Chapter 36 Playing the Piano and Listening to the Piano
"Welcome. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" A soft female voice sounded, and a woman with an elegant temperament walked out of it. The woman is wearing a short dress and long skirt similar to the Republic of China, her black hair is loosely tied into a bun, fixed by a white jade hairpin, and the dress is red, with joy, the whole person is like a young grandmother from a family who came out of the door of the mansion.
"Hello, I want to buy a violin. Lin Baiyu said his purpose.
"Okay, please come with me. "Woman, it should be the proprietress who led Lin Baiyu to the western area with a smile. Originally, the store was divided into two areas, the east area was dedicated to selling traditional musical instruments of the flower country, and the west area was selling Western musical instruments.
"What kind of violin are you going to buy, low-grade or high-end?" asked the proprietress .
"How much is the low-grade one, how much is the high-end one?" asked Lin Baiyu.
The proprietress replied: "The low-end ones are 1,000 to 5,000, the mid-range ones are about 10,000 or 20,000, and the high-end ones range from 200,000 to 300,000. ”
"......" Lin Baiyu made a wooden face, she didn't expect the violin to be so expensive, and she could only buy a low-grade violin with her savings for a few years, and she couldn't afford the mid-range one.
"I only have enough money to buy low-grade ones. ”
The proprietress did not despise Lin Baiyu because of her answer, and still took Lin Baiyu to the front of a row of violins, and said, "There are all low-grade violins here, you can pick them slowly." ”
"Thank you. Lin Baiyu thanked her and lowered her head to pick the violin.
"Do you want me to pick for you?" asked the proprietress kindly.
"No need. Lin Baiyu rejected the proprietress . Being a violinist in the world of "Tennis Lovers" has given her a very good understanding of the violin, and choosing a violin is a must-have skill for a violinist, so she can naturally choose the most suitable violin for herself. First choose the shape, the violin side, headstock, back plate these three parts should use the same piece of wood, the back plate is best to use a single board, the pattern is beautiful, the density is appropriate, the texture is symmetrical; the headstock and the back plate pattern is the same; the body should be upright and not crooked, the left and right are symmetrical; the two "F" holes of the violin are required to be the same size, the same length, the same middle point, and the two holes are symmetrical. The pinshaft hole is required to be consistent with the pin's inclination, consistent, the black and white line is required to have a natural curve, not broken, and the joint cannot be seen, and the black and white line of the horn must have bee needles...... Finally, the timbre must be pure, clear, pleasant, loud, bright with high silver, deep and not stuffy with low silver, and the sound of the four strings is balanced and the resonance time is long.
Lin Baiyu slowly selected, and finally picked out a violin that she thought was good and suitable for herself, and picked it up to tune.
The proprietress raised her eyebrows when she saw her skillful movements, and understood that this one must be a skilled violinist, even if Lin Baiyu spent nearly half a day selecting, she was not impatient.
After adjusting the strings, Lin Baiyu looked at the proprietress expectantly and asked for advice: "Can I play a song?"
"Of course. How can you know if this violin is right for you without playing?" the proprietress smiled and gestured please.
Lin Baiyu took a deep breath, put the piano on her shoulder, put the strings, and pulled it up.
The bright and cheerful melody flowed out from under Lin Baiyu's hands, like a lark contending. The name of this piece is "The Skylark", which is a unique work by the Romanian composer Danikou, and it is a unique vibrato on the treble E string of the violin, which tests the violinist's skills.
The proprietress opened her beautiful red lips in surprise, she thought that the little girl could play the violin, but she did not expect that the little girl's technique was so good that she could catch up with the international performance level. Why haven't you heard of such a little girl in the circle?
The bright and transparent timbre of the violin's E strings depicts a picturesque picture of larks singing, sunny and picturesque in the mountains and forests, attracting passers-by who pass by the shop, many of whom slow down to listen to this beautiful nocturne, and some even stop altogether. Among them was a young man who had just come out of an antique shop and was about to get into the car.
"Emotional performance, the level of the performer is very high, which music master is it?" the young man looked at the shop, "No wonder, it turned out to be Boss Tang's shop." ’
The young man did not get into the car, leaned on the body, closed his eyes and listened to the music. Until the sound of the piano stopped, the young man did not open his eyes, as if he was reminiscing about what he had just felt.
The proprietress applauded and praised: "Good, the performance is really good." Little girl, your level is already high enough for international performance, are you a student of any foreign conservatory, and you have just returned to China?"
Lin Baiyu smiled and did not answer.
The proprietress was interested, didn't ask any more, and said: "The original price of this violin is five thousand two, for the sake of your piano skills, I will give you a nine-percent discount, and I will give you four thousand seven." ”
"Thank you. Lin Baiyu thanked him gratefully.
The proprietress packed the violin in the box and carried it to the cash register in the middle of the two areas. Lin Baiyu followed the proprietress out of the Western musical instrument area, and when she looked up, she saw a yaoqin hanging on the wall of the traditional music area in the east, very similar to the one she had in the David Dynasty. Lin Baiyu couldn't help but walk over.
The proprietress was puzzled by Lin Baiyu's behavior, hurriedly followed, and asked, "Do you still know traditional musical instruments?"
Lin Baiyu nodded: "Only a little guqin." ”
The proprietress was even more shocked, even if the violin played so well, she would know how to play the guqin! Girl, where did you get so much time to practice?
"Do you want to try it?" The proprietress was very curious about Lin Baiyu's guqin level, can it be compared with her violin?
Lin Baiyu blinked her eyes: "I don't have enough money to buy this Yaoqin." ”
The proprietress smiled: "I don't force you to buy it, I just want to hear how you play the guqin." ”
Lin Baiyu breathed a sigh of relief.
The proprietress put down the violin with a smile, stepped forward, took the yaoqin from the wall, hugged it to a table that was only knee-high and flattened, and made a gesture of invitation to Lin Baiyu. Lin Baiyu stepped forward, knelt down and sat down behind the desk, and put her hands on Yaoqin.
A series of actions sat down to let the proprietress know that this little girl really could play the yaoqin.
Yaoqin, also known as guqin, jade qin, silk tong and seven-stringed qin, has a history of at least 3,000 years. Ancient books record that Fuxi made the qin, and there are legends such as Shennong making the qin, the Yellow Emperor making the qin, and Tang Yao making the qin; Shun Dingqin is a five-string, King Wen adds one string, and King Wu adds another string to a seven-string; it can be seen that the Yaoqin culture has a long history and is broad and profound. The so-called "qin, chess, calligraphy and painting", the yaoqin is the first of these four arts, regarded as a representative of elegance, and is also an accompaniment instrument for literati when singing, and has been a necessary knowledge and compulsory subject for many literati since ancient times. The story of Boya and Zhongzi who became bosom friends with "mountains and flowing waters" has been passed down to this day, and the qintai is regarded as a symbol of friendship, and the qin is also featured in a large number of poems and texts. Lin Baiyu followed Mr. Feng to learn the four arts, in addition to poetry and books, the best thing to learn is the guqin.
The sound of the piano is melodious, with a hint of resentment, which is completely different from the current repertoire. This is what Lin Baiyu did herself, when she was bullied by Lin Baijuan and Lin Baichan, looked down on by her subordinates, and suppressed by Aunt Zhou, Lin Baiyu made this song when she was depressed and uncomfortable.
The sound of the song came out of the store, attracting passers-by to stop and listen again. The young man before had opened the car door and closed it again, listening to a completely different ancient music than before. Compared with the violin sound of the past, young people prefer today's ancient music. He has always been like this, he likes the traditional music and traditional skills of the country of planting flowers very much, and likes to listen to operas more than songs, so that his friends laugh at him like an old man.
"The cold rain fell overnight, the wind drifted away, and the leaves fell. I often remember that I have tears in this life. You have to borrow a glass of wine to eliminate a thousand sorrows, the breeze is heartless, the cold moon is sad, and you stand and hang each other. ”
Lin Baiyu recited the "Picking Mulberries" that she had done with her nostalgic life experience, and ended the playing.
This time there was no applause, and the proprietress was already stunned. After a long time, the proprietress reacted and said with a complicated expression: "I didn't expect your skills in playing the guqin to be higher than that of the violin." Little girl, you're a musical prodigy. How did you get both memories so high?"
"Nothing special, just the word 'diligence'. "Lin Baiyu can't say that she has a powerful plug-in, right?
"Uh......" The reason was accepted by the hostess. Indeed, no matter how talented a person is, if he is not diligent and hardworking, he cannot become strong.
"Hostess, thank you for letting me use your yaoqin. That, help me settle the bill!" Lin Baiyu stood up and walked aisle beside the proprietress.
"Okay, come with me. The proprietress put away her slightly jealous mood and took Lin Baiyu to the cash register.
Lin Baiyu took out the money and finished settling with the proprietress, picked up the violin box and was about to go out, but was stopped by the proprietress: "This is my business card, when you want to buy a musical instrument, come to my store, I will give you a discount." ”
"Thank you hostess. Lin Baiyu took the business card and looked down, the proprietress had a very classical and beautiful name: Tang Yixue. In addition, the proprietress also has a very good identity: the owner of more than one musical instrument shop, but also a professor at the Capital Conservatory of Music and the chief violin performer of the Central Art Troupe.
Did you meet a big man?
Tang Yixue kindly invited Lin Baiyu: "If you have time, come and sit in the store, we can exchange music experience." ”
Lin Baiyu bent the corners of her eyes: "Okay, I hope the boss lady doesn't dislike me and disturb you." ”
Tang Yixue laughed: "I can't wait for you to come, it's too late to be happy!"
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Outside the door, the young man did not hear the music again, and finally opened the car door and got into the car.
"Lao Zhang, let's drive. The young man looked out of the car window and glanced at Tang Yixue's musical instrument store again. I don't know if I have the fate to listen to such a guqin again?
"Yes. The middle-aged driver sitting in the front seat lit the fire and led the young man back to his home.