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1、美国名人作曲家，钢琴家艾灵顿公爵2DukeEllington:OneoftheMostPopularMusiciansoftheTwentiethCenturyplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:04repeatByPaulThompson2006-3-25(THEME)VOICEONE:mRichardRael.VOICETWO:AndmRayFreemanwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PeopleinAmerica.Everyweekwetellaboutapersonwhowasimportantinthehistoryofthe

2、UnitedStates.Today;wefinishourreportaboutthegreatjazzmusician,DukeEllington.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThatsongisTakethe,A,Train.Itislikeamusicalsignthatsays,YouarelisteningtoDukeEllingtonandhisorchestra.,MusicfansaroundtheworldknowthesongislinkedcloselytoDukeEllington.Yettheymaynotknowthathedidnotwriteit.Take

3、theATrainwaswrittenbyaclosefriendandorchestramember,BillyStrayhorn.BillyandDukehadaverycloseworkingrelationshipforalmostthirtyyears.Sometimes,itwasdifficulttotellwhichmanhadwrittenanewsongfortheorchestra.Membersofthegroupoftenarguedaboutwhohadwrittenit.DukeorBillyStrayhorn.VOICETWO:DukeEllingtonalwa

4、yswrotemusic.Musicexpertssayhemayhavewrittenasmanyastwothousanddifferentsongs.Hewrotemusicwhereverhewent.Hewrotelateatnight.Hewroteonthetrainorbusorairplanewhentheorchestratraveled.Friendssayhewrotemusicevenineatingplaceswhilehewaitedforhisfood.1.istentothisEllingtonsong,playedbyRussellProcope.Proco

5、peplayedtheclarinetintheEllingtonorchestraformanyyears.Inthissong,Procopewasabletoplayhispartadifferentwayeachtime.Ellingtonletindividualplayerscreatetheirownparts.ThismeansitisalmostimpossibletodaytoreproducethesoundofDukeEllingtonsorchestra.Thesongiscalled,Four-ThirtyBlues.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:DukeElli

6、ngtontriedmanynewanddifferentwaystoplaymusic.Forexample,heputdifferentinstrumentstogetheringroupsthatnoonehadtriedbefore.Healsowasthefirstsongwritertouseahumanvoiceasaninstrument.Hewrotemusicforasingerbutnowords.ThesongiscalledCreoleLoveCall.ThesingerhereisAdelaideHall.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:DukeEllingtonw

7、asoneofthemostpopularmusiciansinthetwentiethcentury.Yet,musicexpertsandcriticssayhewasmuchmoreimportantasasongwriterandorchestraleaderthanasapianoplayer.BillyStrayhornoncesaid,Dukeplayspiano.Buthisrealinstrumentistheorchestra.TheorchestrawasDukeEllingtonsfirstlove.Inlateryears,whenlargeorchestraswer

8、enotpopular;Dukeoftenpaidhismusicianswithhisownmoneytokeepthegrouptogether.Tohim,theorchestrawaseverything.VOICEONE:DukeEllingtonalwayswaslookingforwaystomakehisorchestrasoundbetter.Likemanysongwriters,heoftentookoldsongs,changedthem,andmadethemnewagain.1.astweekzweplayedasongcalledConcertoforCootie

9、.Inlateryears,asingernamedAlHibblerjoinedtheEllingtonorchestra.Dukeaddedwordstothesong.ThenhechangeditsnametoDoNothingTillYouHearFromMe.,Bothsongsweremajorhitsfortheorchestra.ListenasAlHibblersingszDoNothingTillYouHearFromMe.,(MUSIC)VOICETWO:DukeEllingtonandhisorchestraplayedaroundtheworldbeforemill

10、ionsofpeople.MorethaneighthundredmusiciansplayedwiththeEllingtonorchestraatonetimeoranother.AfterdoctorstoldDukethathehadlungcancer,hecontinuedtoperform.OneofhislastconcertswasatWestminsterAbbeyinLondon.Hisorchestraperformedreligiousmusic.DukeEllingtonwashonoredbypeoplearoundtheworld.Formerpresident

11、RichardNixongivehimthepresidentialmedaloffreedom-Americashighestcivilianhonor.Leadersfromaroundtheworldwrotehimletterstothankhimforhismusic.DukeEllingtondiedonMaytwenty-fourth,nineteenseventy-four.VOICEONE:IfyoureallywanttoknowtherealDukeEllington,youmustlistentohismusic.Themusichelefttheworldistrul

12、yagreatgift.WeleaveyouwithDukeEllingtonandhisorchestraplayingliketheyalwaysdid.Thisrecordingwasmadeinaroomfullofpeopledancingtohismusic.TheplaceisMcElroysballroominthecityofPortland,Oregon.Itisneartheendoftheevening.Youcanhearthecrowdinthebigroom.Thepeoplehavebeendancinganddonotwanttostop.DukeElling

13、ton,sittingatthepiano,startsanothersong.Itishissignaltotheorchestra.Onceagain,theDukeEllingtonorchestrabeginstoplayThingsAintWhatTheyUsedtoBe.,(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswritten,producedanddirectedbyPaulThompson.mRayFreeman.VOICEONE:AndmRichardRael.JoinusagainnextweekatthistimeforanotherPeopleinAmericaprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.