, I am originally from Yunnan, I made a few for myself, and it’s rare to meet someone who likes this, so I might as well give it to you.” The owner of the shop is an old Chinese who went abroad from Yunnan before the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

Guo Yan and Shen Long accepted the cucurbit silk after some courtesies. Guo Yan tried the sound test and blew a song "Phoenix Bamboo under the Moonlight" as a thank you.

When the music floats quietly, it seems to bring the shop owner to the verdant bamboo grove beside the Ruili River, and see the girl he has admired for a long time, wearing a tube skirt, walking and dancing beside the blue waves of the Lijiang River, waiting for his sweetheart The arrival of the bamboo forest; the sound of gourd silk came from the bamboo forest, faint and melodious; the beautiful girl leaned lightly beside the phoenix bamboo, and her clear eyes showed anticipation...

After the song was over, the owner was already in tears, "...I'm really sorry, your song reminded me of something in my hometown when I was young."

"Understood, this is the so-called nostalgia! To be honest, although we have only been abroad for a few months, we still often miss China, the roast duck at Quanjude, and the pastries at Daoxiang Village, not to mention you have been here for so many years, old man! Shen Long understood very well, "I think you also miss Xuanwei ham, bamboo rice and steam pot**?"

"Think about it, how can you not think about it? Except Xuanwei ham, I have actually eaten these in New York, but I always feel that there is something missing, and I can't taste the taste!" The old man wiped his tears again, "Hey , I am so old, I don’t know if I still have a chance to eat it.”

"Actually, the country is slowly opening up. Although it is a bit troublesome to go back to China, it is not too difficult. If you want to, go back and have a look. When you arrive in Kunming or Ruili, you can definitely taste the taste of the past." Shen Long persuaded Dao, hey, it will take a while for him to go back now, right?