Art appreciation is a very broad topic, and the content it covers is all-encompassing. Sometimes it refers to a building, a painting, a sculpture, a work of art, a song; sometimes it refers to a series of artistic expressions such as poetry, calligraphy, painting, dance, drama and music... Although art does not directly affect people's Basic life affects the civilization of society and the quality of people. Therefore, art is indispensable for a country, a nation and even a person. A strong artistic atmosphere and good artistic taste are like fertile soil, nourishing people's spiritual world and benefiting people from it. A society and nation without art are unimaginable. However, there is a lot of knowledge involved in appreciating art. Developing the ability to appreciate art does not happen overnight. It requires long-term edification and learning. It not only involves personal preferences and aesthetic orientations, but also involves the exploration and accumulation of knowledge at many levels such as cultural accomplishment, social common sense, and history. Let me give you a small example here: Whenever I see cultural relic experts appreciating an antique with a skilled eye, I admire it very much, because I know that their evaluation is not just based on intuitive feeling, that sharp gaze How much cultural skill and knowledge is contained in it!
Song appreciation
Music appreciation is also cultivated. In the beginning, when we can’t help but fall in love with a good song or a beautiful piece of music, we will become interested in music. The emergence of interest is natural because there is no shortage of singing and music around us. Music with distinctive rhythm and beautiful melody is everywhere and fills our lives. However, cultivating interest requires hard work and cannot be achieved overnight. Appreciation of more profound and complex music requires corresponding knowledge and cultivation, such as appreciating "Song of the Wind" composed by Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Cai Wenji's "Song of the Wind" composed by Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty. "Eighteen Beats of Hujia" (Qin Song), "Yangguan Three Pieces" (Singing Song) by Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty, "Red Cliff Nostalgic" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty, and "Yangzhou Slow" and "Apricot Blossom Sky Shadow" composed by Jiang Kui of the Song Dynasty etc. Appreciation of these songs is no longer so universal, but vocal and instrumental music adapted from these tunes can still be heard at some vocal and instrumental music concerts. If you don’t understand the reasons for their creation, you can’t appreciate them well. These pieces of music have rich historical backgrounds, and the lyrics and composers are also extraordinary. Appreciating these songs is in a sense looking back on history and reminiscing about the past. Without an understanding of the social environment and humanistic thoughts of that era, it would be difficult to empathize with it, thus reducing the taste of listening to it and appreciating it. Music is the mark of social life and the image of life. Its melody is full of pictures of the times and the sounds of people's souls. Each song may be a complete story, a touching story, or tragic, desolate, or euphemistic... Even modern Chinese art songs are no exception, such as "Teach Me How to Miss Him" ??(lyrics by Liu Bannong, Zhao Yuanren) Song), "I Live at the Head of the Yangtze River" (lyrics by Li Zhiyi of the Song Dynasty, music by Qing), "Three Wishes of a Rose" (lyrics by Long Qi, music by Huang Zi), etc. These long-standing songs are sung by people and still echo on the stage. The singing remains the same, time flies by, and the eventful years will always be in my heart.
There are also many repertoires of foreign art songs, especially classical art songs from the 18th and 19th centuries, such as Mozart's "Longing for Spring"; Schubert's "Lullaby", "Trout", " "The Devil"; Mendelssohn's "On the Wings of Song"; Rachmaninoff's "Spring Tide", etc., are all popular and enduring masterpieces handed down from generation to generation. Not only are the tunes beautiful and moving, ups and downs, but also the piano The accompaniment is also very exquisite, and the harmony and texture are very sophisticated, becoming an important part to pay attention to when appreciating the works of these masters. Let me give you an example from Schubert. Schubert liked to compose music for Goethe's poems. The talented musician and the great poet came together to create the song "The Devil". In this song, Schubert uses different voices to position four characters: the seductive devil, the frightened child, the strong father and the calm narrator. This song creates an artistic miracle, with strange imagination, rich stories, well-proportioned songs and wonderful accompaniment. It is intoxicating and beautiful.
Song appreciation is generally a category that arouses our interest in getting started. Although there are many types, it is easier to understand because of its short length, simple melody and structure, and the assistance of lyrics. Other works, such as Chamber music is somewhat difficult to appreciate.
Chamber Music Appreciation
When appreciating the musical genre of chamber music, we must first understand its origin. Chamber music existed long before the European Renaissance. The earliest chamber music refers to the music played and sung by princes and nobles in palaces or noble living rooms. It is mainly different from the formal and grand religious music played in churches or theaters and squares. Early chamber music performances mainly used lutes (a plucked instrument), harpsichords (harpsichords) and some orchestral instruments. The repertoire consisted of some religious and secular vocal and instrumental music, but it was relatively simple. It gradually became rich during the Baroque period. The high part is usually played by violin, flute and oboe, the low part is played by cello and bassoon, and the middle part is played by lute and harpsichord for harmony and flowing accompaniment texture. Much more delicate and rich than in the early days.
In the late Baroque period, the Austrian composer Haydn (1732-1809), known as the "Father of the Symphony" and the "Father of the String Quartet", gave new vitality to chamber music and made this form be enriched and developed. He established the typical performance form of string quartet and made this form the most common form of chamber music. Before that, the composition of the palace band was not fixed. Firstly, the instruments were selected according to the likes and dislikes of the powerful, and secondly, the composition was adapted to local conditions according to the existing conditions. As a leading figure in the creation of classical music, Haydn gathered the culmination of Baroque music and wrote more than 80 string quartets, second only to his symphonies (more than 100). In Haydn's early string quartets (1755-1760), the suite tendency of the five movements is obvious, which was mainly influenced by the master Bach of the Baroque period. In his "English Suite" and "French Suite", Bach used various dances as the main components of these suites: "Allemande", which originated from German folk dance, is smooth and flowing; "Coulente" "Courante" is a dance that originated in France; "Minuet" is a dance that originated from the beautiful and elegant French court dance; "Sarabande" is a slow and reserved dance in Spain that originated from In the East; the "Gavotte" is often accompanied by the "Musette" which imitates bagpipes. Therefore, in Bach's elementary piano music collection (commonly known as "Little Bach"), the name of the 13th dance music often has different names in different periods. Sometimes it is called the "Bagpipe Dance", sometimes it is called the "Gavotte Dance", sometimes it is called the "Musette Dance". In addition, there is also the "Polonaise" dance music derived from the famous Polish folk dance; the more cheerful "Bourree" dance music (Bourree), and the emotional "Jig" dance music (usually at the end of the suite) Gigue). The above-mentioned dance music from various European countries have different moods, speeds and styles, so they often appear in chamber music performances as common materials for suites. Of course, with the continuous development, overtures, marches, etc. were also added later. Come in and make the subject matter of chamber music even wider.