The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 120 This is the voice from Haiyin Harmony
William Tell Overture!
Perhaps many people's understanding of her lies more in her particularly magical fast movement.

But to be honest, the overall expression of the music is actually very beautiful, especially the beginning of the music.

Chen Qiu lowered his hand slightly, looked at the cello section, and made eye contact with them.

Under the eye contact between the two parties, the strings in the cello's hand slowly pulled, and a melancholy emotion emerged from the orchestra.

However, what was presented was a peaceful scene.

The music is gentle and does not seem to change much, but there is always a sadness in the music that is difficult to erase.

The soft sound of the cello is simply the best interpretation of this piece. Her unique timbre almost perfectly blends the calmness and sadness in the music, creating a completely different timbre.

This is a voice from Switzerland.

This is the tranquil dawn scene from the foothills of the Alps.

This fusion of beauty and sadness made the eyes of everyone present melt away.

Beautiful, very beautiful sound.

The beginning of this music is really great.

Chen Qiu waved the baton in her hand, and Su Yue, who was in charge of the clarinet not far away, and Liang Long, who was sitting next to her, began to play the works in their hands at the same time.

The moment Su Yue's clean and pure clarinet sound came out, it gave everyone indescribable amazement.

However, her performance did not fragment the music as a whole, allowing her performance to stand alone.

On the contrary, her performance brought together the many disparate voices present, making the orchestra more harmonious.

She vaguely felt the aura of the chief wind musician rising from her body.

Although Liang Long knew that Su Yue was very strong, he had no idea that Su Yue's ability in the orchestra could be so strong.

When Su Yue went through the scene before, she simply followed the orchestra and didn't show anything special, right?
Why is it suddenly like this now?

Such...

fear?
Diplodocus quickly followed up with his flute, trying hard to match Su Yue's timbre, and moved forward with Su Yue.

He originally had a little intention of expressing himself, but now that he heard Su Yue's performance in the band, he no longer had any thoughts to do anything like this.

However, this was not what shocked Diplodocus the most.

What shocked Diplodocus most was what came next.

He was just trying hard to follow Su Yue's clarinet and didn't think much about it.

But just as he was following Su Yue, a strange force held up his flute and slightly raised his tone.

It's like a foundation, allowing the music to take root.

Diplodocus almost didn't react. He almost played the wrong note with just a slight difference.

He tried hard to listen with his ordinary ears, to see who helped make his music better.

As a result, he suddenly discovered that what made his tone better and made his playing easier was actually the inconspicuous... double bass in the distance?
At this time, Ruijia was almost completely lying on the double bass, and the bow in her hand was working hard to pull the double bass, which was larger than her whole body.

The bass parts blend together almost perfectly.

As the most solid foundation of the orchestra, they help all members of the orchestra to make their performances better.

Listening to the sound coming from his ears, Diplodocus felt as if he had never known this band before.

Obviously, during the rehearsal before, everyone seemed to be just average. They had even rehearsed many details many times, but there were still problems and mistakes.

But now, the entire orchestra seemed to have completely changed, becoming a bit unrecognizable to him.

Su Yue is actually pretty good. She is the world champion, the clarinet goddess of Haiyin and even the whole country of China. There is not much to say.

Who is that double bass next to you? Why has she also transformed?

Not only that, but those violins, their playing was different from the rehearsal, their performance was better.

This feels so strange!

However, this is not enough.

Chen Qiu waved the baton in his hand vigorously, and at first asked everyone in the orchestra to continue playing, but he looked at Ai Gu in the distance. When the two made eye contact, Ai Gu immediately gave Chen Qiu a thumbs up to express his reassurance.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with Ai Gu, Chen Qiu looked at Qin Xian who was sitting aside.

After their eyes collided with each other, they both nodded at the same time.

Chen Qiu stretched out his fingers and pointed at the violin part, slightly lifting it towards them.

hum!
The second movement, the storm, begins!
The first and second violins began to play at the same time. Qin Xian and Zhao Xi, with their voices, began to play like the lightning and thunder polka they had played before.

The music gradually begins to get tense.

The tense sound in the distance was like an approaching thundercloud.

The darkness in the music is increasing and the tension is building.

but! This is not enough!

Chen Qiu pointed his fingers at other instruments, and then raised them vigorously.

hum!
One musical instrument sounded one after another.

Instruments are stacking!
The corners of Ai Gu's mouth were slightly raised, but his fingers were in a relaxed posture, holding the drum stick in his hand and beating it hard.

Drum sticks roll.

The thunderous roar was darker and more frightening than the previous lightning and thunder.

The addition of the violin at this time makes the music even more tense.

The beauty and sadness played by the cello in the opening part were finally relieved by the resonance of all the instruments and the increasingly tense atmosphere.

However, this is not the end.

The orchestra is laying the groundwork.

A percussionist not far away took over the triangle and struck it hard.

The unique timbre of the triangle appears in the orchestra, and the mood in the music is soothing.

It's like the calm after the storm, the pastoral of peace.

Diplodocus swallowed slightly as he listened to everything in his ears.

When Chen Qiu noticed him, he slowly blew the flute in his hand, giving it a calm tone.

All of them are waiting for the fourth movement to come.

The third and fourth movements, that is, the place between the most famous movements, is a special test for the conductor and the orchestra.

The two parts have completely different feelings when entering this place, so a particularly clean and neat performance is required.

All of them were staring at Chen Qiu, waiting for Chen Qiu's instructions.

But Chen Qiu didn't do anything, and just let the people in the third part continue to play their content.

then……

boom!
Chen Qiu's arm suddenly raised and struck down with an extremely clean and decisive force.

The third movement of the music gathers the last note at this moment.

At this time, the orchestra also played the most famous fourth movement.

Bang bang bang, bang bang bang, bang bang bang bang?
Bang bang bang, bang bang bang, bang bang bang bang.

Bang bang bang, bang bang bang, bang bang bang bang... bang! ! ! Bang, bang bang bang!

As soon as William Tell's voice sounded, everyone in the concert hall couldn't help laughing.

Whether they are just passers-by who come to listen and play, or they are lovers of classical music, or they are students and teachers of the music conservatory.

Everyone laughed at the same time.

This music is so familiar.

Many of them did not hear the feeling of William Tell at all at the beginning. After all, most people only listened to the fourth movement, so they thought that Chen Qiu might be talking about another work.

But music has come to this point. If you can’t hear it anymore, then it doesn’t make sense.

This was a heroic and rapid attack by the Swiss Revolutionary Army fighting for freedom.

This is also the loud cheers of the people for the victory of the revolutionary army!
This finale is led by a trumpet solo. After the brass plays the prelude, a familiar march begins with a gorgeous rhythm.

Chen Qiu's command space in this place was a lot more relaxed. He didn't put in as many things as he did before. There were reminders in every place to make the music more beautiful.

Instead, here he consciously manipulates the orchestra to loosen up a bit and express themselves as much as possible.

Because here, everyone in the band has practiced it countless times.

Except that Chen Qiu controlled the wind section so that their voices would not be too loud and covered up the sounds of other parts, there was not much other control.

The members of the orchestra were running wildly in this place as if they were in high spirits.

They showed off their familiarity with the piece and even interacted with the audience off the stage from time to time.

The atmosphere at the scene was instantly heated up.

Sure enough, this is the New Year's concert.

This is the New Year's concert of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra. Almost all of the people here are young people. What do young people want? Isn’t it vitality?

So serious, what are you doing in a serious manner?
Not interesting at all.

It’s Chinese New Year, be happy.

Wave after wave of climaxes in the music, under the expectations of the orchestra and Chen Qiu's secret guidance, made everyone present excited.

However, this is not the end.

After the orchestra finished the "William Tell" overture, Chen Qiu blinked at everyone, and lifted the conductor baton in his hand vigorously.

The second piece, "Radetzky March", sounded at this moment.

The percussionist not far away beat the snare drum in his hand, and followed Chen Qiu's guidance to give an extremely accurate march beat.

At this tempo, everyone quickly turned over the parts of their orchestra, then picked up the instruments in their hands and prepared for the performance.

Accompanied by a few crisp sounds of the small cymbal and the crisp sound of the bass drum.

At this moment, Radetzky officially started!

With a simple rotation of the baton in Chen Qiu's hand, a powerful introduction immediately appeared in front of everyone.

Like an army.

Chen Qiu also turned around at this time, looked at the people behind him, smiled at them, nodded, and stretched out his hands.

Snapped!
On the beat of the music, Chen Qiu gently tapped his palms to give signals to everyone.

Everyone glanced at each other and instantly understood Chen Qiu's intention, and immediately started to play the rhythm of the orchestra along with Chen Qiu.

The Radetzky March is not a simple piece played by an orchestra and conducted by a conductor.

Compared with the simple collaboration between the orchestra and the conductor, this piece is actually more about interactivity.

The interaction between conductor and audience, orchestra and audience.

But there is a problem, that is, many people in the audience have no sense of rhythm.

To put it simply, they follow the rhythm of the orchestra, rather than the conductor and percussionists, who have a rhythm in their own hearts.

Therefore, when they beat the time, they can easily influence the orchestra and make the orchestra follow their rhythm.

And if the orchestra really follows the rhythm of the audience, it will be over.

Therefore, although many orchestras will play this piece, whether the audience can make the time casually is actually one of the criteria for testing the strength of an orchestra.

When they started playing, they were actually a little hesitant.

After all, in the final analysis, Chen Qiu's orchestra is still a student orchestra. What if it can't catch the audience?

But they never expected that Chen Qiu would turn around first and encourage them to applaud?
Now that they saw Chen Qiu's signal, everyone no longer hesitated and immediately followed the orchestra's pace and moved forward together.

The sound of music and applause merged in the limited space of the concert hall.

The audience feels like they are immersed in the music.

Chen Qiu led his men to perform, and also released their full power in the most exciting part of the music.

Then, when the main theme of the music changed, Chen Qiu stood on the conductor's seat with a sideways posture.

He stretched out a hand and slowly lowered it towards the audience. After suppressing their applause, he raised a finger towards them, shook it slowly in an especially elegant movement, and placed it in front of his lips.

Nothing was said, but everyone present understood what Chen Qiu meant now.

【Quiet】

Chen Qiu needs to be quiet.

Chen Qiu not only asked the audience, the baton in his other hand also gave the orchestra hints at this time.

He needs a pianissimo.

He needs everyone in the orchestra to show the tension in the music with a more obvious contrast between strengths and weaknesses.

The movements of his hands were captured by everyone in the orchestra, and they understood Chen Qiu's thoughts, and then followed Chen Qiu's pace.

Be organized!

in Apple pie order!

Others may not see anything, but Li Anguo was a little shocked.

Not only him, but also some teachers and leaders in the command department were also shocked.

What they originally wanted was to let Chen Qiu lead his orchestra to perform a simple performance to see how well Chen Qiu controlled the orchestra, and to see whether the combination of the two would be an advantage or disadvantage. That was all.

But they never thought that they could actually see such a scene.

Chen Qiu is in control!
Not only did he control the orchestra, he also controlled the audience.

Just like a master.

Or in other words, such a venue is too small for Chen Qiu and not enough for him to perform.

Where he really shines is in a bigger venue.

For example, they may not know if they will have the chance to participate in the Nine Schools League in the future, or the Asian Classical Music Invitational Competition in the future.

Every movement of Chen Qiu is filled with the art and beauty of command.

Clear and clear.

When you see his actions, you know what you should do.

You don't even need to discuss what each action means in advance.

You only need to look at Chen Qiu and you will know what kind of feeling Chen Qiu wants.

Although it seems that Chen Qiu has very little guidance for the orchestra, but...

Chen Qiu's guidance for the orchestra was spot on!

In each, there are details that everyone can make mistakes and that need to be addressed.

He always gives everyone tips and guidance in advance, telling them how to play.

You can even interact with the audience and make them applaud.

Where applause is strong, where it is weak, and where applause is not needed.

It's obviously a very simple and classic piece.

But in Chen Qiu's hands, this piece of music became a new form of music.

A music that can interact with the audience.

Even the applause from the audience is part of Chen Qiu's music.

Is this really what an ordinary junior student, oh no, he should be a senior now, can do?

Is the orchestra really that helpful to a conductor?
Everyone in the command department looked at Chen Qiu with questions on his face, feeling as if they had missed a season or traveled through a year.

Are you telling me this is a one-month student orchestra?
You said this was a band that was more than a year old and they all believed it!
Can the orchestra and the conductor cooperate like this after a month?
Isn’t this too outrageous?

Compared with the shock of the people in the command department, the other audience members were much more relaxed.

They just come here to listen to music.

Now listening to the music in my ears, I feel the enthusiasm in the whole place that is almost boiling.

They just feel comfortable.

This may be one of the most comfortable concerts they have ever listened to.

The key point is that it was performed by a group of students instead of a professional orchestra, which makes the meaning even more different.

Therefore, they gave Chen Qiu and his Harmony Symphony Orchestra unstinting applause at the moment when the last note of the music fell.

It was so exciting to hear it, and I was so happy to applaud.

Happiness is very important. As the saying goes, it’s hard to buy my happiness.

Besides, they haven't spent any money yet.

So what's a little more free applause?
Facing the applause of the crowd, Chen Qiu, who was originally going to start the cancan dance directly, couldn't help but feel awkward. He could only lead the orchestra over and over again to thank everyone for their applause.

After the applause of the crowd stopped a little, he finally had time to speak to the crowd.

"What you did, I thought the concert was over..."

Everyone laughed, not hiding their love for Chen Qiu and Chen Qiu's orchestra.

Facing the laughter of everyone, Chen Qiu smiled and nodded, and continued.

"To be honest, I originally planned to lead our harmony symphony to play cancan first, and then give you an encore performance of Blue Danube. But seeing how enthusiastic everyone is, let's just assume that we have returned now. It’s time to perform the final work in one go!”

"Everyone has it, get the scores ready, the penultimate piece, Johann Strauss the Younger, "Blue Danube Waltz" and the last piece, Jacques Offenbach, "Cancan"!"

Under the gaze of everyone, Chen Qiu raised the baton in his hand, exchanged glances with everyone in the orchestra, and nodded slightly.

The sound that was almost engraved in the bones of the New Year's Concert slowly sounded.

However, this is the voice from Haiyin Harmony.

(End of this chapter)