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1、From Composer to interpreter to listener,Paragraph 1-3 the composer Para.1 : he (the composer) gives us himself Para.2: sentence 1 Para. 3: It is the interreactions of personality and period that results in the formation of a composers style.,Discussion question,What do we listen for when we listen
2、to a composer/ songs?,Language points,1. what do we listen for when we listen to a composer? listen: a)try to hear, pay attention to to sb/sth. He s to music every day. They listened to the radio last night. to sb do sth doing sth He sat here and listened to the girl play the piano. playing the pian
3、o. She listened to her climb the stairs. b)agree to a suggestion 同意别人的意见，听信，听某人的话 Every time I ed to your advice, I got into trouble. She always s to you.,Compare hear and listen(to) 1. you hear something, but you listen to something 2. to hear is to take in sound with the ears, whether one wants to
4、 or not; to listen is to pay attention in order to hear. Eg. We always listen to the six oclock news on the radio. if you listen hard, you can hear what the neighbors are saying,Useful verb phrases, listen for sthg./sbdy to pay attention so to be sure of hearing 留神听，倾听。 Eg. I knocked at the door, an
5、d ed for the answer. 注意音乐改变的那一瞬间（listen for) Listen for the moment when the music changes. listen in (to): A）to listen to a broadcast on the radio/ to listen in to the news.(收听新闻） B）listen in (on, to): to listen to the conversation of other people,esp.secretly and without permission 偷听，窃听 I think th
6、e police have been listening in on my phone calls.,Listen out (for) infml to listen carefully, esp.for an expected sound 留心听： 留神着听小宝宝有没有醒来 Listen out for the baby in case she wakes up. 2.he need not “copy” nature like the sculptor; A sculptor（雕刻家） is a person who uses wood, stone, metal, and so on t
7、o make representations of people or things in some way; A composer doesnt have to do this, for his work need have no obvious or visible relationship to “nature”,3. his work need have no immediate practical function like the architects drawing. Function: a special purpose. Architect: a person who des
8、igns new buildings and sees that they are built properly 建筑师 Means: An architects drawing is the plan for a building which is used when the building is erected, usually soon after the drawing has been done. Hence it has direct, prompt actual results. A composers work do not have to show such practic
9、al results.,4.But none so direct as that of the creative musician. none= e.g. There are none so deaf as those who wont (refuse to) hear. （最聋的莫过于不听话的人。),not at all (adv.),5. He gives us, without relation to exterior “event”, the quintessential part of himself- that part which embodies the fullest and
10、 deepest expression of himself as a man and of experience as a fellow being. Exterior: outer, external Quintessential: perfect, most “essential” Embody: give a concrete form to He gives us not what is happening outside himself but the deepest, most essential expression of himself as a person and mem
11、ber of the human race., embody (v.)include, express clearly and definitely 具体表现，包括 ones idea in speech 用语言表现思想 Everyone embodies his idea in his speech. The latest cars many new features. 最新的小车具有很多新特色. （包括） clothe (a spirit) with a body 赋灵魂于躯体 an embodied spirit 有躯体的灵魂 embodiment (n.)that which embo
12、dies sth or is embodied 能具体表现他物者；化身，被具体表现者 e.g. She is the of kindness. (仁慈的化身),6. for a composer, to be of any value, must have his own personality. It may be of greater or lesser importance, but, in the case of significant music, it will always mirror that personality. To be of any value: valuable
13、 In the case of:至于, 在的情况下, 就来说, 就而言, 对而言. Eg.我们把这类故事视为神话, 但就林肯来说, 这故事却是真实的。 Its the kind of story we think of as myth. But in the case of Lincoln, the story is true Mirror: reflect Paraphrase: If a composer wants to be in any way a great artist, he must have his own individuality. This may be very i
14、mportant or not important at all but as far as significant music is concerned, it will reflect that individuality.,The introduction of Lully and Wagner,Jean Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) french court and operatic composer.,(1813-1883) leading German composer of the late 19th century,7. we shall discove
15、r that it is really made up of two distinct elements: the personality with which he was born and the influences of the time in which he live. be made up of : be formed of/by, consist of Eg. Time just consists of the relation of before and after among events. 时间形成了事件前后发生的关系。 A chair consists of a sea
16、t with a back. 椅子是由椅座和椅背构成的。 Be born with:生来就有 Born with a silver spoon in ones mouth: Having money and social advantages from birth 生在富贵人家,8. there are as many styles as there are composers, and each important composer has several different styles corresponding to the influences of his own time and the maturing of his own personality. Correspond to: be in agreement with, match. Eg. 这种机器的作用就相当于人脑的作用。 The working of this machine corresponds to that of the h
