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1、美国名人作曲家钢琴家艾灵顿公爵2DukeEllington:His1.ifeStory,PartTwoplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-16:31repeatByPaulThompson2010-8-21Photo:americaslibrary.orgDukeEllingtonplayedpiano,buthisrealinstrumentwastheorchestraRICHARDRAE1.:ImRichardRael.RAYFREEMAN:AndmRayFreemanwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPEOP1.EINAMERICA.Eve

2、ryweekwetellaboutapersonwhowasimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.Today,wefinishourreportaboutthegreatjazzmusicianDukeEllington.(MUSIC)RICHARDRAE1.:ThatsongisTakethe,A,Train.Itislikeamusicalsignthatsays,YouarelisteningtoDukeEllingtonandhisorchestra.Musicfansaroundtheworldknowthesongislinkedclosel

3、ytoDukeEllington.Yettheymaynotknowthathedidnotwriteit.Takethe,A,Trainwaswrittenbyaclosefriendandorchestramember;BillyStrayhorn.BillyandDukehadaverycloseworkingrelationshipforalmostthirtyyears.Sometimes,itwasdifficulttotellwhichmanhadwrittenanewsongfortheorchestra.Membersofthegroupoftenarguedaboutwho

4、hadwrittenit.DukeorBillyStrayhorn.Takethe,A,Train,writtenbyBillyStrayhornzwasDukeEllingtonsmostfamoussongRAYFREEMAN:DukeEllingtonalwayswrotemusic.Musicexpertssayhemayhavewrittenasmanyastwothousanddifferentsongs.Hewrotemusicwhereverhewent.Hewrotelateatnight.Hewroteonthetrainorbusorairplanewhentheorch

5、estratraveled.Friendssayhewrotemusicevenineatingplaceswhilehewaitedforhisfood.1.istentothisEllingtonsong,playedbyRussellProcope.ProcopeplayedtheclarinetintheEllingtonorchestraformanyyears.Inthissong,Procopewasabletoplayhispartadifferentwayeachtime.Ellingtonletindividualplayerscreatetheirownparts.Thi

6、smeansitisalmostimpossibletodaytoreproducethesoundofDukeEllingtonsorchestra.Thesongiscalled,Four-ThirtyBlues.(MUSIC)RICHARDRAE1.:DukeEllingtontriedmanynewanddifferentwaystoplaymusic.Forexample,heputdifferentinstrumentstogetheringroupsthatnoonehadtriedbefore.Healsowasthefirstsongwritertouseahumanvoic

7、easaninstrument.Hewrotemusicforasingerbutnowords.ThesongiscalledCreole1.oveCall.ThesingerhereisAdelaideHall.(MUSIC)RAYFREEMAN:DukeEllingtonwasoneofthemostpopularmusiciansinthetwentiethcentury.Yet,musicexpertsandcriticssayhewasmuchmoreimportantasasongwriterandorchestraleaderthanasapianoplayer.BillySt

8、rayhornoncesaid,Dukeplayspiano.Buthisrealinstrumentistheorchestra.TheorchestrawasDukeEllingtonsfirstlove.InIateryears,whenlargeorchestraswerenotpopular,Dukeoftenpaidhismusicianswithhisownmoneytokeepthegrouptogether.Tohim,theorchestrawaseverything.RICHARDRAE1.:DukeEllingtonalwayswaslookingforwaystoma

9、kehisorchestrasoundbetter.1.ikemanysongwriters,heoftentookoldsongs,changedthem,andmadethemnewagain.1.astweek,weplayedasongcalledConcertoforCootie.Inlateryears,asingernamedAlHibblerjoinedtheEllingtonorchestra.Dukeaddedwordstothesong.ThenhechangeditsnametoDoNothingzTiIIYouHearFromMe.Bothsongsweremajor

10、hitsfortheorchestra.1.istenasAlHibblersings,DoNothingzTiIIYouHearFromMe.(MUSIC)RAYFREEMAN:DukeEllingtonandhisorchestraplayedaroundtheworldbeforemillionsofpeople.MorethaneighthundredmusiciansplayedwiththeEllingtonorchestraatonetimeoranother.AfterdoctorstoldDukethathehadlungcancer,hecontinuedtoperform

11、.OneofhislastconcertswasatWestminsterAbbeyin1.ondon.Hisorchestraperformedreligiousmusic.DukeEllingtonwashonoredbypeoplearoundtheworld.FormerpresidentRichardNixongivehimthepresidentialmedaloffreedomAmericashighestcivilianhonor.1.eadersfromaroundtheworldwrotehimletterstothankhimforhismusic.DukeEllingt

12、ondiedonMaytwenty-fourth,nineteenseventy-four.RICHARDRAE1.:IfyoureallywanttoknowtherealDukeEllington,youmustlistentohismusic.Themusichelefttheworldistrulyagreatgift.WeleaveyouwithDukeEllingtonandhisorchestraplayingliketheyalwaysdid.Thisrecordingwasmadeinaroomfullofpeopledancingtohismusic.TheplaceisM

13、cElroysballroominthecityofPortland,Oregon.Itisneartheendoftheevening.Youcanhearthecrowdinthebigroom.Thepeoplehavebeendancinganddonotwanttostop.DukeEllington,sittingatthepiano,startsanothersong.Itishissignaltotheorchestra.Onceagain,theDukeEllingtonorchestrabeginstoplayThingsAintWhatTheyUsedtoBe.(MUSIC)RAYFREEMAN:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswritten,producedanddirectedbyPaulThompson.mRayFreeman.RICHARDRAE1.:AndmRichardRael.JoinusagainnextweekatthistimeforanotherPEOP1.EINAMERICAprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.