1、Unit 2Unit 2The universal languageIn your opinion,what is the universal language?Lead inMusic is the utmost pleasure in life;music is the clear spring of life;music is the furnace of temperamental refinement.Xian Xinghaigreatest,best 性情陶冶性情陶冶 熔炉熔炉 音乐，是人生最大的快乐；音乐，是生活中的一股音乐，是人生最大的快乐；音乐，是生活中的一股清泉；音乐，是陶
2、冶性情的熔炉。清泉；音乐，是陶冶性情的熔炉。冼星海冼星海Listen to two pieces of music Horse Racing and For Elise.Then answer the following question.Horse racing is played on the erhu;and For Elise is played on the piano.What musical instruments are they played on?HistoryFamous musiciansErhuInvented in China in the Tang Dynasty
3、NameHua Yanjun(A Bing)NationalityMasterpiece(s)PianoName Frederic Francois ChopinNationality Masterpiece(s)Invented in Italy in the early 18th centuryChineseMoonlight on the Second SpringWolfgang Amadeus MozartAustrian(奥地利的奥地利的)Symphony No.41(the Jupiter Symphony)Piano Concerto No.23Liu Tianhua Moon
4、 Night Birdsong over Empty MountainChinesePolish(波兰的波兰的)Minute WaltzHow do you feel when you listen to Moonlight on the Second Spring and Symphony No.41(the Jupiter Symphony)?AppreciationA Bings Moonlight on the Second Spring awakens feelings of sadness in me at first Listening to the soft sound of
5、the erhu reminds me of the composers tough life.But as the piece continues and the erhu gets stronger,I imagine A Bingbecoming more determined because he wouldnt give up hope By the end,my sadness is replaced with admiration for A Bings amazing talent.How do you feel when you listen to Moonlight on
6、the Second Spring and Symphony No.41(the Jupiter Symphony)?AppreciationMozarts Symphony No.41 fills me with so much energy and enjoyment.I felt so struck and amazed by it that I didnt realize the music had ended when it did.It is fun to listen to.The uplifting and joyful music of Mozarts Piano Conce
7、rto No.23 feels light and positive.In the piece,the tone of the piano solo changes to a melancholic one,but that does not last long before the music becomes cheerful again.The genius of Mozart is clearly displayed in this piece.I would like to listen to his other piano concertos and experience more
8、of his amazing talent.1.What else do you know about Hua Yanjun/Liu Tianhua/Mozart/Chopin?Free talkLets take Hua Yanjun as an example.Hua Yanjun,also known as A Bing,was a native artist of Wuxi.At an early age,he learnt Taoism music.Showing a talent for music,he was soon able to play a variety of mus
9、ical instruments.He lived a very poor life and later became blind.In order to make a living,he played the erhu while begging on the street.All through his life,he composed many pieces of music and his most famous one is Moonlight on the Second Spring.It is said that the“Second Spring”in the title of
10、 the piece refers to the Huishan Spring,where A Bing often performed to make money.2.What other musical instruments and famous musical pieces or musicians do you know about?The dizi(Chinese bamboo flute)is a classical Chinese woodwind instrument that is a staple of Chinese folk music.It is also comm
11、only used in Chinese opera and the modern Chinese orchestra today.Zhang Weiliang is one of the leading performers on the dizi and he launched the Chinese Bamboo Flute Orchestra.I was deeply moved by his musical piece Tears for Flowers when I first listened to it.The violin is a very popular musical
12、instrument which has been around for hundreds of years.Nowadays,there are electronic violins that can create the most amazing sounds and music pieces.However,I am a big fan of the more classical violin pieces,like The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi.He uses the violin to describe each of the four seasons very well.“Spring”is my favourite of the four-part piece.The Universal Language Pipa Piano Violin Suona SaxophoneErhu Flute Cucurbit flute The Universal Language Pipa Piano Violin Suona SaxophoneErhu Flute Cucurbit flute
