Please, come home and practice the piano

The outside of the church was brightly lit, and the fountain symbolizing freedom in front of the door shone with colorful lights. There were people inside the door, making it a lively scene.

When the closing concert started in ten minutes, there were already very few seats left in the church, with only a few empty seats on the left hand side of the second row.

The audience was chatting quietly or quietly waiting for the concert to begin.

After about five minutes, as Boss X walked onto the stage, the scene gradually became quiet.

The children in the audience stared with curious eyes. It was the first time for many of them to see their instructor Chen wearing a formal suit. He looked completely different from the old man who usually wore short-sleeved shorts.
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At the door of the hotel, Li An looked at his phone again.

The three little boys, Wang, Ma and Liu, had already changed into their exclusive uniforms for Classroom No. 4 and were standing quietly beside their teacher, waiting for the "girls" who had not yet come down.

Wang Xiaohu asked softly: "Teacher, let me go up and have a look."

"Don't worry." Li An turned his head and saw that the three children in front of him were no longer as "domineering" as they were during the day, and all of them were too well-behaved.

I have experienced a lot of big scenes, why am I still so nervous? "Just relax."

The three children heard the sound and looked at each other, as if they were looking for the person who was not relaxed.

"Teacher," Liu Fengrui raised his face and asked, "Why is there no movement at the church?"

At this moment, a burst of applause came from a distance.

The four teachers and students looked at each other in unison.

Marco: "The concert has started teacher."

Li An: "Well, don't worry, Teacher Chen still has to talk for a while."

Wang Xiaohu: "Teacher, where will we sit down soon?"

Ang Lee: "We won't go into the hall tonight. We will wait in the small resting room in the backcourt to go on stage in a while, so don't worry. We will be the last one to go on stage. You can go back to the room and take a nap now."

The three children were relieved after hearing this.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard in the corridor, and then Chen Xuanjiyang was seen hurriedly coming with two little girls.

Li An saw Xiaobei's face turned pale, but Chen Xuan gave him a reassuring look.

The eight teachers and students gathered together and headed to the church.

Arriving at the back door of the church, everyone was led by Yuan Xiaoyu to the habitat room. The smell of rotten wood hit their faces as soon as they entered. There was a large cross on the wooden door facing the entrance. Through the crack in the door, one could clearly hear Mr. X’s impassioned words. Voice.

"Teacher Li, please take the children to rest here for a while. The teacher will be here soon."

"Teacher Yuan, you are busy, we can just wait here."

Yuan Xiaoyu still had work to do in the frontcourt. Before leaving, he gave encouragement and blessings to the children, "Come on, babies."

While joking, the children waved and watched Yuan Xiaoyu leave. Yuan Xiaoyu did not forget to close the door when he left.

When he was the only one left in the room, Liu Fengrui sat down on the chair behind him.

After all, it was not a professional stage. Fortunately, there was a place to rest. Li An asked the children to sit down.

Xiao Bei and Xiao Che sat side by side under the mural on the left hand side. Wang Xiaohu put one hand in his pocket and leaned against the wall against Liu Fengrui. Marco sat on the barrel under the right corner. Ji Yang didn't sit either. He took two steps back. Arriving next to the two sisters, Chen Xuan gently placed the large and small bags on the table.

The room was so quiet for a moment that the only sound left was Boss X's still passionate speech on the stage next door.

Invariably, everyone's eyes focused on Li An's face.

"What's wrong?" Li An smiled, "Why are you being so serious?"

"Teacher, please sit down." At this time, Wang Xiaohu moved the chair next to him behind Li An's butt.

Li An took the opportunity to sit down. He smiled and sat down, and the atmosphere in the room relaxed a little.

"Wang Xiaohu, please sit down too."

Wang Xiaohu sat down.

"Ji Yang, sit down."

Xiao Ji sat down.

As soon as Xiao Che took out the seven-part music score, Li An stopped him and said, "Put it away."

Then Xiaoche obediently stuffed the music sheet back into the bag.

"Teacher Chen, please stop standing."

"Listen to Teacher Li." Chen Xuan's words made the children smile slightly.

Li An looked around: "What's wrong? Weren't we talking and laughing in the cafeteria just now?"

No one answered.

"If you don't say anything, I'll call your name."

"Wow————" Suddenly a burst of applause came from the infield.

The children looked at it, and Li An also took a look, "Do you know what Teacher Chen is going to play today?"

The applause fell, and the children's attention returned to Li An.

"Bach's Chaconne." Ji Yang answered.

"Chaconne," Ang Lee nodded and spoke slowly, "Busoni's adaptation of Chaconne, the original work is the fifth work of Bach's second Partita with violin accompaniment."

So it’s not piano music? The children thought that the Chaconne that Teacher Chen was going to play was a piano work.

"listen."

Ang Lee made a shushing gesture.

About ten seconds later, a heavy chord of "dang" came through the crack in the door and hit the children's hearts hard.

On the stage separated by a wall, under bright lights, Boss X played four sets of chords continuously with his left hand.

Solemn and heavy, sad and decisive, like a cry and a wail.

The children were infected by the tragic emotions contained in this music almost instantly.

“First remember, Chaconne is a dance.”

Then, "It originated in the late sixteenth century as a slow Spanish three-step dance, and later gradually developed into an independent instrumental music."

Following the music in his ears, Ang Lee slowly began to explain, "This form of music repeats and develops multiple themes based on the fixed bass or fixed harmony progression of the left hand, so it is also called fixed harmony. Voice Variations.”

"Especially in the late Baroque period, the subject of Chaconne was favored by many composers."

As Boss

"Bach's Chaconne is one of the most representative. This work was born around 1720."

"As for its creative background, there have been various theories circulating. There are different opinions."

"One of the most widely circulated theories talks about Bach's first wife Barbara. It is said that in 1720, Bach's beloved wife Maria Barbara passed away."

"This was a huge blow to Bach. In order to mourn his deceased wife, Bach turned his heavy grief into notes and condensed it into this work."

Listening to the heavy music even in major keys, and listening to the teacher's deep voice as if in class, Wang Xiaohu somehow thought of his father in his memories.

"Teacher." Wang Xiaohu called out.

Ang Lee: "Huh?"

Wang Xiaohu hesitated for a moment, as if he didn't know whether to ask, "Teacher Chen, is he also?"

Li An didn't react at the first moment. When he did, he almost choked. He quickly explained: "No, no, Teacher Chen is just playing this music. Don't get too crazy!"

The other children who reacted were also made to laugh by Wang Xiaohu's strange brain circuitry, but they didn't dare to laugh out loud. It was only Wang Xiaohu who had such an ability to associate, so they were convinced!

Wang Xiaohu felt relieved when he heard that he was overthinking it. It was so good, and he also smiled.

Li An didn't notice anything wrong with Wang Xiaohu at first, until Wang Xiaohu said something again, which made him realize that something was wrong with the child.

Wang Xiaohu said: "Teacher, I seem to understand." Li An: "Don't make sense."

Wang Xiaohu: "Teacher, do you still remember that one time at noon, you taught Xiaobei and me about the colors of three chords."

Li An had the impression: "You said it."

Wang Xiaohu continued: "At that time, you said that no one stipulated that major triads must be bright and minor triads must be dark."

At this time, everyone's attention came to Wang Xiaohu's face. It was rare for everyone to see Wang Xiaohu's expression and tone like this.

Ang Lee: "Yes, I gave you the example of princess and prince at that time."

Wang Xiaohu nodded, lowered his head and played with the hem of his dress, "Teacher, I seem to understand, is it true that major keys can only bring people a bright feeling?"

Ang Lee frowned slightly, "Yes, the feeling of music is such an extremely personal emotion. Whatever you hear, that's what it is. What you experience, that's what it is. So what do you feel?"

"I can't tell." After a moment, Wang Xiaohu raised his head, with an indescribable confusion on his face, "It's like it's raining in a clear sky."

It was raining in the clear sky. Li An couldn't deny that this was a unique scene. At the same time, it refreshed Wang Xiaohu's ability to perceive music in his heart. But at this time, he was more concerned about what happened to Wang Xiaohu suddenly.

"As expected of Commander Wang," Liu Fengrui joked and extended a thumbs up.

Wang Xiaohu's mood seemed to come back again, and he smiled and replied: "That's necessary."

This time, Li An's heart dropped again.

Wang Xiaohu chuckled: "Teacher, the music is about to reach its third part, right?"

"Yes." Li An took the children back to the music and continued, "Listen carefully to the third part to see if it has returned to the accompaniment of the first part."

Part of Bach's musical legacy is quite rebellious, as it does not take into account the formal beauty of the Baroque style, and is full of grace in impressions and shapes.

For example, this Chaconne can be understood by future generations as an expression of advocating vitality, or as a lack of Bach's halo, but in any case, the version played by Boss X is one that cannot be easily found to be superior. do.

In terms of speed, Boss X adopts a moderate approach, but in terms of intensity, he is like a cannon with full firepower.

Especially the refinement of short phrases shows the proficiency of the Russian school masters, and the familiarity with rapid changes and dynamics can be said to be natural. At least from Ang Lee's perspective, the Chaconne of Boss X is placed in the entire Chinese piano music. In the general environment of the world, it can be said to be a unique existence.

Following Boss

"Using only the system of a small musical instrument, I wrote a whole world with the most profound thoughts and the richest emotions."

After a pause, "Brahms said, I don't even dare to think that I can create such a piece of music. I don't even dare to imagine that I can conceive it. If that is the case, I will definitely go crazy with excitement."

As Ang Lee was telling the children, he was also thinking about what Brahms would think if he knew that people in later generations would also regard his works as an independent universe.

"Teacher," Xiaobei, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.

Li An looked over and joked: "Oh, our Xiaobei finally has a problem."

Xiaobei immediately showed an embarrassed expression.

Chen Xuan rolled her eyes at Li An, turned around and said softly: "What's wrong with Xiaobei?"

Xiaobei pursed his lips first, and then asked timidly: "Teacher, is Clara a good friend of Grandpa Brahms?"

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Li An and Chen Xuan looked at each other. Why is Xiaobei's focus here?

"They are good friends," Ang Lee said bravely. There was no way he could tell his children about the most famous love triangle in music history.

Schumann was Clara's wife, and Brahms was Schumann's student. As a result, Brahms, as a student, fell in love with his master's wife, Clara, and ended up never marrying for Clara.

Can you tell the children this?

Xiaobei showed a look of realization, "That's why he said he would go crazy with excitement."

Um, what does this have to do with anything? Li An really couldn't get Xiaobei's point, and then saw Xiaobei holding Xiaoqi's hand, and then whispered, "Linlin, let's write letters in the future. You can write whatever you want to me in the letter." "

Car: "Yeah!"

"." Li An seemed to understand a little bit, and laughed in his heart that these two girls are really amazing.

The three little boys also laughed when they looked at this scene.

Taking advantage of the atmosphere in front of him, Li An began to name names: "Xiao Bei, why did you vomit just now?"

When he was changing clothes in the room just now, Xiaobei didn't know why, but he felt so nervous that he felt like vomiting. This frightened Chen Xuan, who thought Xiaobei had eaten something bad.

As a result, I was nervous when I asked.

At this moment, Xiaobei's face was much rosier, and he said sheepishly: "Teacher, I was too nervous just now."

Li An: "I've never seen you like this before."

Xiaobei explained that she was like this when she was a child, especially when she was particularly nervous, she felt like vomiting, but she was fine after vomiting.

Li An nodded: "Are you still nervous now?"

Xiaobei shook his head: "Don't be nervous."

Li An looked at Marco again: "What's the matter with you?"

Marco: "Teacher, I suddenly forgot my speed just now."

Ang Lee laughed: "What if we can't remember the speed when we get on stage?"

Marco: "Want to connect and listen to everyone."

Li An looked at Liu Fengrui again, and Liu Fengrui answered quickly: "Teacher, I wasn't nervous at first, but you saw it in the cafeteria. Everyone seemed to be full of expectations for us. I was worried that I wouldn't play well."

He said without saying a word.

Li Anle: "If you don't play well, you don't play well. It's no big deal. We have worked hard and made all the preparations we should do. The rest is left to the stage, right? Besides, your voice part has problems." Even if there is a problem, the people below won’t be able to tell. It’s your senior sister who should worry about this problem.”

As he spoke, Li An's eyes fell on Ji Yang again, "Is it Senior Sister?" He said with a slight disgust, "They are all people who have passed the art exam, why are you so nervous?"

Ji Yang stuck out his tongue and said, "I'm also worried that I won't be able to play well and it will hurt everyone. I definitely don't care about the solo."

"You." Li An didn't know what to say. At this critical moment, all the psychological problems appeared.

It stands to reason that the ensemble should share the pressure evenly, "Wang Xiaohu, you are not afraid of anything, and you are also afraid today."

Wang Xiaohu curled his lips: "Teacher, I don't care."

Li An finally set his sights on the car, "Che Lin."

Xiaoche smiled stupidly: "Teacher, I am too."

The children made Li An dumbfounded, "I was afraid that I would be held back when I was writing together."

The children nodded together.

After looking at each child one by one, Li An scratched his forehead.

He felt that he should say something to the children, so he stood up and looked around again, "Listen."

Listening to the words, Li An didn't know what to say to the children for a while.

The children just looked at him.

At this moment, as the last set of chords fell on the stage, the applause in the church rushed into the lounge.

"No, don't do this. You are making me nervous."

The children were startled, looking at the teacher whose expression was serious one second and suddenly turned into a frown the next second. In a moment, their tense heartstrings relaxed a little.

It turns out that teachers can be nervous too!

Laughter was mixed in with applause, and only Li An was heard dismissing get out of class.

"What is Chaconne?"

"A dance!"

During the conversation, the simple lounge seemed to have really turned into a classroom familiar to everyone in Piano Room No. 4.

"That's right. When Teacher Chen came in, he applauded me vigorously. Did you hear that?"

"I heard!"