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MayaBeiser_2011-_玛雅_贝瑟和她的大提琴分身合奏_

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(Applause) (掌声)
Thank you. (谢谢)
Imagining a solo cello concert, one would most likely think of Johann Sebastian Bach unaccompanied cello suites . 如果我请你们想象一场大提琴演奏 大多数人都会想到约翰·塞巴斯蒂安·巴赫的 无伴奏大提琴组曲
solo:n.独奏; adj.独奏的; v.单人攀登; v.单独地; cello:n.大提琴; unaccompanied:adj.无伴奏的;无伴侣的;无伴随的; suites:n.套房;组曲;餐厅套件;[计]程序组(suite的复数);
As a child studying these eternal masterpieces , 小时候 我研习这些大师的永恒杰作
eternal:adj.永恒的;不朽的; masterpieces:n.杰作;绝无仅有的人;
Bach's music would intermingle with the singing voices of Muslim prayers from the neighboring Arab village of the northern Kibbutz in Israel where I grew up. 巴赫的音乐总是将 以色列集体农场北部 阿拉伯村庄里的 穆斯林诵祷声融汇其中 我就是在那里长大的
intermingle:vt.使混合;使搀和;vi.混合;掺杂; neighboring:adj.邻近的;接壤的;v.邻近;使接近;位于…附近;(neighbor的现在分词) Kibbutz:n.基布兹(以色列的集体农场); Israel:n.以色列(亚洲国家);犹太人,以色列人;
Late at night, after hours of practicing, 深夜,每当我完成练习
I would listen to Janis Joplin and Billie Holiday as the sounds of tango music would be creeping from my parents' stereo . 我会聆听詹尼斯·乔普林和比莉·哈乐黛的音乐 并伴随着从我父母 收音机里流泻出来的探戈的乐调
tango:n.探戈舞;探戈舞曲;vi.跳探戈舞; creeping:adj.爬行的; n.爬行; v.爬行; (creep的现在分词); stereo:n.立体声;立体声音响;adj.立体(声)的;
It all became music to me. 这一切都是我的音乐。
I didn't hear the boundaries . 我听不出界限
boundaries:n.边界;分界线;(boundary的复数)
I still start every day practicing playing Bach. 我还是每天开始 练习巴赫
His music never ceases to sound fresh and surprising to me. 他的音乐始终 让我感到新鲜和惊奇
ceases:n.停止(cease的复数形式);v.停止(cease的第三人称单数);终了;
But as I was moving away from the traditional classical repertoire and trying to find new ways of musical expression , 但是当我开始从 传统的古典曲目转换为 尝试用新的方法 来表达音乐时
traditional:传统的,惯例的, classical:adj.古典的;经典的;传统的;第一流的;n.古典音乐; repertoire:n.全部节目;计算机指令系统;(美)某人或机器的全部技能; expression:n.表现,表示,表达;
I realized that with today's technological resources , there's no reason to limit what can be produced at one time from a single string instrument . 我意识到有着今天的技术资源 并没有什么能限制 一种弦乐器可以 在同一时间的创作
technological:adj.技术[工程](上)的;因工艺技术高度发展而引起的; resources:n.[计][环境]资源; v.向…提供资金(resource的第三人称单数); at one time:曾经,一度;同时; string:n.字符串; v.悬挂; adj.由弦乐器组成的; instrument:n.仪器;工具;乐器;手段;器械;
The power and coherency that comes from one person hearing, perceiving and playing all the voices makes a very different experience. 那种力量和凝聚力 是从一个人聆听,感知和演奏所有的声音 创造了一个完全不同的体验
coherency:n.一致性;[光]相干性;[物]同调;[化]内聚力; perceiving:v.注意到;意识到;将…理解为;认为;(perceive的现在分词)
The excitement of a great orchestra performance comes from the attempt to have a collective of musicians producing one unified whole concept. 交响乐团表演之所以令人兴奋 是因为一群音乐家都尝试着 演奏一个一致的概念
excitement:n.兴奋;刺激;令人兴奋的事物; orchestra:n.管弦乐队;乐队演奏处; performance:n.性能;表现;业绩;表演; attempt:n.企图,试图;攻击;v.企图,试图;尝试; collective:adj.集体的;共同的;集合的;集体主义的;n.集团;集合体;集合名词; unified:adj.统一的;一致标准的;v.统一;使一致(unify的过去分词);
The excitement from using multi-tracking, the way I did in the piece you will hear next, comes from the attempt to build and create a whole universe with many diverse layers , all generated from a single source. 用多声道令人兴奋的地方是 也就是等会儿我要让你们听的方法 来自与想要 用一个声源来创造 一个多层的 完整的宇宙
diverse:adj.不同的;多种多样的;变化多的; layers:n.层;表层;层次;阶层;v.把…分层堆放;(layer的第三人称单数和复数) generated:v.产生;引起;(generate的过去式和过去分词)
My cello and my voice are layered to create this large sonic canvas . 我的大提琴和我的声音都分层了 挥洒出这幅音乐的画布
layered:adj.分层的;层状的;v.分层堆积;用压条法培植(layer的过去分词); sonic:adj.音速的;声音的;音波的; canvas:n.帆布;(帆布)画布;油画;vt.用帆布覆盖;
When composers write music for me, 所以当作曲家为我作曲时
composers:n.作曲家;作曲者(composer的复数形式);
I ask them to forget what they know about the cello. 我告诉他们忘记他们所了解的大提琴
I hope to arrive at new territories to discover sounds I have never heard before. 我希望到达一个新的境界 发掘我从来没有听到过的音乐
territories:n.地区;领土;边疆区(territory的复数);
I want to create endless possibilities with this cello. 我和我的大提琴 创造出无限的可能
endless:adj.无止境的;连续的;环状的;漫无目的的;
I become the medium through which the music is being channeled , and in the process , when all is right, the music is transformed and so am I. 我成为传递音乐渠道的媒介 在这个过程中, 当一切都顺利 音乐转变了 我也得到了升华
medium:n.(传播信息的)媒介;手段;工具;方法;adj.中等的;中号的; channeled:adj.有沟的;槽形的;v.引导;在…上开渠;输送;(channel的过去分词) process:v.处理;加工;列队行进;n.过程,进行;方法,adj.经过特殊加工(或处理)的; transformed:v.使改变形态;使改变外观(或性质);(transform的过去分词和过去式)
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