An Athlete Held up by an Entertainment Career

In the column of composer, there is only Xu Qiao's name.

Not only the audience discussed it, but also everyone in the judges' table discussed it.

""Moon Night in Gusu" even collaborated with Ying, a folk music master, and this song was written independently?"

"I hope the level will not be too far behind the previous song."

"I'm sure Joe won't disappoint."

The audience was still immersed in the performance of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra not long ago, and their attention was a little distracted.

At this time, all the voices of the folk orchestra simultaneously uttered with a strong tone, with a unified intensity for ten beats. This huge momentum spanning four octaves made the audience startled and looked over in surprise.

The opening sound is very shocking and full of impact.

The use density of each part is extremely high, and the compound chord tone has run counter to the word "harmony". Coupled with the vibrato of the erhu and the high-pitched and extremely destructive sound color of the suona, the atmosphere has entered tension and fear from the very beginning. .

The use of rests is interspersed in it, causing this discordant melody to stop and sound, weird like the cold wind whistling outside the window at night.The audience clutched their chests, and seemed to hear countless spirit ghosts whispering, grinning, and crying in a trance.

The judges with keen hearing noticed that from the beginning of the melody, the heavy drums have been beating according to a specific rhythm.

Boom, boom, boom... the sound is slowly speeding up.

They immediately understood that the drumbeat hidden in the melody matched the beating frequency of the heart.As time passed, the sound of the drum became faster and faster, and the heartbeat of the audience seemed to be affected and beat rapidly.

Chest tightness, shortness of breath, exhaustion, dizziness and other discomfort surged out, and goosebumps appeared on the arms. Many people had painful expressions on their faces, and they couldn't help feeling cold all over, and hugged their arms tightly.

It is the unbearable fear of facing death.

Is it the devil's music?

Gloomy and sad emotions swept up, and strong colors of death and tragedy permeated their hearts.

At this time, the chief pipa who led the performance seemed to be the incarnation of a devil.When he lowered his head, he pursed his lips lightly and moved his fingers quickly on the strings, as if communicating with the ghost with the melody in his hand.

This is a mourning song, a piece of mourning for death.

When composing this piece, he tried his best to remind himself of the faded memory of death.No one had seen more dead people, no one knew death better than he.

He has personally experienced this feeling more than once, watching people around him die, watching himself die.This is the foundation of his ability to write this symphony.

Maltz, who was sitting in the middle of the judges' seat, was staring at Xu Qiao. At this moment, the young man was playing like a dead soul.

Don't go any further... the audience is calling internally.

It seems to have heard their call. After the strength of each part reached its peak, the string part continued to descend, making a slow down note.

Everyone was stunned.

All pain and fear are gone.In a trance, they saw the perspective of the deceased before his death.

If you want to ask Xu Qiao what kind of experience death is, he will give this answer: At that moment, the body does not feel pain, and all perceptions fade away, replaced by active consciousness.

He will no longer be afraid of various physical injuries, and he will have many hallucinations, such as reuniting with a dead lover.And these hallucinations soften the process of dying.

Therefore, the closer we are to death, the more peaceful our attitude towards it will be.

After the glide note, the lead pipa played at a slow speed, accompanied by the thick bass of Dahu, suddenly depicting a peaceful and peaceful world.

The change came too fast, but for no apparent reason.

It was a strange experience, all pain and anxiety disappeared, and a sense of detachment pervaded.

What is life for, and where is death?

The music ends in silence.

There is no doubt that this is a more excellent and perfect symphony than "Gusu Moon Night".

Most of the audience in the auditorium were deeply moved and wept. In the judges' seat, the assistants also presented clean handkerchiefs to wipe away the tears for these music masters.

It is already clear at a glance which of the symphonies with the same theme of death, "Mahler's Sixth Symphony" and "Elegy", is better.

[I need time to slow down]

[There is no way to describe the feeling at this moment, human vocabulary is too limited, all I know is that I am no longer afraid of death]

The judges gave their very high evaluation.

"This symphony, both in terms of writing and performance, is perfect. Sorry, I need to control my emotions, it's great."

"In terms of artistic level, "Elegy" is already comparable to the symphonies composed by great musicians of all ages! Especially this group of lovely people can perform it so excitingly."

"It's perfect. The death and detachment presented in this symphony moved me deeply."

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In the concert hall, the media focused their cameras on Master Maltz who sat in the middle of the judges' seat and had not spoken. Everyone was looking forward to his evaluation of "Elegy".

But Maltz didn't say anything, just took a deep look at Xu Qiao.

This made the media look at each other in blank amazement.

Was Mr. Maltz dissatisfied with their playing?You should know that he gave a jaw-dropping evaluation of the last song "Moon Night in Gusu".

[What's wrong with Mr. Maltz, are you dissatisfied? ]

[My God, can't this symphony impress Maltz? ]

After the performance, everyone in the Chinese Orchestra returned to the lounge, and everyone in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra including Lucas had not left yet.

The young violinist said with a complicated expression: "Joe, you are not only an outstanding performer, but also a talented composer. "Elegy" is excellent."

"However, you are not the only one who can compose such an excellent symphony. We still have another chance to communicate." His expression became serious.

Xu Qiao knew that he was referring to the last round of the exchange meeting, but just after playing, he was too tired, so he just nodded slightly.

Lucas looked at his sweaty forehead and tired eyes that lost energy, hesitated and said, "Joe, you should take a good rest, your condition is not right."

"Thank you." Xu Qiao hugged him gently.

Ying Wenlin helped him, and asked with some concern: "Shall we go back to the hotel to rest?"

This symphony is played in its entirety, which consumes a lot of emotion.In particular, Xu Qiao is still leading the performance, and the mental and physical energy consumed is unimaginable.

Xu Qiao responded in a low voice, and at this moment, a young man dressed as an assistant walked into the lounge and bowed respectfully towards Xu Qiao: "Mr. is it convenient?"

Everyone in the Chinese Orchestra looked at each other with concern in their eyes.Mr. Maltz didn't make any comments in the judges' seat just now, but now he wanted to see Xu Qiao alone. What happened?

Xu Qiao lowered her eyelashes and said, "Take me to see Mr. Maltz."

After all, he told Ying Wenlin, "I'll be back soon, don't worry."

I met Maltz in another judges' lounge not far away.

Seeing Xu Qiao approaching, the white-haired old man stooped halfway, took his hand and sat down.

He was silent for a moment, and then said in an old voice: "Child, in your music, I can't feel the slightest fear of death."

Xu Qiao smiled lightly: "Yes sir, I am not afraid of death."

Maltz shook his head, and put it another way: "You have a will to die in your heart."

He has been immersed in music for so many years, and others may not be able to hear it, but he immediately understands that the composer's inner nostalgia for life is hidden in "Elegy".

Seeing that Xu Qiao didn't speak, Maltz continued, "My child, I'm half a century older than you, and I'm about to see God, but I don't even feel as deeply as you do about death."

""Elegy" is perfect, and because it is so perfect, I have to worry. To be able to make such a song, you must have simulated it countless times in your heart—or practiced the journey to death countless times, right? "

Most of these words are correct. He has indeed practiced dying countless times, but it is not a voluntary choice.

Seeing Xu Qiao's tired eyes, Maltz sighed: "You are in a very bad state now, child."

Xu Qiao wanted to organize words to comfort the old man who was worried about her, but at this moment, the mobile phone in the bag rang.

He took out his phone and wanted to hang up, but paused when he saw the contact.

Maltz smiled kindly: "Go ahead."

"Sorry." Xu Qiao said to him, and went to the corner of the lounge to answer the phone.

It was Xu Siyi calling.

"Are you ok?"

Xu Qiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and pressed her temple: "Why do you ask that?"

"I watched your performance." Xu Siyi's voice was low, and it came from the other end of the phone, which seemed even more magnetic, "You need to get a good night's sleep."

Like Maltz, he recognized the detachment of death in the music.But unlike Maltz, he didn't think that Xu Qiao had a will to die, he knew that Xu Qiao was just too tired.

He has witnessed Xu Qiao's journey through worlds. Xu Qiao's detachment from death is based on his understanding of personal experience, not the longing for death that Maltz thought.

"Well, I need to get a good night's sleep." Xu Qiao's voice softened a little, "Don't worry, I will return to China soon."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Qiao walked over to Maltz and sat down again.

"Mr. Maltz, thank you for your concern and concern. I'm just a little tired." He took a deep breath and smiled, "I think when you finish listening to the last symphony prepared for the exchange meeting, the current situation will change. Opinion."

Maltz looked at him and gradually chose to believe.

Xu Qiao was so exhausted that she fell asleep after returning to the hotel. She didn't know how long she slept until she was woken up by the ringing of her mobile phone.

Seeing that it was an unfamiliar number, he yawned and hung up immediately. Unexpectedly, just after hanging up, the phone rang again.

After repeating this several times, Xu Qiao frowned and answered the phone, only to realize that it was a call from a local Vienna media reporter with great powers.

The other end of the phone immediately asked him how he felt about the criticism on the Internet and what response he had.

Xu Qiao frowned and said, "Sorry, I need to understand the situation before replying to you."

When I opened the message, I saw a large number of criticisms of "Elegy" by music critics in the media. The article extracted comments from netizens on social platforms, accusing "Elegy" of not respecting life implicitly, instigating attitude to death.

It is even criticized that this symphony will increase the suicide rate of the audience, which should be banned.

The article also used Maestro Maltz's refusal to comment on the reason, suggesting that the maestro's attitude towards this symphony is also the same.

Other music critics have raised objections to this argument, arguing that it is taken too out of context.

For a while there was a lot of controversy.