Chapter 44: Life is like dust
“Miss Saigon” is a hit that was only performed on Broadway , but not many people in China even listened to it behind closed doors.
But Jing Xiaoqiang's piano playing was obviously much more exquisite than before...
After all, for Antonio, it was good enough to remember the opera scores, but he almost vomited when he played "Miss Saigon", which is hailed as one of the four great classic musicals in modern history.
This is the real authentic product. Jing Xiaoqiang himself feels like he is getting better.
Countless souls were eager to try in the body. Alex wanted to conduct, Larson wanted to play the drums, Antonio held them down, there was only the piano, and Hudelsson had already walked onto the stage in a suit...
"Miss Saigon" is actually a musical adaptation of "Madame Butterfly". Even the plot is similar, but it has been changed to keep up with the times and it is about American soldiers who fled to Vietnam during the Vietnam War and then abandoned their lover, which deeply reveals the hypocrisy and ruthlessness of capitalism.
Then this section of "Bui-Doi" is a chorus of cries . The title translates to "dust of life".
The children born to soldiers and prostitutes are lives as humble as dust.
They have obvious mixed-race looks and cannot be recognized in either country.
Jing Xiaoqiang actually relied on the resonance of his broad chest cavity and his profound bel canto foundation to simulate the mixed sound of a group of people singing together from the first line of the lyrics. He entered very quietly and softly, and then quickly rose to a high pitch within four sentences and a dozen words!
Oh my god, for those who have never heard this song, it will give you goosebumps all over your body!
Even if you don't understand English, you can still hear the drastic change from humility to anger!
Jing Xiaoqiang felt that his whole soul was trembling!
Maybe we haven’t collaborated like this for a long time, and we’re in great shape!
“They are called Bui-Doi”
"The dust of life..."
"Conceived in hell, raised in war!"
…
The sudden and high-pitched momentum made the grand music college look like the former Bazhong Middle School.
Countless people opened the doors of classrooms and offices in surprise and leaned in to listen to where the subtle but life-filled singing was coming from.
The seniors who were originally sitting scattered in the teaching and research office stood up involuntarily, because they all felt that kind of abundant emotion spreading!
Crazy growth!
The chorus only has a few lines, and the vocals pause.
The previously unremarkable piano-emphasized prelude, with just a few notes, unexpectedly took on an epic majesty!
The solo began, an accusation against the war, the nightmare that could not be escaped after the war, and the mess left behind.
Precise and clear English pronunciation, deep baritone voice like the sound of metal and stone, and even a little bit of the hoarse, smoky voice that Jing Xiaoqiang had already become somewhat proficient in.
It's like reading a war indictment. Those abandoned children, those byproducts of war, cannot be forgotten...
The characteristic of musical is that it is sung and performed at the same time, just like a stage play with lines!
So Jing Xiaoqiang only left his left hand to play the chords, and his right hand was so skillful that it seemed like he was swinging his arms or Alex was keeping the beat.
One person did the work of a bunch of people.
Zhou Qingyun changed her clasped hands to covering her mouth, tears streaming down her face.
This is the most famous tear-jerking aria on Broadway, and the audience often bursts into tears during live performances.
The compassion for the weak and the respect for life in human nature make people sigh endlessly.
Jing Xiaoqiang was completely letting his soul fly, and the song ended brilliantly with a long note of "Our children..."
There are already a lot of people crowded outside the teaching and research room.
Yu Shufan and his friends confirmed that they were the luckiest ones to be able to witness such a wonderful performance.
When the heavy notes fall, clap your hands quickly.
This led to a round of applause outside!
But the tradition or rules of the music school are very good. They will not knock or push the door rashly, but just wait outside, probably thinking, is there anything else?
Where is this visiting team from?
Definitely not alone.
Only Jing Xiaoqiang quickly calmed down his emotional expression and retracted his expression: "The third one is "Thousands of Miracles" from the musical "Flower Drum Song"."
This is outrageous.
Because whether or not you know about this popular drama from the 1950s and 1960s, you will immediately hear the clear female voice and the deep male voice singing alternately!
It's still that magnetic and deep male voice, although it mainly serves as a foil to the female voice.
But they can switch and cooperate seamlessly!
This is the only modern Chinese-centric play on the European and American stage. It depicts the cultural collision between new immigrants and mainstream society, similar to movies like "The Wedding Banquet" and "Gua Sha", which is also one of the themes of Citi's 20th century literature.
The key point is that this is the work of the great arranger and screenwriter of the famous musical film "The Sound of Music".
It's a typical interpretation of Chinese themes from a European and American perspective. Well, it's similar to the "Mulan" cartoon made by foreigners.
There are drum beats throughout this song, and Jing Xiaoqiang replaced them with drum beats on the side panels of the piano!
Playing chords with the left hand, beating drums with the right hand, switching between male and female voices...
Why don’t you go to heaven?
The seniors who had stood up in awe just now were now almost all kneeling.
I couldn't help but hold on to the back of the chair to prevent myself from kneeling down.
Just one singing style is enough for them to study and hone their skills for a lifetime, and perhaps they can only reach their golden age at a certain stage.
Here are several of them under control at the same time!
No, count how many different singing styles have been used since the first bel canto song till now!
No more clapping. Clapping cannot express my inner emotions.
People outside are still a little puzzled. This song... is not as difficult as the first one, and not as powerful as the second one. What's the point of putting it here?
But since it is Professor Zhou’s teaching and research department in the Vocal and Opera Department, this must have meaning.
And just from the location of the simulated drum beats, you can tell that this is definitely not a recording but a live performance.
Jing Xiaoqiang did have something to say: "Well, this is what I want to express. Whether it is opera, musical or musical, if we always use foreign countries as the standard, we will never be able to transcend this situation. We will always be viewed from the perspective of Europeans and Americans, always following behind Europeans and Americans. It will never be our culture. In their eyes, the flower drums with pigtails and strange noises, Jiaopen and Yuelan have already set an example for us. Although they are accusing this kind of abandonment, they always have the lofty values of compassion. Are we going to become the pathetic refugees in their mouths in the end? Is there nothing comparable to our 5,000-year-old culture?"
Jing Xiaoqiang has definitely never heard of the term cultural confidence.
But he has been in New York for more than 20 years and understands the meaning of it too well.
The status of Asians and Chinese in New York, haha, if it weren’t for his double iron fists, they would probably be nothing.
In terms of talent, there were 300 applicants for the Miss Saigon audition alone in one day!
Talent is the least valuable in New York.
The world's top artists are tirelessly gathering there.
But the teachers and students these days were stunned and found it unbelievable.
The teachers and students gathered outside were even more inexplicably chaotic. Shouldn’t they be a foreign exchange team?
How come it suddenly turned into standard Chinese, and it's the accent of our own people?
Zhou Qingyun nodded slowly, her face full of "Look, is there anything wrong with my doting on you?"
She didn't care whether this view was right or wrong, but at the age of eighteen or nineteen, she already had such a mature view.
At least it proves that this child is always thinking.
Only by thinking can we make progress.
Compared to the pile of papers in front of me, I racked my brains just to come up with a thesis idea, pass the defense, graduate with a degree, and get a job in a good company.
There is a world of difference.
satisfy!
At this time, a middle-aged man who looked like a leader could no longer hold back and knocked on the door. Then he pushed the door open impatiently: "Okay! That's a great topic, then what?! How do we do it specifically?"
You are right. Just finding faults and worrying about the country and the people only creates anxiety and does not help in solving the problems at all.
Anyone who says that he can only see problems but not solve them is either stupid or bad.
Zhou Qingyun couldn't help but stand up to help speak: "He is still a..."
Jing Xiaoqiang didn't need the old hen to protect him. He smiled and spread his hands: "It's very simple. Where is the birthplace ? Italy. Why? The city-state system after the Renaissance gave Venice and other places enough economic strength..."
“Why did Madame Butterfly at the beginning of this century and Miss Saigon a few years ago debut in London? Because European and American countries led the industrial revolution.”
"Finally, from now on, is London outdated? Miss Saigon will eventually have to go to Broadway to gain the greatest influence. Why? Citi is the richest and most affluent country on the planet."
"You need money to do art, comrades. If you are poor and can't even afford a Steinway piano, how can you play authentic piano music? You need money first, then you can attract other countries to come and lead our culture as an example."
These words, which were extremely treasonous in an art school, immediately ignited He Changling's mind!
