英语听力：Beethoven 贝多芬 - 06
时间：2019-02-02 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力：文化博览2008年
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Beethoven's music was controversial; it could be interpreted in two quite extreme ways as, as very bad or very good, therefore perhaps much more so than other music, it was in need of framing, it needed a kind of protective envelope, that could introduce it to new comers. So that they would hear it in sympathetic ways. And this is something that Beethoven's patrons were actively 2 involved. They’re in..
They would stage improvisation 3 contests. Shootouts, I'd like to call them, where each nobleman, aristocrat 4 would sponsor a piano virtuoso 5 and they would set them against each other, one would improvise 6 then the other would have to imitate the tune 7, improvise on it, then the second one would set a new tune and the first would have to improvise on it. And Beethoven, arrived from Bonn, ill-kempt with this funny Rhineland accent, hair all over the place and he would take on these bewigged befrogged virtuosos 8 and just ram 1 them out of town.
Without the support of his patrons, without the kind of material and public relations, tasks that they carried out on his behalf, he would not have been able to compose as he did, ah he could well have composed, but it's questionable 9 whether he'd have been able to find venues 10 for performances, whether he’d been able to enlist 11 musicians, whether he would have been heard, whether he would have been published, and therefore whether his music would survive today.
With his Opus. 18 set of String Quartets, Beethoven now 28, began to organize his musical ideas more systematically 12.
Right from the early stage, he used to make rough draft to his works. And he jotted 13 these down on various scraps 14 of paper, and then he found these scraps of paper getting so muddily and disorganized, that he really needed to start using a proper manuscript book for jotting 15 these ideas down. And so he started using what are known as sketch 16 books, which have lots of musical fragments all over the place. He used to wander around the countryside, with a little bit of manuscript paper in his hand, and the pencil and if he got an odd idea, he promptly 17 jotted it down. People very often think that Beethoven was very slow at composing. It took a long time, whilst Mozart could dash off a piece very quickly. Obviously improvisation has demonstrated, he could invent music extraordinary rapidly. His music was more complex than Mozart's. And it gets more complex as he goes on and this is partly through the sketching 18 process.
(random access memory)随机存取存储器
- 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。
adv.积极地，勤奋地
- During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
- We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
n.即席演奏(或演唱)；即兴创作
- a free-form jazz improvisation 自由创作的爵士乐即兴演出
- Most of their music was spontaneous improvisation. 他们的大部分音乐作品都是即兴创作的。
n.贵族，有贵族气派的人，上层人物
- He was the quintessential english aristocrat.他是典型的英国贵族。
- He is an aristocrat to the very marrow of his bones.他是一个道道地地的贵族。
n.精于某种艺术或乐器的专家，行家里手
- He was gaining a reputation as a remarkable virtuoso.作为一位技艺非凡的大师，他声誉日隆。
- His father was a virtuoso horn player who belonged to the court orchestra.他的父亲是宫廷乐队中一个技巧精湛的圆号演奏家。
v.即兴创作；临时准备，临时凑成
- If an actor forgets his words，he has to improvise.演员要是忘记台词，那就只好即兴现编。
- As we've not got the proper materials,we'll just have to improvise.我们没有弄到合适的材料，只好临时凑合了。
n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整
- He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
- The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
n.艺术大师( virtuoso的名词复数 )；名家；艺术爱好者；古董收藏家
- Like all virtuosos, Fermi had a distinctive style. 像所有的艺术家一样，费米有他自己的独特风格。 来自互联网
- In terms of musical performance, there are many very good French musicians, but few virtuosos. 从音乐演出来看，优秀的法国音乐家不少，可是缺乏演奏大师。 来自互联网
adj.可疑的，有问题的
- There are still a few questionable points in the case.这个案件还有几个疑点。
- Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions.你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。
n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点
- The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
- Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网
vt.谋取(支持等)，赢得；征募；vi.入伍
- They come here to enlist men for the army.他们来这儿是为了召兵。
- The conference will make further efforts to enlist the support of the international community for their just struggle. 会议必将进一步动员国际社会，支持他们的正义斗争。
adv.有系统地
- This government has systematically run down public services since it took office.这一屆政府自上台以来系统地削减了公共服务。
- The rainforest is being systematically destroyed.雨林正被系统地毀灭。
v.匆忙记下( jot的过去式和过去分词 )；草草记下，匆匆记下
- I jotted down her name. 我匆忙记下了她的名字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The policeman jotted down my address. 警察匆匆地将我的地址记下。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
油渣
- Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper. 不要在地板上乱扔纸屑。
- A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material. 做杂拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好办法。
n.简短的笔记，略记v.匆忙记下( jot的现在分词 )；草草记下，匆匆记下
- All the time I was talking he was jotting down. 每次我在讲话时，他就会记录下来。 来自互联网
- The student considers jotting down the number of the businessman's American Express card. 这论理学生打算快迅速地记录下来下这位商贾的美国运通卡的金额。 来自互联网
n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述
- My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
- I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。
adv.及时地，敏捷地
- He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
- She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
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