For more than a month, Los Angeles in midsummer experienced unprecedented gloomy weather, which naturally led to morning and evening temperatures similar to late autumn, cool and comfortable. But since Father's Day, the sky has warmed up, and the air conditioning in the golden rose garden has been turned on by new tenants, as if it has arrived in the hot season of midsummer. I lay on my chair, opened the floor-to-ceiling curtains facing southeast, and enjoyed the beauty of the City of Angels in the evening, the tall palm trees and tall pine branches in front of me were swayed by the cool Pacific breeze, the blue sky skimmed from time to time with various types of aircraft, flocks of crows flew around, occasionally floating past a few small clouds dyed colorful by the sunset, and white neighbors opposite were installing luxury speedboats ready to go surfing or fishing at the beach. I suddenly heard a familiar serenade in the distance, this scene, it is especially easy to evoke the homesickness of wanderers, although the sky in my hometown is not so blue, the scenery is not so beautiful, the climate is not so comfortable, but after all, it is the hometown of the soul...
Modern technology is so convenient, I found the piano serenade from the Internet, turned on the Bluetooth connection speaker, and the classics of Mozart and Schubert immediately sounded. In the ancient Middle Ages, a kind of chivalric music arose, which spread to European civilizations such as Spain and Italy. Serenade is a musical name that people use to express sincere emotions to their loved ones. When night is about to fall, handsome young men sing to their lover's window, pouring out their affection, melodious and lingering, usually accompanied by violin or mandolin. With the development of society, the expression of music is bound to undergo some reforms and changes. Among them, the serenades that Mozart and Schubert have carefully composed and have been widely circulated in the world must also be adjusted with the changes of the times, and the results are better.
I often think that if classical music is given a fashion element, it must be more beautiful and modern. Serenade is a kind of lyrical vocal music in the European Middle Ages, the singing voice is particularly beautiful, lingering and gentle, melodious and pleasant; Instrumental solo serenades and vocal serenades are also popular in society and are loved by listeners; For example, the serenade in Act II of Mozart's opera Don Juan tells the story of a young man playing a mandolin and serenading in front of a girl's window, recreating the serenade of a troubadour. "Don Juan is a Spanish aristocrat and bohemian, who serenades in front of the window of the peasant girl Selena, trying to seduce the peasant girl with his song. The youth is the villain in the play, and the lyrics contain irony, but the tune is still beautiful and smooth, with folk song characteristics, accompanied by mandolin and string plucking. The mandolin is a pear-shaped plucked string instrument with four pairs of strings, with empty strings like violins. The author divided the song into two segments to form a two-part style, each with a short passage after it, and then the whole two passages repeated again. ”
Mozart's Don Juan serenade is a classic full of beautiful melodies and gorgeous movements, famous for its light melodies and beautiful harmonies. The first movement begins with soft strings and crisp piano sounds, followed by the gradual addition of violin and flute, which make the whole piece more colorful. The second movement is known for its beautiful melody and gorgeous harmonies, and the climax of this movement makes Mozart's musical talent even more reminiscent. The musical style of the whole serenade is light, beautiful, gorgeous, full of romantic emotions and imagination. Its melodies are beautiful and the harmonies are colorful, allowing people to experience Mozart's musical talent and superhuman creativity. This serenade is a classic of Mozart's musical works and one of the few masterpieces in the history of world music.
What is Serenade? It is a common characteristic piece, composed for a specific purpose and performed on a specific occasion, but marked with distinctive characteristics on the genre, such as serenade, nocturne, lullaby, boat song, fantasia, improvisation, capriccio, rhapsody, etc. Most of these pieces are instrumental, and some of these genres have both vocal and instrumental music. Serenades are usually played at dusk or at night, but also include love songs sung in the morning in front of a lover's window.
Schubert wrote a serenade called "Listen, Listen, Skylark", which was written for Shakespeare's play "Simbelin", and the protagonist Cloton expresses love to Imoqin. Cloton has a special status, he is the son of Queen and ex-husband of King Simbelin of England, and Imochen is the daughter of the king and the former queen, and the two brothers and sisters who are not related by blood perform a singing and crying love. Early in the morning, Cloton brought the band to the anteroom connected to the Imo boudoir to play and sing, hoping to impress her heart. The song is divided into two parts, the first of which starts in C major, and the melody is vivid and bright, describing the gorgeous scenery of "larks singing in the sky and the god of the sun rising"; The second passage is changed from C major to A flat major, creating a sharp tonal contrast, rendering magnificent colors for the two lines "charming calendula, begin to open golden eyes". When he sang "How beautiful it is, my dear girl wakes up", he returned to C major, and the tonal color changed from dark to light, bringing out the artistic realm of the morning light urging people to wake up and Yiren waking up.
Schubert's other popular serenade "Swan Song", the melody is light and gentle, like a wisp of green smoke, floating in the evening breeze; imitating the sound accompaniment of plucked strings, the rhythm swings up and down throughout, with the style of a lullaby; From time to time, it echoes with happy and sweet tunes and singing, creating a beautiful and quiet artistic conception, which has endured for more than a hundred years. I especially like Schubert's "Swan Song" played by Lu Siqing violin, this serenade is widely played and sung, the music style is very beautiful and elegant, the melody is smooth, full of romantic emotions and sensual expression, but also full of soft emotions and warm atmosphere. The main melody of the song is exceptionally smooth, highlighting a strong sense of change and layering, which makes people sound extremely comfortable and pleasant. At the same time, the rhythm of the song is also very stable, which makes people feel extra calm and peaceful. Schubert used many different strings and timbre in this piece, which made the musical texture of the whole piece richer and deeper. At the same time, the harmony of the song is also very coordinated, which makes people feel comfortable and pleasant. The performance skills of the music are particularly exquisite, and the player needs to have superb skills and expressiveness to express the emotions and artistic conception in the song, so that the audience can feel the beauty and depth of the song. Therefore, this piece is also a challenging and artistic violin solo and piano accompaniment.
Refer to the typical instrumental serenade that is excerpted and slightly polished, played by two violins, a viola and a cello. The first violin plays lyrical tunes, like a human singing; The second violin, viola and cello plucked accompaniment, imitating the sound of the mandolin, is played in the sonata style, which is a commonly used composition in the first movement of instrumental suites such as sonatas, symphonies, concertos, etc., divided into three parts: the first part presents two contrasting themes, and there is a bridge passage in the middle called the connecting part. The second theme is followed by a supplementary paragraph called the ending part, and the second part is the development presentation section, each paragraph is called the expansion part, which is not very stable in structure and tonality. The third part is the repetition called the reproduction part, not a simple repetition, the main key and the genus tone will appear respectively, and when it comes to the reproduction part, all appear on the main key, so as to obtain tonal unity. The second movement of the String Quartet in Major is a small sonata that is close to the two-part style. The first part is the presentation, and the second part is a very short expansion and shortened representation, so the expansion and the representation add up to become a unified part that is balanced with the presentation.