Canon Canon is the name of a musical form, which is characterized by repeating the same piece of music at intervals of several syllables. The general playing method is to start with the cello and add three violins every eight beats. All violins play exactly the same melody, with only three different melodies before and after, and each one has only two bars for repeated playing; The melody of the cello is only two bars from beginning to end, repeated as many as 28 times, but the listener is intoxicated with this melody and will not feel monotonous at all. Simple is simple, complex is complex, and the author can say that he has reached the realm. The writer is johann pachelbel (1653 ~ 1706), a German, who used to be Bach's teacher. However, some people say that it was an unknown composer at that time. In order to sell this song, he passed off the works of the famous Pacabel at that time.
The most famous canon is17th century German composer johann Pahaebel (1653- 1706), whose full name is Canon and Giger in D major. Because an Oscar-nominated film Ordinary People used it as the soundtrack, this song is widely known, and My Wild Girlfriend also used this work in the scene.
This is a German composer, but it is difficult for Germany to inspire his inspiration so beautifully. This is music written by the author when he was in Venice, Italy. It is a form of Rondo with endless musical elements. This piece is especially famous among all the Cannons, because it has a hint of Italian sadness, sweet and quiet sadness.
The spiral of aesthetics. Girls' Dance of Pachbel Snow in Major
Published on 2005-12-15 0: 49: 00.
The influence of artillery
American writer paul fussell's masterpiece Vulgarity has included this work in the ranks of vulgar music. If I discuss it here now, it at least shows that my music appreciation ability is very mediocre, almost vulgar.
But I still want to say, maybe this is one of the manifestations of migratory bird syndrome in me at this season-I want to pin my mood on something.
It seems that Pachbel Canon was selected as the soundtrack of the film Ordinary People starring robert redford. This film surprised the public at first, from classical to popular, and then various versions appeared one after another, including Canon Chant in the form of Saint Ketus, and Greer sung by Anglo-American rock band in metal form, which was quoted by many films. For example, in the famous Evangelical Eva, Zhenzhi's violin solo, and Eva's broken meditation, Kyko Fukuda personally played the Canon changed by himself in his album. There are also movies such as If Love Is Providence ... A song My Barbarian Girlfriend makes Kanon in Pachbel start to make people crazy, so Ross, Gianna Jun MM, Stupid Boy with a Cap and george winston's variations on Kanon make people curious about March Meat, and downloads and comments of various versions have mushroomed on the Internet.
What is a cannon?
So what is the real Canon? As Banok-style classical music, it appeared in 13 and 14 centuries, and it is a kind of polyphonic music. The original meaning is "law", "religious law" or "classic", which refers to a writing technique of polyphonic music in music. Its characteristic is that all parts imitate each other regularly. That is to say, the following parts imitate the melody of the previous part in turn at a certain time distance. When each part that has entered successively plays (sings) the same melody at the same or different pitch from beginning to end, the music written by cannon technique is called "cannon music". The Rondo we often hear is a kind of cannon (such as the Yellow River Chorus, which sings with multiple voices on the same theme). Its main types are: 1 regular grid gun, 2 variable grid gun, 3 double or multiple guns, 4 non-terminal guns, terminal guns and so on. The famous (I personally want to add "greatness" to it) Pachbel D major cannon belongs to two forms: front cannon and double cannon.
The author of "Cannon"
Johann pachelbel johann pachelbel (also translated by Ba Hibel, Ba Hibel, Ba Hibel, Burchbell, Pachebel, Pachelbel, etc.). ) is a great organist, court composer and religious music composer in the baroque classical era of Germany. /kloc-0 was born in Nuremberg in September, 1963. 1 entered a school in Altdorf in September, 1969 for music education. 1673 went to Vienna to become a student and assistant of Kerr, the organist of St. Stephen's Cathedral. From 65438 to 0677, he worked as a court organist in Eizenakh, the hometown of German music. Eight years later, J.S. Bach was born here. He worked as an organist in erfurt from 1678. 1683, his first wife and son died of the plague and remarried the following year. After 1690, I worked as an organist in Stuttgart and Gotha. 1695, he returned to his hometown of Nuremberg and worked as an organist in St. Zebalde Church. From then on, he died on March 3, 706 at/kloc-0. Pacser Bell is one of the great organists before Bach, and also a representative of the Sino-German school. As a result of my study, I studied Boucht Hood and other North German masters, as well as Frescobaldi's organ music collection. His hymn is the integration of the north and the south, and his lyric contains religion, which has a far-reaching influence on JS Bach (such as Bach's Five Variations of Cannon). In addition, his works have a simple counterpoint style, which shows his mastery of Italian music. His most important works are organ music, especially his chant prelude. His works are good at highly decorative hymns. In addition to Pacser Bell Cannon, there is also a masterpiece called Variations on Six Tones in Apponi.
Canon's performance
Pachbel cannon is called "cannon and gig for three violins and bassoon in D major", which was written in 1680- 1690. It is a family sketch that he improvised in Venice, Italy, because he misses the warmth of his family. It uses the form of Rondo and contains endless musical elements. This piece of music is particularly famous among all the Cannons because it has a faint Italian sadness, sweet and quiet sadness. Its orthodox way of playing is to play three violins with basso continuo instruments, that is, cello playing, and the three violins are added every eight beats. All violins play the same melody, with only three different melodies before and after, and each one has only two bars for repeated playing; The melody of the cello is only two bars from beginning to end, repeated 28 times, which is quite elegant and exquisite in a small aristocratic family salon. Having said that, we have to mention the Japanese anime classic "EVA, New Gospel Warrior", in which the antique and original double bass played by Jin Zhen, coupled with the violin of Zero Sum Orchestra, fully mobilized our emotions, which shows that the Japanese are rigorous and meticulous about art.
The Artistic Value of Pakhbel Cannon's Beauty to the Bone
Canon, especially Pachbel Canon's "stubborn phonetic theme" reached 28 times, and the eight-minute extended version reached an unprecedented 46 times. The main sentence and the answer sentence are meticulous and meticulous, but the listener is intoxicated with this melody and will not be bored at all. So simple and complicated, we can see the artistic value of this song. At the same time, this song pays attention to counterpoint and arrangement. The endless rational road of textile, like natural and mathematical formulas, gives people tranquility, peace and encouragement, and is called "the masterpiece of human reason in music". In the arrangement form, the main sentence and the answer sentence climb up and down each other and turn alternately, which coincides with the double helix structure of human genetic material DNA, such as endless stairs leading to the temple of perceptual beauty, and this kind of classical music form in the bones of beauty is suitable for people with different levels and hobbies to listen in different forms in different environments. Melancholy, you can enjoy the flute version; Peace, you can enjoy the harp version; Romantic with george winston's piano; With Nicholas's light guitar; Naturally, we can sit at home and listen to the ocean remix version of cannon; Wild, let you roar with metal cannons; Classical, you might as well listen to the original taste of cannon at family gatherings; Popular, you can sing cannons happily; Grand, the Vienna Music Festival also played the Canon version of the great conductor Mr. karajan; Subtle, Gianna Jun MM can capture people's hearts with a song. Anyone who likes cannon knows that there are hundreds of versions of cannon on the Internet, including versions of various musical instruments and versions of various genres. What I put in my blog is the classical version, which is alto and violin respectively. The same piece of music, played on different musical instruments, has different charm, which reflects the randomness contained in Canon's rigorous musical style, and I think this is also the charm of Canon.
Canon in hubbell is so famous that it represents the symbol of human civilization and was sent into space by NASA via satellite. At the same time, the music in space also includes the works of Beethoven, Debussy and Mozart.
Other cannons
In addition to the great Pachbel cannon, there are all kinds of cannons, many of which are famous. For example, Bach wrote a variation on the clavichord called goldberg variations, which contains an aria and thirty variations, including the third, sixth and ninth, 12, 15 and 18. The first part of "Dance of Laurent Dole", the second suite of "City Girl" created by Bicai, constitutes a two-part octave cannon. Melody is first played by oboe, clarinet and violin. After two beats, bassoon, horn, viola and cello move the melody down eight degrees to imitate it. In modern opera, duets and choruses often take the form of cannons. For example, the quartet in the first act of Beethoven's opera Fei Tiglio is a four-part canon. In the second scene of the second act of Tchaikovsky's opera yevgeny onegin, a pair of friends Lenski and onegin became enemies. Before the duel, they also sang a gun. In the common sense of classical music, cannon is a polyphonic form similar to fugue.
The vulgar meaning of Pakhberkanon
I admit that my motivation for falling in love with Cannon is vulgar, which is neither the original works of Pachbel nor the symphonies of karajan. They are all famous flute beauties Lai Yingli, whom I fell in love with in junior high school-in her album Today, Wait a minute, there is an adaptation of Pachbel Cannon, Rain and Tears. At that time, it was the age when I wanted to be crowned. My beauty was so beautiful that I naturally died. I just don't understand why paul fussell insists that Pachbercannon is a bad habit. Until a few months ago, when I was watching Hanwu the Great, I heard this familiar song at his old man's palace banquet. For more than a minute, I watched the ladies in the Han Palace dance with heavy makeup, bored to death, and I couldn't help but accept paul fussell's argument from the heart.
In short, cannon can be elegant or vulgar. How to do it depends on the listener. But whether elegant or vulgar, we will get lost on the spiral ladder and embrace the beauty that permeates our bones.