Lin Yuan briefly mentioned contrapuntal music and then started preparing for the performance of "Canon in D Major".
About this piece, someone might share a little story to enlighten others.
It’s said that Pachelbel, the original composer, played the Canon on the piano alone to mourn his deceased wife.
Lin Yuan wanted to dispel the rumors.
Not to mention the modern piano wasn’t even invented at that time.
Even if it was, Pachelbel actually composed using three violins.
Lin Yuan was baffled by this:
The Canon is heavenly.
Does it really need a "tragic love story" to add allure?
The rock version of Canon in D arranged by Taiwanese musician JerryC has garnered tens of millions of views. Supposedly, many people indifferent to the original fall in love with the melody after hearing the rock version.
However, Lin Yuan felt the original version held more charm.
Especially in the afternoon, it provides an inexplicable comfort.
The rock version is for when one’s emotions are more intense; for some, it may come across as too noisy.
As for this performance’s version.
Lin Yuan’s arrangement prioritized violin, with piano as an accompaniment.
As the third piece began.
The cello started with two bars as the unit of harmony in continuous loops.
The three violins joined sequentially every eight beats, playing the exact same melody!
Logically, this could be monotonous.
At least that’s what the score indicates.
However, the actual listening experience reveals that this collaboration is far from monotonous, instead providing a sense of swirling delight.
After the three violins.
Lin Yuan’s piano officially joined in.
The beautiful melody of the Canon was already floating throughout the Golden Hall.
"The genius level of this Fish is always astonishing; a simple piece of contrapuntal music can be this beautiful."
The Maestro beside him appeared impressed:
"This compositional style is quite special; it’s like a space-time structure game, where the coordination of the voices is actually one voice with its own, equating to logical self-reference."
"If one wished, this piece could infinitely loop."
"Truly ingenious design."
"I feel the creative thinking behind this piece has the shadow of pop songs, or perhaps this piece could serve as a typical template for many pop songs."
"Beauty that is simplified to the extreme."
"As far as contrapuntal music goes, this piece ranks among the top."
"And this is only the third piece."
"How many more surprises will he bring in this concert?"
"I don’t know about surprises; by the way, was the venue upgraded in the Golden Hall?"
"Otherwise, why do these sounds seem so beautiful?"
"It feels as though one can instantly immerse oneself in the world of music."
Of course, it wasn’t any venue upgrade.
It was simply someone secretly hacked the system.
But such mods, well, aren’t the pinnacle of experience for experts.
Because many operations experts can achieve already, for example, understanding the expression of music, they might feel a hint of wonder but attribute it merely to well-made music.
For ordinary people like "Tang An", however, it was different.
Because it was absolutely many people’s first realization that without any so-called music theory knowledge, one could fully grasp a music performance’s expression!
This excitement is something outsiders cannot understand.
But essentially, for the first time in their lives, they’ve discovered they can understand art and be moved by it. Many were exceedingly enthusiastic, sharing with friends:
"This is the touching aspect of art!"
"It makes one’s soul seem to float like a fairy!"
"Is this piece called ’Canon in D Major’? I actually hope it can just keep looping forever, never tiring."
"What do you mean by that? Why wouldn’t I understand? This music expresses a sense of missing, laced with a hint of sorrow."
"Don’t try to fool me with such nonsense; do I not know your level of appreciation? You clearly fell asleep listening to Abigail’s symphony last time; don’t think I didn’t notice."
"Damn, I really understood Fish’s music!"
"What a coincidence, I understood too, no one understands Fish better than me!"
Among the wealthy is sometimes like that, they can praise various art pieces without understanding what’s artistic about them, simply because of mutual tacit approval.
But today was somewhat special.
Because everyone present understood Fish’s music!
Take the currently playing Canon in D for instance.
Yet they didn’t realize others understood too, thinking only they themselves had deciphered it, which made the scene rather subtle:
Many thought they alone were Fish’s music soulmates, hearing the emotion in the music, truly being ones who understood Fish.
Others were merely pretending!
Fish’s music, played to these people, is wasted; they don’t understand anything, playing pearls before swine!
Now everyone was in the mindset of "others are all poseurs, the world feigns ignorance while I alone am enlightened".
This filled them with a sense of superiority.
With this superiority’s boost, already entranced by the music, their pores entirely relaxed!
You have to know many of the rich here specifically booked private rooms, initially coming to talk business and such.
Not a single wealthy person dared to be so vulgar; everyone was listening to the concert with expressions serious to the point of reverence, grandiose to the extreme.
No one mentioned business.
It seemed they feared desecrating the music by mentioning business.
This music made them want nothing more than to utterly rid themselves of the stench of commerce.
For instance, one wealthy man surnamed Ma was surreptitiously thinking:
"Ol’ Wang invited me here to talk business, yet seeing how entranced I am in listening, not wanting me to see through his shallowness, he pretends to seriously listen to the concert. Truth is, he doesn’t understand a thing, truly laughable."
Coincidentally, Ol’ Wang thought the same.
In such subtle atmosphere, Lin Yuan finally finished performing "Canon in D Major".
The applause was thunderous!
Lin Yuan was startled by the applause.
It seemed the audience was even more enthusiastic than during the previous two pieces!
Lin Yuan was unaware that many deliberately clapped loudly to show they understood the music.
Alright, they’re not faking, they truly understood.
"It seems everyone is a soulmate of this Fish."
One Maestro couldn’t help but comment, his tone slightly sour.
During his own concerts, even with some high society figures in attendance, such strong applause was never heard.
The Maestro next to him nodded:
"So-called high society loves to feign refinement; perhaps Fish’s young genius persona fits their tastes, thus they try hard to appear as though understanding Fish’s music, aiming to present themselves as cultured, art-savvy elegant individuals."
The Maestros knew these so-called high society folks too well.
Love attending concerts?
Eighty percent are pretending.
These Maestros were obviously unaware that today in the Golden Hall, it wasn’t just them—
the entire audience was Fish’s "Soulmates"!