Why do they all sing "used to be slow" from the dialect version to the chorus version?

I used to hear a famous saying when I was reading: "there are a thousand Hamlets in the hearts of a thousand people." When Shakespeare finished his world, he threw it to the world to guess every meaning, a word, like a reading comprehension question that never had a standard answer, so that everyone could express different feelings and interpretations. When faced with a song, when you may also happen to be a singer, the feeling that past experience produces a unique understanding of the present is all the more obvious.

the upcoming "they all sing" concert at Wuzhen Grand Theater on the evening of December 21st will bring together wonderful performances by several singers and performers, whose creative styles are different and their intersection seems far away. However, they gathered together because they had coincidentally adapted the work "slow from the past" or other works of Mr. Muxin.

everything is extremely easy to produce countless "Hamlets" that can perfectly integrate their ideas and inspiration with the original, and gradually become accepted, loved, and even spread. This has become a very unique and gratifying thing, as well as for the adapters of "the slow before". Not willing to just be "Hamlet" but directly set off to do another version of "Shakespeare", we should be talking about these people.

Ye Xuanqing: sing the most exquisite song "before slow"

Ye Xuanqing

I believe that many people know Ye Xuanqing because of the song "slow from the past". Why did Ye Xuanqing choose this work when she took part in the competition of "China's New Song"? Ye Xuanqing explained to us the reason for this. That year was the 50th anniversary of her grandparents' golden wedding. The two knew each other until they were old and loved someone all their lives, so Ye Xuanqing at that time wanted to dedicate "former slowness" as a gift to his relatives.

"slow from the past" is about life, and love is a small part of it. Ye Xuanqing, who was born in 1998, described his perception of "former slowness" as a song that can inspire his own life. it allows us to learn to moderately slow down ourselves and appreciate and enjoy the beauty around us in the rapid pace of urban life.

although Ye Xuanqing is young and immature in appearance, she has excellent singing strength and good control over songs, and her interpretation of "used to be slow" also has a more graceful and delicate charm. Regarding attending the concert as a return to the heart, Ye Xuanqing said: "through this concert, I want to once again feel the beauty of the spiritual vision of the past, so that I can feel what I can't feel at this age."

Yip Li-Yee: sing the most age-conscious song "used to be slow"

Ye Liyi

Yip Liyi, a famous Hong Kong singer, if you are not familiar with her name, then you must be familiar with her works. For example, she sang the theme song of the 1980 edition of "Shanghai Beach". Ye Liyi first came into contact with "former slow" from the performance of "good Chinese songs" Liu Huyi and Liu Huan. Ye Liyi said, "at that time, I felt that this work was very beautiful, the arrangement was very excellent, and the lyrics were very simple, but very interesting. I was very impressed. After listening to it again and again, if I put my more than 70 years of life experience into it, I might be able to add some flavor. "

after that, Ye Liyi recorded "before slow" in an album commemorating the 48th anniversary of her career, slowly interpreting her own version with a sense of age and flavor of the times. The more you listen to it, the more lasting it will be. for Ye Liyi, who also likes this work, this is the most appropriate description of "used to be slow." Is it love or nostalgia? Ye Liyi believes that this is a nostalgic love song, both, with a strong sense of nostalgia and infinite love.

as a senior in the field of Chinese music, Ye Liyi, who is living overseas, has been paying close attention to the outstanding domestic singers and works. She also hopes that the younger generation of singers will continue to carry forward Chinese culture and good music and praise them overseas.

Gao Ping:

Gao Ping is not only a professional composer and pianist, but also a keen fan of Mr. Muxin's works. For example, "the reflection of Colombia", "the villain of the Emerson family", "the Feast of Fish" and "my lust" are all works that impressed him deeply. So far, Gao Ping has composed music for Mr. Mu Xin's six poems, the earliest of which was in 2011, so the relationship between Gao Ping and Mr. Mu Xin is quite deep.

Mr. Mu Xin believes that modern poetry is not suitable for reading, and poems and songs are appreciated in different ways. Gao Ping revealed that he did not know that Mr. Mu Xin had this view, but simply felt that there was a faint sense of music in his poems, so when Gao Ping wrote and arranged music, the part of vocal music often tended to "read and sing" rather than "singing" in the usual sense.

< / p Describing his creative inspiration, he said: "sometimes a word, a few words, is enough to produce music, is the path to a chord, a set of tones." The image implied in the poem is often not expressed by the human voice, but lies in the music played by instrumental music. He also believes that instrumental music is not limited to the role of accompaniment, but is equal to the musical partner of the human voice, and the music weight and expressive force are equal.

during the years of composing music for Mr. Mu Xin's legacy, Gao Ping has been looking for the closest way to write music, to personally experience the artistic closeness between poetry and music, and to devote himself to the ideas of others to explore resonance. Gradually, Gao Ping found that his creation was more and more biased towards Mr. Mu Xin's thinking, as if he could communicate with me, and could not help feeling the wonder of music.

"I like my husband's words for many years, and I even fantasized about meeting him, but now we have a divine friendship in the music, which cannot but be said to be a precious fate. The experience of completing the manuscript for him must not be copied. "

-- Gao Ping

at the concert on the 21st, Gao Ping will bring two new pieces of music: "untitled No.2" and "Rain-Song without words". He himself said that he is looking forward to your feedback, and I am sure all the audiences who are ready to come will be full of expectations.

Wet Band: sing the most interesting "before slow"

Wet Band

Wet Band is a band that is completely different from other groups in painting style and music style. Look through their song list and you will understand what it means to dare to play, dare to sing and dare to be wild. As the band's lead singer, you Miao was praised for singing the Sichuan version of Nunchaku in front of Jay Chou. At the same time, he finally got his hands on the former slow.

the adaptation of "the former slow, Hanwangshan slowly squatting" by this dialect folk band is the boldest and most incredible adaptation. I can't help but wonder what happened to this song that made many people cry in the hands of the wet band.

"Yibin dialect can sing everything" is their adaptation habit and way. In the straightforward words of lead singer you Miao, it was just funny at first. With dialect adaptation, you can also rub off the heat, which is also a shortcut for more people to know. But after gradually becoming more and more popular, the wet clothes band began to make a lot of attempts and made great efforts in arranging music. This year, they have returned to their original intention and sang their own original songs.

and choose to adapt "former slow", in addition to the above reasons, there is also an interpretation from Youmiao himself-"because I think the emotion of 'former slow' comes from the" past "rather than" slow ", and I miss my former life. Nostalgia is common to all mankind, but I cannot accept that some people think that the current society is not good, the fast-paced life is wrong, and the progress of social development and science and technology brings disaster rather than convenience. " Perhaps of all people's hopes, it always comes from "idealism", which has nothing to do with chariots and horses, and has nothing to do with locks, just like in pleasure, time flies, but while waiting, it feels like a very long time. We can't order to go back in time. All we can do is to try our best to get close to the pure feelings at that time.

you Miao said that he usually likes to watch some language comedy shows, such as crosstalk, Dong Duxiao, Japanese manga, and so on. Making people laugh is the first level, and more importantly, they should be able to make people think in laughter. In this adaptation, the Wet clothes Band pursues fun and fun, deconstructing and reshaping serious and deep things into easy teasing. Bojun's music also shows you a different kind of thinking. As a result, they did.

for this performance to be performed in Wuzhen, it is said that they rehearsed conscientiously for more than a month with a feeling of "inner apprehension and trepidation", because this is the first time to go to Mr. Mu Xin's hometown to perform "the former slow" adapted from "demolition style", and this is their first public performance of "before slow, Hanwangshan slowly squatting", which is really something to look forward to.

Shanghai Rainbow Indoor Choir:

Shanghai Rainbow Indoor Choir

when it is mentioned that the Shanghai Rainbow Indoor Choir is amused by their "Divine Comedy", they can't help thinking about the scenes of being amused by their "Divine Comedy" and playing all kinds of funny things on stage. Off the stage, most of their training is very traditional songs. Jin Chengzhi, the head of the Rainbow Choir, told us that so far, the Rainbow Choir has sung more than 400 works, including 70-80 original works, and they have been delving into the development of traditional songs.

some people say that the Rainbow Choir can always arouse common feelings with pure harmony and straightforward lyrics, which has to mention the Rainbow Choir's motto: "obedience of nature, elegant sincerity". Showing the unique charm of the choral work itself, Jin Chengzhi said that making music pursues truth, sincerity, and there can be no affectation or hypocrisy. This demand is similar to the innocence and simplicity depicted in the poem "the former slow". This song has a special texture in terms of lyrics and songs, so I decided to adapt and sing it.

there are few pop songs that can be liked by people of three generations. "used to be slow" can be regarded as one. After "slow before" entered the public view, even young people who had not experienced a really slow pace before also set off a feeling of "nostalgia". Some people say that they are yearning for life they have never experienced. What Jin Chengzhi understands is: "every generation has a good feeling for the times they have experienced before, and whenever they recall it, they will automatically put on a hazy filter and think that it is so beautiful, and 'before slow' poked at our immutable topic."

changing "the former slow" from a solo to a chorus, the difficulty of adapting the seemingly simple and beautiful chorus is always unknown. Jin Chengzhi said frankly: the most difficult part of "adapting" was the cooperation of several vocal parts. for example, our chorus has four parts or even eight parts of each other, so how to keep balance and highlight its melody in scheduling? How to make harmony and let the audience hear the sense of beauty and so on. " Despite the difficulties, he finally got the audience "the live audio-visual feeling is so good" after the performance. "the chorus is so original!" And so on one after another high praise, also very worthwhile.

for Jin Chengzhi and the Rainbow Choir, the concert can be described as a "pilgrimage" general mood: "there are different teachers, different bands and different audiences. It's more like a big party from all over the world."

looking back at the work "slow from the past", whether it is a poem or a song, it has actually come a long way, slowly, slowly, but everyone can wait here all the time. No matter the person who attracts you is the poem itself, or any of the various singers, we will warmly respond to your joy. Let's get together on the evening of December 21 to sing and dance together.