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.
What is a cannon?
Canon is the most popular classical music among fans all over the world.
The word "canon" originally meant canon, religious regulations, rules or classics. Musically, it refers to a writing technique of polyphonic music: each part imitates each other regularly, that is, the following parts imitate the melody of the previous part in turn at a certain time interval. The music written by artillery is called "cannon song" The Rondo we often hear is one of the cannon songs.
Canon is by far the most popular classical music in the world. After being adapted into modern music, it dominated the American billboard pop music charts for more than one hundred weeks. According to Guinness World Records, more than 2,000 versions of Canon have been re-interpreted and published in the world so far! Canon is actually only a musical sketch with a total length of only about 5 minutes, but it has brought a miracle for 327 years, and it will last forever.
The original version of "The Cannon" can't be heard today, but the beautiful movement of "The Cannon" has been constantly interpreted by later famous artists and introduced from time to time.
Many symphonies will use the techniques of Cannon, such as Beethoven's Symphony of Destiny and Bach's Five Variations of Cannon. 1966 At the Vienna Music Festival, a violin was added to the Canon version brought by the great conductor karajan. 1985, piano master george winston's "December" came out, bringing his own version of Pacser Bell's "Variations on the Snow Girl", which made the romantic style of piano playing Canon widely popular. 1987, the modern guitar emperor Nicholas Angelis made a sensation. 1992, the harp player mask and flute player * * * played an extremely elegant new Canon at the annual celebration of the Royal Conservatory of Music, which received rave reviews. 1995, Japanese star Kyko Fukuda personally performed the adaptation of Canon in his own album. 1997 In the album Pure Apple released by Gianna Jun, the sixth song was her own interpretation of Canon Flying in the Sky (Joey Yung translated the Chinese song Girl with Wings). There are also "cannons" such as children's version, rap version, flamenco version and jazz version. No matter whether you are sad or happy, there is always a version of Canon suitable for all kinds of emotions, which can meet the needs of both ears and hearts.
But among all the Cannon songs in history, hubbell's "Cannon" is the most famous, and most people will refer to it when talking about Cannon. This song is usually played by cello, and three violins are added every eight beats. All violins play the same melody, with only three different melodies before and after, and each melody has only two bars for repeated playing; The melody of the cello is only two bars from beginning to end, which is repeated 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.
Who is Pa hubbell?
Bach's Teacher-Pa hubbell
A very talented and versatile German Baroque composer, his church music and keyboard music have influenced several generations of composers, including his own children.
Hearing such comments, people familiar with classical music will definitely conclude that this is johann sebastian bach, but this refers to John Pahubbell, who was born 30 years earlier than Bach.
John Pahubbell (1653? 1706) is a very important composer in the baroque period, and his music deeply influenced Bach, the father of music. He was born in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied music with Schwemer in his early years, but because he couldn't afford the tuition, he transferred to another school the next year. 1673 to Vienna. From 65438 to 0677, he went to Eizenakh and worked as a court organist for one year. Eizenakh is also the hometown of German music, where Bach was born. After Bach's parents died, Pahubbell became the guardian and teacher of Bach brothers.
Pahaebel's Canon was written when he was 27, when he was working with Barbara? Guble is madly in love, so it is speculated that Canon is probably the musical inspiration caused by love. 168 1 year, he married Barbara, but Barbara died in childbirth two years later. Remarried the next year, and this marriage brought him seven children. Among Pahaebel's children, two sons are successful composers.
Hubbell's Canon is an exquisite piece of classical music, with a total length of about 5 minutes. Compared with many other famous classical songs with complex melody, lengthy length or profound connotation, it is widely used because of its simple, clear, light and pleasant melody, and it is also the favorite classical introductory track for fans to vote.
Pahaebel's few chamber music has been preserved-so he may not pay much attention to that field. 65438+In the 1920s, an expert discovered and published Pahaebel's three violins "Canon" and "Jigger" D, with basso continuo, which added color to Pahaebel's works and made him more known to the public. "Canon" immediately became the hottest theme in the ranks of classical fever music.
Cannon and our life
Canon is so close to us.
For almost everyone, "Canon" is no stranger, but at the moment of ecstasy, listeners often ignore the title of this lyric music sketch. Anyone who has seen the movie "My Barbarian Girlfriend" should remember that the beautiful heroine in the film generously asked the hero to break in in the middle of the class and show her love with roses, and the piano music she played on the stage was Pahai Bell's Canon. Joey Yung's Chinese song Girl with Wings is also borrowed from Canon. This is an exciting song. For a time, almost all brands of mobile phones have arranged this ringtone, and online downloads abound.
In fact, as early as 1980, the film "Ordinary People" directed by Hollywood directors used "Cannon" as the soundtrack and won the Oscar nomination for best picture. This piece of music has also entered the popular culture and the public's field of vision for the first time, and it still has charm and has become the favorite instrumental music of modern people. However, it is highly regarded by American writer Paul? Forssell classified it as vulgar music in his masterpiece Vulgarity.
Advertisements, cell phone ringtones, wedding music ... everywhere echoed with familiar and moving guns melody. If Pahaebel were still alive, he might be the musician with the highest royalty income in the world.
Canon's classic interpretation
A thick page in the history of music
Many "cannon fans" take collecting different versions of cannons as their pleasure and pride. Many people have collected hundreds of versions of Cannon, and created several Cannon QQ groups and forums to exchange versions with each other. Canon is no longer a simple piece of music. It has become the emotional carrier of Canon fans and a part of their lives. Therefore, this five-minute ditty not only went through 327 years, but also easily crossed the boundary between classical and popular, and was immortal in the throb of human emotions.
Recently, BMG Company released the album "The Best Pahai Bell Canon", reinterpreting Canon with 15 version, which can be said to be a great fusion of Canon, with various styles of interpretation blooming here, and each capital has its own unique charm. 15 The world's top musicians and orchestras performed amazing and extraordinary interpretations of the five-minute melody in 15 ways, including orchestral music, piano, flute, guitar, bel canto, electronics and oriental instruments. In fact, more than 2,000 kinds of playing versions make Canon a musical masterpiece with a history of more than 300 years.
The spiral of aesthetics. Girls' Dance of Pachbel Snow in Major
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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 (also translated as Bachebel, Bachebel, Bachebel, Bachebel, Pachibel, Pahaebel, 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.
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Some works adapted by Cannon:
Variations on the Girl of Snow by Pacser Bell in piano master george winston's December.
An episode of My Wild Girlfriend
Eva-sweet death is coming.
Canon flies in the sky (Joey Yung translated it into Chinese song "Girl with Wings").
Sweetbox- life is cool
Hu qinglan-two worlds
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A tune that uses the technique of "cannon" in a work.
Beethoven-symphony of destiny
Bach-cannon five variations