The opening song of the second half is still a very classic march from the previous life, which is the "Carmen Overture". Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The so-called overture usually refers to the short piece played before the opening of an opera or dance drama, also known as the "opening music". It's just that this year's performance is not an opera or a dance drama, but a serious symphony concert, so it is not a mistake to put this "Carmen Overture" at the beginning of the second half.

And compared with the general overture, the "Carmen Overture" adapted by the grandmaster is really not short, and the opening song of the first half "March of the Spanish Matadors" is about the same duration, both of which are more than six minutes.

The original Carmen Overture is a typical rondo, i.e., ABACA structure. However, the grandmaster has made some adaptations to this piece, although it still retains the original rondo structure, but adds a few melodies from the original "Carmen" opera.

This arrangement is also based on the version of Carmen Overture performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the version performed by the Huaxia Philharmonic Orchestra.

The opening is still the orchestra's string and brass sections, as well as the percussion "cymbals" ensemble, playing a brilliant and vibrant march theme, which is also the most classic opening of this classic piece.

After repeating the melody of section A twice, it is followed by the melody of section B.

The B section is in great contrast with the A section in terms of dynamics, and the rhythm is also stretched and widened, but the tempo does not change.

This part is mainly played by the orchestra's string group, the timbre appears to be dull and dexterous, the dynamics and rhythm have changed greatly, the rhythm adopts the first eight and the last sixteenth and sixteenth notes, in the orchestra performance, the strength and rhythm of the first two bars should have a sense of rushing forward, and the third and fourth measures have a crescendo process, and finally form an indomitable momentum, and once again introduce the melody into the A section melody.

The melody of the C section is the melody of the famous "Song of the Matador" in the previous life, and the melody of the C section has also changed from A major to F major in the A section of the A section, the timbre contrast is extremely strong, but the momentum is more majestic.

The whole passage of the C section melody is rhythmic and majestic, with a very significant triumphal march characteristic. The firm and powerful rhythm and majestic melody made the audience want to follow the melody and get up and cheer.

After a few triplets in the second half of the C melody are treated with crescendos, the melody falls on the main note, while the ascending scale of a measure takes the dynamics and emotions to a higher level, and then the melody returns to the A melody again.

In this way, the whole piece goes from A to B to A to C, and finally all returns to the A melody, forming a sharp contrast between strength and weakness. Moreover, the melody of the whole piece is gorgeous, the rhythm is tight, and against the background of the powerful tremolo of the strings, the instruments dominated by the brass group and the timpani play this gorgeous and majestic march.

When the piece ended on a very strong dissonant chord minus seventh chord, the audience fell silent for several seconds, and then the tsunami-like applause almost toppled the roof of the Tiandu Music Hall......

As in the remake of the opening song of the first half, all the spectators, including the Royal Box, the Grand Box, the Ordinary Box, and the regular seats, all gave a standing ovation, interspersed with a number of rare whistles.

In terms of cheers and applause, it was clear that this piece made the audience more frantic than after the opening song of the first half.

In the royal box, His Majesty Emperor Hua was also filled with a smile that could not be concealed, and there was even a trace of excitement.

"It's a good song, it's really good, I've never heard a tune that shakes my heart so much. Reward! ”

As soon as His Majesty Emperor Hua said this, an extremely respectful reply suddenly sounded in a dark corner in the depths of the box: "Remember, Your Majesty appreciated "Carmen Overture" very much at the Tiandu New Year's Concert on New Year's Day in 2016, and said 'deserve to be rewarded'!" ”

Although Dahua has already implemented a constitutional monarchy, many rules in the palace still follow the rules left by the ancestors, and of course, there are changes. For example, the role of the eunuch is now gone in the palace.

Now the inner palace is served by women, and men can appear in the outer palace, but at most they are responsible for serving His Majesty the Emperor Hua who walked out of the inner palace. Although this kind of role is not obvious, the hidden power in his hands is amazing.

Such people are often referred to as "internal officials".

Except that the internal officials cannot enter the inner palace at will and are not castrated, in other aspects, they are almost no different from the eunuchs in feudal society. The best of the internal officials is also nicknamed the "Great Internal Governor" by the folks.

This voice, which has been hidden in the depths of the royal box, is obviously the nearest internal official who followed His Majesty Hua Huang, of course, to be able to follow Hua Huang's family into this box, this internal official is obviously also the most trusted "big internal manager" of Hua Huang.

With His Majesty Emperor Hua's sentence of "be rewarded" in the royal box, it didn't take much time for several officials in the audience wearing fuchsia inner palace costumes to prepare gifts for rewards.

When His Majesty the Emperor personally attends some kind of large gathering, he will prepare a lot of gifts. With His Majesty Huahuang's net worth and prestige, the things rewarded by His Majesty Huahuang are not only extremely valuable, but the most important thing is that it is really a supreme honor.

Like His Majesty the Emperor Hua this time, the gift is a baton made of pure gold, a gold pen made of pure gold, and a huge template for cash checks used in ceremonies. The above amount is a full two million Chinese dollars.

It's just that the second piece of the Royal Symphony Orchestra has already begun to be played, and it will have to wait until after the end of this piece to receive a reward from His Majesty the Emperor.

In fact, at previous New Year's concerts, there were occasional cases where His Majesty the Emperor made the decision to give a reward because he liked a certain tune.

Of course, only the Queen Mother, Her Majesty the Emperor and the Queen Mother have this qualification for this kind of reward, and even the Prime Minister is not qualified to reward on the spot on such occasions.

Although the United Kingdom of Great China, a constitutional monarchy, is responsible for all government affairs by the Prime Minister and cabinet members, everyone understands that even now, the imperial family of the Great Chinese Empire is still unshakable, both openly and behind the scenes.

His Majesty the Emperor is a well-deserved first person in the entire Dahua Empire!