"Hello judges, I'm Li Zhifan, a player from the Huaxia Beijing Division!"

After walking on the stage, Li Zhifan said to the audience judges, "The repertoire played today is a piano solo piece "Liang Zhu" adapted from the famous Chinese folk opera "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" and related theme songs!"

After listening to him, everyone in the audience couldn't help but think about it, and even caused several judges to exchange words. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The poignant love story of Liang Zhu and the two is well-known, and even foreigners know that in their hearts it is the Chinese version of "Romeo and Juliet".

Although Li Zhifan does not create his own repertoire this time, the adaptation is a secondary creation, which also makes them very interested.

There are also some people who are simply interested in Chinese opera and folk music, and want to see what Li Zhifan's adapted piano music will look like.

Of course, there are also people who are not very optimistic!

The folk theme of "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" has been played badly in China, and there are countless film and television works adapted from it, including countless soundtracks, interludes, and theme songs.

In the first half of this year, there was also a movie with the same theme released, this remake conformed to the film technology of the new era, made a 3D effect, and the final butterfly part added fantasy colors, but because of the old-fashioned story, it still couldn't escape the box office fiasco.

Under the gaze of everyone, Li Zhifan turned around and walked to the piano and sat down, gently groped the keys with both hands, and prepared to start playing.

The original "Liang Zhu" violin concerto is 26 minutes long, and there are several versions of the piano pieces based on it, but in Master Lang's "100 Piano Pieces", there are only the original version and the simpler three-minute piano adaptation.

Li Zhifan played the three-minute version today, and all the elements of folk music related to "Liang Zhu" are concentrated in these three minutes, basically there is no self-created content, and it is also suitable for showing on today's stage.

In the blink of an eye, Li Zhifan's ten fingers fell softly and leisurely.

The right hand plays a few descending notes in the middle register, and the left hand immediately follows in the bass to imitate the dialogue, and the two consecutive phrases are progressed in the same way.

The opening paragraph "0532/1-2/765-/......" is a very common passage in Yue Opera, and quoting this passage, while the bass area of the piano is followed by the middle range, which is the technique of Canon in the music.

After a simple crossing, the notes pause for a few beats.

When the first of the main theme fell, Li Zhifan suddenly spoke, and whispered:

"The moon is white, the wind is clear, and the green lights of the screen window shine through the double shadows. The night was speechless, and I still heard the sound of reading in the West Building. ”

"We help each other through thick and thin, help each other and encourage fellow travelers. The childhood sweethearts have no guesses, and they are bosom friends. ”

Li Zhifan's voice was not high, only the judges in the first row or two and some of the contestants could hear it.

But this soft chant is not abrupt at all, just like playing Chinese music on the piano, but it makes the music more national.

In the first row, a Huaxia judge sat up straight, staring at Li Zhifan with round eyes.

He has listened to countless ancient Chinese songs, and his current main research direction is to adapt this music into a repertoire suitable for Western musical instruments and send it to foreign performances and dissemination.

Most of these ancient Chinese songs have technology and connotation, but they lack dissemination, and can be adapted and sent into the elegant hall, but it is difficult to be accepted by modern ordinary people.

The reason for this is that there is a problem with the melodic sound, in other words, the music is not close enough to the people.

At present, the ancient Chinese songs that are respected in the circle actually came from the upper class of scholars and doctors in ancient times, because the ancient qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the six arts of gentlemen were all played by nobles, where can they be grounded among the common people.

But the people also have their own favorite entertainment, that is, opera, and for a long time, these musicians have not paid much attention to local operas and minor tunes, and they have not considered the choice of adaptation.

And today, Li Zhifan uses practical actions to tell them a truth, and the popular music that the people like can also become lofty.

On the stage, Li Zhifan was still chanting in a low voice:

"Accompanied by several springs day and night, Mo Zhiyingtai's daughter. When the hibiscus comes out of the water, Fang Wu is the most bitter and lovesick. ”

"Handsome and Confucian are romantic, and the slender jasper is also affectionate. The flowers often meet under the moon, and the soil is Xiangshan Haimeng. ”

The popular melody, the operation of traditional Chinese tones, combined with this seven-law ancient style poem, immersed the whole venue in intoxication.

"Isn't this the music in Kunqu Opera? Li Zhifan actually transplanted it here!" The audience from southern Jiangsu listened to it with amazement, Kunqu Opera is a kind of drama in his hometown, he didn't listen to it too much, and when this familiar melody came out, he couldn't suppress the excitement and joy in his chest at all.

The music then turned, and an audience member from Shanghai next to him was stunned and said strangely: "Hey, this paragraph...... Isn't it from "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai"? Why does it sound like the broken bridge in "The Legend of the White Snake"?"

The audience from southern Jiangsu explained: "Many small passages in opera are universal, this is called wild passage, not to mention different plays, that is, Shanghai opera, Yue opera, Kunqu opera, and even Huangmei tune, these different names of opera, in fact, some melodies are very close, and it is normal to transplant and apply." ”

"I see!"

Many people have a hallucination because of this, they obviously listened to piano music, but for some reason the picture of the opera garden appeared in their minds, and the poisoning was deeper, and they even felt that they really saw the picture of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai playing together.

The music takes a sudden turn, and although the melody is slow, the rhythmic chords of the left hand become complex, outlining a picture of contradictions and conflicts.

This is called "tight and slow singing" in the opera, and it has also been completely transplanted into the violin concerto of "Liang Zhu", and when the piano version was adapted, the most wonderful part of this paragraph was retained, shaping the final ending of Liang Zhu and the two.

"The jade man is intentional or unintentional, and the golden and jade marriages are a few successes? ”

Accompanied by the sound of the piano, Li Zhifan's chanting also became sad and not angry, but it faintly revealed a trace of helplessness.

The judges also heard more things, whether it was a chance encounter in the vast sea of people, or the search for life and death in a hurry, I thought that a lover would eventually become a family, but I didn't expect that it would be a white head in this life.

"Laugh and ask what is in the world, life and death promise nothing to hate. In this life, I have no chance to be with the white head, and I will talk about the old love in the next life. ”

In the final butterfly part, the music is more contagious, bringing psychedelic colors, and everyone seems to see Liang Zhu and his wings dyed with tears, turning into colorful butterflies, dancing among the flowers.

"Life does not follow each other, and death follows each other, and Huangquan Road goes together. Both butterflies dance, and love is endless. (To be continued.) )