Whydoesmelodyaffectussodeeply,fromthemomentweareborn?Tunestouchourdeepestemotions,andarecapableofinspiringlove,sorrow,faith,andhope.Buthowdoesamelodyactuallywork?
InthisfilmcomposerHowardGoodalllooksatmelody'sbasicelements.Whyaresomemelodicshapescommontoallculturesacrosstheworld?Cansuccessfulmelodiesbewrittenatrandom?Ifnot,whatarethefamiliarmelodicpatternscomposersofalltypesofmusichavefal...[
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ComposerHowardGoodalltakesahistoricallookattheyear1874,theyearwhichsawthecompletionofWagner'sinfluentialRingcycle.intheattempttolinkthisgreatpieceofmusictotheerainwhichitwaswrittenastoprovethattime,place,cultureandpoliticsinfluencethecreativegeniusofthecomposerandhisart.[
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ComposerHowardGoodalltakesahistoricallookattheyear1791,ayearofgreatpoliticalchangeaswellasbeingtheyearinwhichMozartwrotehisenigmaticopera'TheMagicFlute",andhisrenownedRequiemwiththemysteriouscircumstancessurroundingthecommissioningoftheworkwhichledtothemyththatthecomposerhadbeenmurdered,foritwasin1791thatMozartdied[
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ComposerHowardGoodalltakesahistoricallookattheyear1564andthedevelopmentofsacredmusicintheCatholicandProtestantchurches,withinstrumentalmusicrapidlygaininginimportanceaswasballet,beingchampionedbyCatherinede'Medici,QueenofFrance,andtheviolindominatingherdancebands,fromwhichtheorchestrawouldemerge.[
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德国指挥家CarlosKleiber的录音录像很少,他追求演出完美,也紧张害怕演出失败,通过大量的排练去达到完美,排练时他要求很严,可又会打一些很调皮很孩子气的比喻来解释他对某段音乐的理解
看他指挥的排演感到很亲切真实,看到他那么想要让团员懂他的音乐意图,一个大指挥家和普通一样会有害怕紧张,而他演出的时候又是那么如释重负,行若无事,那就是CarlosKle[
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