Chapter XVII: Quartet
While talking and laughing, there was a knock on the door, Qin Fangge opened the door, it was Chen Yushan, who had been pondering and practicing alone for more than two hours. Seeing Xiao Yuran chatting affectionately with Ning Xiupei on the bed, smiling at them, and then discussing with Qin Fangge, "You accompany me to sing again, can you guide me again?" I know, I definitely can't be as good as you, but anyway, don't go out and embarrass you, right?"
Qin Fangge was thick-skinned, hehe smiled, and asked her not to compare with him, just sing her own feelings and demeanor.
Xiao Yuran asked very curiously, "Sister Chen, what song are you going to sing!
Chen Yushan hurriedly explained, "It's not that song, it's a song he just wrote for me in the evening, "Lonely is Singing", and asked me to sing it when I go to the bar tomorrow night. ”
"Hey! He just wrote a passionate and ambitious song "Men Should Be Self-Improvement"! This song "Lonely is Singing" feels a little sad no matter how you listen to it......" Xiao Yuran was surprised, although he had seen the speed of his writing songs before, but he, even the style changed so quickly, it was really strange!
Chen Yushan was also so surprised that she didn't even care about the main purpose of her visit, but she didn't dare to ask Qin Fang to sing, so she only said, "He's writing a new song again! ”
"I'll take a look at the song he wrote for you first!" Xiao Yuran's brain quickly started to move, and he turned it up on his laptop. No, she shrunk the file of "Men as Self-improvement", and immediately saw the document called "Lonely Singing". She double-clicked on it, and saw that the lyrics of the song were accompanied by the tune, and there was even an English version, and the girl was stunned!
"Sister Chen, he's too good to you!" After watching it for a while and confirming that this is indeed a good song, this girl's tone is still a little sour.
Chen Yushan said curtly, "I don't even know how to thank him yet!"
Qin Fang pretended to be stupid, and smiled, "Sister Chen sang this song well and sang it famously, which is the best thank you to me! Don't worry about it over there, there's not much time, get ready to start!"
Chen Yushan still wants to wait to see his new song first, so she has to suppress her curiosity first. Indeed, as he said, what she had to do now was to sing this song as soon as possible, so as not to take it out and lose his people.
Ning Xiupei couldn't interject, but she was also a little sour in her heart. Qin Fangge, this guy also said sensationally last night that he wrote a song for her, why didn't he see any movement, and he was so active in writing songs for Chen Yushan. It's just that she is an elder after all, and she has an identity there, not as obvious as the little girl Xiao Yuran, so she can only hide it in her heart.
It's just that being suppressed by the two little girls like this, and not speaking seems to be a bit out of line with her character, Ning Xiupei suddenly thought of something, and then said, "Qin Fangge, do you want to add piano accompaniment to this song." ”
When my mother spoke, Qin Fangge naturally had to answer as soon as possible, "You can consider it, but there is no piano at the moment." ”
Xiao Yuran asked him again, "Do you plan to sing in turn or what?"
Qin Fangge had a good temper and explained, "You can sing in turns, you can sing together, or you can take it out and sing it alone." This version is sung in turn, and I will sing it with Sister Chen first. When she's done singing, sing or whatever. ”
Ning Xiupei had a whim, "I think it can be adapted into a quartet or a quartet mode!"
Xiao Yuran followed the trouble, expressed his full support, and clapped his hands, "If it is adapted into a quartet, it will definitely sound better and more artistic." ”
"I said, you also think too highly of me! The quartet is not so easy to write, and it is even more difficult to sing, this is just a pop song, is it good!" Qin Fangge smiled bitterly, he was crazy, how could this fire burn. You know, the quartet or quartet they asked for was not a simple arrangement. Take this song as an example, if it is adapted into a quartet, then the piano, guitar, English male voice, Chinese female voice, these four parts must have their own melody independently, but they must be related to each other and complement each other. The requirements for texture, harmony, polyphony, chords and other aspects are particularly high, especially in the arrangement of the piano, which requires more thought, because the piano is responsible for more things, and it is not as simple as ordinary accompaniment.
Ning Xiupei insisted, "You can consider challenging it! Writing pop songs like this all the time won't help you much in composing." It's not that you want to write a quartet of classical music right away, you should do your homework. ”
Qin Fangge was speechless, what is this called! But since his mother had already said so, he had to nod his head and reluctantly agree to try, but he didn't promise.
Compared with Xiao Yuran, who stood and spoke without backache, Chen Yushan, who was in it, was very distressed, and at the same time looked forward to it.
Because she knew that Ning Xiupei and the others were turning classical music into pop music, it was foreseeable that once the adaptation was completed, the structure of the whole song would be very large and complete. In addition to the commercial goodness, music critics can also find considerable artistry in it, and such songs will definitely become classics.
Of course, what she was worried about was that she didn't know if what she sang by herself could pass the level of Qin Fangge. She had just gone back and listened to him again, but the more she listened, the more she felt that the gap was so huge that it was almost desperate.
If it really becomes a quartet, the test for her will be quite huge. She believes that with Qin's ability to sing, it will definitely not be difficult for him to sing in turn, and she is still counting on her to sing with her in front!
Qin Fangge didn't want to do this for the time being, so he still sang it first according to the previous routine, and then sang it with her. As long as Chen Yushan sings well, whether it is a quartet or keeps it the way it is, it will be easy to do.
After explaining to Chen Yushan, he played the guitar, and after the prelude, he sang softly in English.
Chen Yushan did work hard just now, no, she memorized the melody and lyrics in a short period of time, and she could sing along without bringing a score.
Compared with the stumbling at the beginning, she sang much more smoothly and fluently this time, and also had a certain emotional color, and the most basic sadness and helplessness were well interpreted by her.
In Xiao Yuran's ears, it was already quite good, and after the song ended, she slapped and applauded.
Chen Yushan is not as optimistic as her, so she took the initiative to apologize first, "I didn't sing well in just a few places, I was too anxious, I still didn't know it well, I memorized it more, and it should be better tomorrow." ”
Qin Fangge said with a smile, "Sister Chen doesn't have to blame herself, she already sings very well!"
Chen Yushan said, "I know it myself, the more you say this, the more bottomless I feel in my heart." ”
"Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with the feelings, we just need to correct some small details. Qin Fangge said, and then really helped her correct the details.
Chen Yushan suddenly remembered something, and asked Xiao Yuran to borrow a voice recorder, the effect was much better than that of a mobile phone.
Xiao Yuran said okay, got out of bed happily, put on fluffy slippers and went back to his room to help get the recorder.
Qin Fangge didn't stop, and sure enough, he said that before to save face for Chen Yushan. The first sentence he spoke, "It's dark" was only three words, and he found fault with her and asked her to do it all over again a dozen times.
No way, his ears are so sharp that he can hear even the slightest incongruity. However, the human vocal cords are a very special existence, and the voices produced by different states and emotions are different, not to mention the influence of technical orientations such as breath, pronunciation, singing, etc.
Fortunately, Chen Yushan is not so incorrigible, she is smart enough and hard enough, and she can stand his chatter, although he has not yet been admitted to the conservatory, and she herself has graduated from the conservatory for two years.
Sometimes she repeated it one or twenty times, Xiao Yuran felt good enough to listen to it, and he still had to keep nagging there, saying something, "By the way, press down the breath a little more, don't press it too hard, you have to have that feeling of being able to retract and release freely, you listen, this listen, the feeling of singing and moving......"
Of course, Qin Fangge is not completely tyrant, he will occasionally ask her, "Do you feel much better this time than just now, remember this, I have to find out how I feel in the future." ”
Seeing that the time was not early, Qin Fangge was tired when she spoke, so she asked her to start again. And this time, he only accompanied and did not sing.
Chen Yushan doesn't seem to be able to sing anymore, which is really tangled.
So, Chen Yushan apologized, Qin Fangge could only accompany and lead the singing, but fortunately, this time Chen Yushan passed it at one time, of course, this is the minimum requirement he put to it.
Chen Yushan also understood this, and did not sing again, but sent Ning Xiupei back to the hotel with him, Xiao Yuran also wanted to follow, but was persuaded by Qin Fangge and several people. After sending Ning Xiupei back to the hotel and settling down, Chen Yushan also said that she would be picked up tomorrow morning to register the copyright of the song.
Before saying goodbye, Ning Xiupei also said to Qin Fangge, "I think this song can really be made into a quartet." ”
On the way back, Chen Yushan seized the opportunity to ask Qin Fangge for advice, and in front of him, she felt as if she couldn't sing, which made her feel fresh and ashamed.
Qin Fangge is not stingy with her own thoughts, she can tell her whatever she thinks, whether she can listen to it or not depends on her own creation.
After going back, Chen Yushan also sang it again, and asked Qin Fangge to comment a few more words before she was willing to go back to the room to figure it out for herself.
After Qin Fangge washed up, he felt that he was still full of energy, and when he was lying on the bed, he was still thinking about the arrangement of the quartet.
For example, Ning Xiupei said that it is not impossible to adapt it into a quartet, just to see if it is worth the effort to do it. Ning Xiupei gave an order, so let's adapt it as homework!
In the case that the main melody has been determined, this song is still dominated by Chinese female voices, if you want to be lazy, it is actually very easy to do, each voice can be based on this melody, and then enter the pitch variation. Qin Fangge will be lazy, and it is inconvenient for the English male voice part to make too many changes, because it is simply the same melody! However, there are still considerable differences between English and Chinese singing habits and tones.
The guitar accompaniment needs to be changed, but it's not a big problem, and even if you add an improvised accompaniment, it won't affect the overall effect too much, when the melody doesn't need much adjustment.
The difficulty lies in the piano, in addition to the melody of the piano part, the piano is also responsible for the overall texture chords, not to make the whole song sound too loose, to ensure the relationship between several parts.
If you do it, it's going to be a little complicated. However, it was not easy to stump him, and it took him about an hour or so to lie in bed and sort out all the ideas, and then while the inspiration was still there, he got up and recorded all the melodies of several voices into his laptop.
When he had done so, he went to sleep as if he had accomplished a remarkable achievement.