A string of six-note rests and two eighth-note melodic patterns spread out briskly and vividly under Mr. Xi's hands.

When I was accompaniment for Ru Lan and Ye Zi just now, Mr. Xi's piano accompaniment skills were not fully displayed, and those two songs were not necessary. But in the prelude to this "Trout", Mr. Xi's expert-level accompaniment level was finally fully brought into play.

Franz Peter Schubert, the composer of "Trout", is known as the "King of Songs" in the history of world music. In the course of his short life of 32 years, the great romantic composer left behind more than 600 euphemistic and beautiful art songs, and "Trout" is one of his masterpieces of narrative songs.

As a great composer, Schubert was the first to consider harmony, accompaniment, melody, and lyrics as equally important. In the art song "Trout", Schubert's accompaniment for it is very particular, requiring a deep playing skill to be competent, and it is by no means a random person who can perform well.

The accompaniment pattern of six-note and eighth-note connection in the prelude vividly depicts a beautiful picture of "fish swimming happily in the clear river" under Mr. Xi's wonderful performance, and also sets the tone for the song to be sung at the beginning. Mr. Xi's performance is light and lively, which completely embodies Schubert's design intention, and shows his skills.

In the sixth measure, the piano speed under Mr. Xi gradually slowed down, and on the last half-beat break, Ye Zi controlled his volume and vocalization, and his voice was added without being abrupt.

There is a small trout in the bright creek

It swims around merrily like an arrow

I stood on the bank of the creek and looked at it quietly

In the clear water, it swims so happily

……

As soon as Ye Zi spoke, the contestants all looked at each other when they heard it. This voice is not bel canto singing at all, but ...... But it's not a popular way to sing, what exactly is it ......? No one can fully position Ye Zi's current singing style.

When singing, Ye Zi just completely "stood up" his voice, and pushed his voice out with more resonance and a higher vocal position, so that the whole singing could not hear the characteristics of popular singing that "with affection" and "breath and voice". As for whether such singing belongs to the category of bel canto singing. Ye Zi didn't pay attention at all, his focus was not here, but his interpretation of the song and the coordination with the accompaniment.

Soon, the contestants no longer dwelled on Ye Zi's vocalization. Their attention was already completely attracted by Ye Zi's singing.

In the first part of the singing, Ye Zi used the treatment of "skipping sound" in many places, and listened to the lyrics, and his singing vividly portrayed the image of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy jumping along the river, which is completely consistent with Mr. Xi's lively and brisk accompaniment style.

This kind of singing is enough to attract the ears of all the contestants. Let them no longer have extra energy to think about whether Ye Zi is correct in vocalization.

When "Fisherman" appeared in the second paragraph, Ye Zi no longer continued the "skipping" treatment in the first paragraph. In the first two sentences, Ye Zi lowered his voice a little, the connection between the phrases became more compact, and the tone of the singing became melancholy and nervous. After singing three or four sentences, he could finally be sure that the hateful "fisherman" could not catch small fish in the clear river water, and Ye Zi used a slightly stronger volume and a more open rhythm to completely express his relaxed mood.

When Ye Zi sang the third stanza "The Fisherman" muddied the river, the piano accompaniment in Mr. Xi's hand suddenly became short and compact, and there were many dissonant and stiff tones and chords. It sets off the tense atmosphere of "small fish on the bait" very well. At the same time, such a musical image can make the listener involuntarily associate with the scene of the turbid waves rolling in the river.

Ye Zi's singing also followed the changes of the piano at this time, and became really excited. His singing voice was full of anger and emotion, and his singing was full of deep sympathy and regret for the misfortune of the little trout.

In the singing of the whole song, Ye Zi's singing voice is not the only protagonist, Mr. Xi's accompaniment also plays a great role, and "the piano is talking" is no longer just an empty talk. This type of accompaniment and singing is almost the first time for the contestants to hear it on the spot.

In less than two minutes, the song "Trout" had been sung. This in itself is a small but fine art song. But in less than two minutes, Ye Zi's singing treatment was full of twists and turns, and he used his singing voice to almost perfectly portray a picture scroll that could be seen when he opened his eyes.

Such a narrative type of singing full of dramatic conflicts was also heard by the contestants for the first time.

Such singing. Let the players completely immerse themselves in it.

The contestants were still immersed in the artistic conception of the song "Trout" just now, and Mr. Zhu had already handed the two prepared song scores to Ye Zi and Mr. Xi respectively.

Ye Zi and Teacher Xi got together to discuss it, and then stood in front of the piano again.

Teacher Zhu clapped his hands gently.

"Okay, let's ask Ye Zi to continue to sing the new song "Flying Bird" provided by Zhu Xuewen for us. If Zhu Xuewen's new song has not yet been circulated, then Ye Zi has just come into contact with this song. ”

"What kind of expression will Ye Zi have? Let's all wait and see. ”

"Ye Zi, I don't have any requirements for this song. You can play as much as you want. ”

Ye Zi nodded, but he didn't start singing immediately.

"Students, friends, please stretch out your hands and applaud Teacher Xi's wonderful accompaniment just now!" After speaking, Ye Zi stepped aside sideways and took the lead in applauding.

Mr. Zhu was the first to follow, and immediately, warm applause resounded throughout the multi-purpose hall.

The contestants were clapping vigorously, and they were a little ashamed in their hearts. Because of Ye Zi's exclusion and isolation, they actually forgot to give Mr. Xi the accompaniment and applause support after singing, and they actually need Ye Zi to remind everyone, this is really undeserved!

Teacher Xi stood up from the piano bench and bowed slightly to express her gracies, and then she sat down and pressed her hands hard.

This time, the accompaniment pattern is fast and crisp, with a slight forward momentum. Three and three-quarters of a measure later, Mr. Xi's piano sound came to an abrupt end.

Ye Zi's voice was at the interval when the piano stopped, and he immediately sang in. (PS: This "Flying Bird" is a work by the old singer Fang Yuan, which can be found on the Internet, a very good old song.) ）

I often dream that I am a giant

But the world always forgets my save

I often fantasize about being a bird

But he is always lost between heaven and earth

I watched my childhood dreams fade away from me

There was a little melancholy

There was a little sadness

The world is changing unstoppably

I can't have any more yearning

……

This is a medium-fast song, with a bit of teenage confusion and loneliness in the lyrics, and the melody is concise and catchy. Ye Zi's singing deliberately vaguely spitted out the words, his voice sank slightly, and his voice was shallow on the lips, bringing out a little melancholy in his singing.

Because he is not familiar with the songs, Ye Zi is holding the song sheet and singing while watching, but Zhu Xuewen, the provider of the song, is more and more bottomless the more he listens. The first part of the song has been sung so far, Ye Zi's singing has not made any mistakes at all, and no one can hear that he is singing for the first time when he listens with his eyes closed.

Zhu Xuewen sighed heavily in his heart, and an inexplicable feeling quietly surged into his heart. This, this is Zhu Xuewen's own new song!

Ye Zi is more and more relaxed the more he sings.

In the beginning, he also had to keep an eye on the melody recorded on the sheet music, which was equivalent to a regular sight-singing practice. After the first stanza, he no longer needs to stare at the melody carefully, and according to the direction of the harmony, he can already deduce the general progress of the melody that follows.

While singing the lyrics, Ye Zi changed the melody of the song a little bit according to his own understanding, so that the whole flow of the melody became more natural. Such a change may not be heard by other players, but in the ears of Zhu Xuewen, it is very clear. Zhu Xuewen was indignant at Ye Zi's temporary revisions, but after careful consideration, these places that Ye Zi had modified seemed to be indeed a little more suitable than the original melody.

Zhu Xuewen's mind was already in a mess, and he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart. By the time he struggled out of his mood, Ye Zi's singing had come to the end.

With a powerful end to Mr. Xi's piano, Ye Zi's singing ended at the same time.

This time, no matter what the other players thought, Liu Qi was the first to take the lead in applauding, and the players took a look and followed one by one.

In any case, Ye Zi's singing of these two songs and his wonderful performance have been affirmed and respected by the contestants. (To be continued.) )