Standing solemnly outside the camera, in the shadows, the Pope only felt that the single note played by this upright piano seemed to be pouring something simple, simple but close to the truth into the world!
In the long river of history, there seems to be an anchor that marks an event that cannot be ignored!
After four measures, Fan Ning adds the soprano part with the 4th and 5th fingers of her right hand.
Controlling both voices with one hand, the "God's Theme" follows the development principle of fugue and answers the question in tune in the fifth degree above.
Then the left hand joins in, entering the third bass part and the fourth tenor part.
The nature of the D minor key gives the "God's Theme" a slightly gloomy tone of compassion in the overall listening experience of the four-part progression.
But it has a completely ambiguous meaning, and is by no means a manifestation of concrete emotions such as sadness and grief! There are deep secrets contained in it, such as the "Shining Prayer", "The Ascension Prayer", "The Night Watchman's Prayer"
"Secret" and other secret transmissions are all products derived from its development!
This is for believers or clergy, but for a wider audience, there is also another adjective with a non-religious meaning that rises from the heart -
They all feel that the temperament of the theme of "The Art of Fugue" is like, like
motto!
Like the motto "God's theme"!
"Why can such a simple counterpoint technique make me think of any of the secret transmissions of Candle that I have studied throughout my life?"
"There are also many profound secret transmissions of 'keys' and so on!"
Not only the spirituality of the priests was illuminated, but even knowledgeable people from many schools of thought felt something in their hearts.
Yes, this first counterpoint method is extremely "original" or "blank" in the use of techniques. Except for the use of two imitations in the intervening section, it is basically a single counterpoint.
There is not even a fixed answer. Even in the middle, the theme does not change to a parallel major!
But this has not had the slightest impact on its wonderful listening experience and solemn temperament. The counterpoint between its notes is still indescribable, and every student of the esoteric tradition can still find expressions in it.
And the shadow revealed!
In the second counterpoint method, Fan Ning raised his hands and lowered his keys, playing the same single melody of "God's Theme".
This time, the right hand is replaced by the left hand, which appears before the male bass part.
However, starting from a few notes at the end of the theme, there is a rhythmic deformation of eight points with dots.
"Da-da-da--da-da--da"
This jumping rhythm suddenly became the main rhythmic idea of the music, and began to be implemented in each part in a swaying and dynamic form!
"The motivation has become stronger, the scale has become larger, and the size of the Ministry of Presentation is becoming larger," the Pope's eyes lit up.
"Master Lavoisier's fugue is not so 'saving'." The presiding judge Melaldine, who was standing behind the Pope, was also thinking in his mind, "It is also a display of the 'God's Theme' for my congregation.
However, the dotted rhythmic and dynamic phrases have appeared in the length of the piece and have become a fixed answer that accompanies the theme in a practical sense. The first piece does not have a fixed answer. Not only that, the supplementary entry of the theme has constituted a sub-exposition."
The middle section, the expansion part.
Another "God's Theme" with a different color was played by Fan Ning in the treble range for the first time with a graceful attitude!
Bright F major! Parallel major of D minor!
Originally, the aphorism-like theme was rather gloomy, but now, it seems that the ambiguity and possibilities have been expanded once again.
After ending with a dotted pianissimo, Fan Ning raised his right hand again and played the third counterpoint theme.
This time, the form of the "God's Theme" has undergone a more obvious change.
Taking the fa note of level III as the axis of symmetry, the placement of all notes, and the upward and downward directions between notes, are all reversed!
"Reflection!"
"It turns out that the reflection of the 'God's Theme' also has a solemn and compassionate sound!"
At this time, the theme of the entire fugue has become an imitation of reflection, and because it is a reflection similar to "Answers in tune", a "mi-do-la" structure appears in the melody, and the harmony has a
It has the color of A minor.
Therefore, within the entire "God's Theme", just four measures in length, it also has the characteristics of tonal deviation movement from D minor to A minor to D minor!
Some kind of profound secret, once again Fan Ning was concretely described in several strokes.
"The fixed theme here is more 'fixed' than in the previous song." Conductor Walter, who took a leave of absence and came to the Apele scene, followed the flow of music closely. "It and the theme seem to form a rigorous eight-part rhythm."
Double counterpoint and transposition relationship! There seems to be an increasing trend in the use of polyphonic techniques!"
Walter remembered that when he spent the summer in the fox lily field in the South, he and his teacher Scheler accidentally talked about the church's legend about Saint Sebastian and the "God Theme".
But I really don’t dare to dream that in my lifetime, I will actually hear the real performance and sermon of “Theme of God”!
The fourth counterpoint method, Fan Ning shows the audience, is still the reflection of the "God's Theme" with the third note of D minor as the axis.
But this time, I answered the questions strictly first, and then answered the questions in a correct manner. The order was exactly the opposite of item 3.
The compact entry of the theme and the chromatic counterpoint give the music a certain sense of enthusiasm and progression.
The scale of the development part is obviously further expanded, the reflection of the "God's Theme" continuously modulates up and down fifths, and the recapitulation uses two Canon imitations of third and sixth intervals!
"No, it's more than that."
The congregants were already fascinated, and the Pope was even more amazed.
"The mysteries contained in it are not just the level of hidden knowledge such as the 'Shining Prayer' and the 'Secret of the Night Watch'"
"Even the gnosis of the 'Gate of Lights and Shadows', 'Gate of Enlightenment', and 'Gate of Whirling Fire' has faint signs of description and teaching!"
"Could this be a metaphor for another person of the Unfallen Fire? Could it be related to the secret doctrine of the Trinity?"
Some kind of mystery about "Endless Fugue" - a mystery that only Fan Ning understood before - has now been quietly implanted in the implicit knowledge system of these believers, but because it was revealed for the first time, they have not been able to clearly feel it!
Of course, not only believers, but almost all listeners around the world pricked up their ears and refused to let go of any detail of the movement between parts!
This medieval polyphonic music style, no matter whether it can still be fascinated by modern musicians, at least one fact cannot be escaped - all composition techniques are inseparable from the basic skill of "counterpoint", and its polyphony
The writing is so exquisite that it is simply the standard textbook of "Fugue" and a writing model in the complete sense!
After the fourth counterpoint ended, the audience continued to wait with unsatisfied interest, but Fan Ning temporarily stopped playing, stood up and bowed politely in front of the camera.
Then a wave of respectful applause roared by.
"Huh? It seems that this stop, "The Art of Fugue" is over for the time being?"
"Item 4, we will only perform item 4 for the time being."
At this moment, the cardinals who were watching the performance on two different continents - one Mill and the other Richelieu - both felt that they were a little "wounded up".
These four fugues are so exquisitely written.
In itself, fugue has a unique sense of hearing that gradually emerges one voice after another, and the polyphonic techniques are gradually added, which actually makes people realize a kind of "power of creation" from scratch!!
In addition, this "God's Theme" itself is so great, whether it's original form or reflection, it makes people want to listen to it over and over again.
They really want to know the follow-up development!
The audience had known the arrangement in advance from the Turner Theater - Father Lavoisier's public performance had at least five or six stops, and each stop alternated between "The Art of Fugue" and "Meditations of the Twenty Holy Infants"
Several pieces are presented, and the performance is not completed until the end.
This "serialization" approach is indeed a bit distracting and makes people lose their taste.
But the latter work also gives people plenty of reasons to look forward to it, right?
"Is it also polyphonic music that demonstrates superb counterpoint skills?" a modern artist speculated.
"It doesn't seem certain." The person next to him narrowed his eyes, "Look at his feet! He stepped on the pedal at the beginning, and he stepped on it quite deeply!"
I saw Fan Ning sitting back on the piano again.
"Lavoisier" looked up to the sky piously, but his hands lingered over the keys.
It seems that the starting point of this second work requires finding some special spiritual state!