Chapter 261: What about the Mozart Effect and the IQ?
With the end of the performance of the 12th group of contestants, the 30 people on the judges' table are also pointing out their own views and opinions for the performance that has just ended.
Twenty-five judges from five continents, plus five members of the Mozart Society, made up the jury of the ensemble.
Although most of them knew each other, they didn't communicate much, except when they came across something interesting or performing.
For example, the European players just now, they gave emotional expression to Bach did not cause chemistry in the audience.
Just as the applause fell, a judge from the Americas opened the next chapter of the contestants' introductions.
"Oh, it's prenatal music. β
Muttering, his gaze shifted to the two contestant photos on the side.
"Two young Asians. β
...
K448 was not only very popular in Mozart's time.
Today, it still has a magical experience.
In 1993, Dr. Locher tested 36 psychology students at the University of California.
After listening for ten minutes, the students who took the test generally improved their IQ by 8 to 9 points.
Although this improvement was only temporary, lasting only 10 to 15 minutes after listening to the piece, Locher and his colleagues nevertheless concluded that the improvement in IQ results was a manifestation of some of the characteristic effects of Mozart's music.
The media immediately dubbed the discovery 'Mozart Makes You Smarter.' β
This is known as the "Mozart Effect" and the magical modern journey of the Control 448.
Perhaps Mozart himself did not expect that this work would be applied to all corners of the medical field, and eventually become the world's most famous prenatal music.
......
At the messy backstage door, Duan Ran, who was wrapped in a white dress and long skirt, stood in front of Qin Jian and helped him tidy up his neckline again, and finally took off the watch on his left wrist and put it in the other party's pocket.
"Let's go. β
"Let's go. β
Bathed in the warm yellow stage lights, wandering under the quiet applause, Qin Jian and Duan Ran slowly walked onto the stage.
Although there is no spotlight, everywhere the two pass, they have become a focal point.
As a two-person duo among the players in the Asian division, they can indeed catch the attention of the stage from their figures.
It's the arena, but it's also the stage.
Take a bow.
Seated.
Qin Jian sat in front of the piano outside, and Duan Ran sat in front of the piano in the middle of the stage.
The applause gradually fell, and the concert hall fell silent.
The two looked at each other and gave each other an affirmative look.
At the same time, he raised his hands.
Four hands rose out of thin air, but Qin Jian's right hand was raised slightly higher.
This is his hand that commands.
The next second.
Under Qin Jian's indifferent gaze, his thin lips moved slightly.
The murmuring under the light was like a pastor's last prayer.
βforteγ β
said.
His right hand flicked his wrist slightly, like an order.
The next second.
All four hands fell at the same speed
"Wowββββ!!"
The two octaves of the D major chord are perfectly integrated and resounded over the stage.
The two Steinway & Sons are playing as if they were one person, in unison.
On this stage, almost every pair of players can achieve this neat opening, and that's nothing.
At the end of the vibrato of the first 'fa' and the second 're' under the major dotted rhythm immediately after the main chord, there were varying degrees of inhalation under the stage, including the judges' seats.
"Hey, Planck, can you guess the speed at which the first movement will be played?"
In the European judges' bench, a naughty-looking old man in a fur hat whispered to his left-hand side.
Planck casually said, "Between 125 and 132." β
"Can you continue to tell me how many sets of trills they just played?"
"Sorry man, I didn't hear it clearly, it sounded like six sets, and one final trill seemed to fall on 'sol'. β
The two were talking, and at this moment, a soft and kind woman's voice sounded on the side.
"It's six and a half sets. β
"Planck, he ended up pointing back to 'fa'. β
The speaker was also one of the European judges of the competition, Elfried Bachmann, head of the piano department at the University of Performing Arts and the Arts in Vienna.
At the same time, he was also the one who was full of interest in Paganini-themed rhapsody after the Chinese rhyme competition.
Her voice fell, and the judges' bench fell silent again.
From the moment the music began, Bachmann's eyes fell on the pianist's slightly raised right hand, and at this moment, she was even more convinced of her previous judgment.
Perhaps at 128 beats, playing the 7 sets of vibratos under the big floating-point rhythm is just a little faster for the fingers, but the two young players still continue to have a high degree of neatness.
She knew that the right hand, as the dominant one, played a crucial role in this.
K448 is joyful and soothing.
However, it is not only the passover, but also the gorgeous chapters written after falling in love, there is naturally a trace of Mozart's unique strong taste.
In the adagio of the second movement, the two pianos resemble two old men slowly walking in the setting sun.
Supporting each other, slowly moving forward.
With the exception of a few passages that try to avoid pretending to be sentimental by speeding up the music, the music always moves in a certain rhythm
A calm harmony with the music, and the volume is just right.
The second part occasionally pops out of a few ornamental sounds, playful and cute.
The vivid musical picture does not return to Allegro until the beginning of the third movement.
With the uniform movements that began again in front of the two pianos, the quaint stage was rejuvenated with spring-like vitality for the second time.
In the piano tension that the audience can touch without indulging in it, the music remains in this state until the end.
"Whoaβ"
"Oooo
"Wowββββββββ"
The final chord note fell, and the two people in front of the piano raised their hands at the same time.
"Whoop ~~~~~~"
At the end of the performance, the audience once again burst into implicit applause.
The two came to the front of the stage.
This time Qin Jian had experience, and he took Duan Ran's left hand.
In this way, Duan Ran could cover his chest and bow with his accustomed right hand.
Qin Jian thought about it, and the tattoo on his left hand suddenly shook, and he was stunned.
"This time it really came. β
And at this moment, Duan Ran had already bent down.
Qin Jian looked to the side blankly.
What about the tacit understanding?
The applause from the audience was even worse
...
In the corner of the audience, a gentle and elegant middle-aged oriental man was clapping, looking at this abrupt scene on the stage, he couldn't help but smile.
"Silly boy. β
Then he got up and left, the show he was about to see was over.
And not long after he walked out of the door, a tall figure with blond hair also walked through the CD booths in the lobby and walked out of the door.
He pulled out his phone.
In the mild sunlight, although the brim of his hat obscured his features, judging by the contour of his chin, he should not be very old.
Looking at the 14 missed calls of the same person, his brow furrowed slightly, and he dialed it back casually.
The phone was connected for a second, and then a wave of displeasure came from the microphone.
"Adams, are you oversleeping on your phone too?"
"I'm sorry, Alina, what's the matter?"
"Rattle asked me to tell you that the rehearsal time has been changed to half past two. β
The young man looked at the time on his phone, and the voice on the phone continued to ring.
"You have forty minutes left to make it to the opera house. β
"Anything else?"
"No more. β
"Okay, thank you, Alina. β
The young man spoke an authentic Viennese dialect.
"Now let me share with you an interesting fact. β
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