在未知中协奏:雅各布·科里尔与管弦乐团的即兴音乐实验 TED 2026-06-25

即兴的序幕:无准备的现场实验

雅各布·科里尔(Jacob Collier: 英国当代多乐器演奏家、音乐制作人)在TED大会舞台上开启了一场前所未有的音乐实验。他与台上的乐手们在演出前没有进行过任何排练,现场没有任何乐谱,更没有进行过任何事先的设计或讨论。这意味着,台上的乐手和台下的观众对于接下来将要发生的一切完全一无所知。这场实验的本质就是通过即兴沟通(Improvisational Communication: 无预设剧本的实时信息同步与协作)来共同完成一首完整的音乐作品。

Original English

What I'm about to do with the musicians on stage is to create a piece of music for which we have had no rehearsal. There is no sheet music. We have had no plan or pride discussion of any kind. So none of you know what's about to happen. None of you have any idea what's about to happen. And without further ado, let's begin. Are you ready?

Are you ready? It's the correct answer. Let's start.

音符的奠基:从弦乐与打击乐构建和声

在确认全场准备就绪后,雅各布开始通过口头指令和手势实时搭建和声。他首先指导小提琴声部演奏D音,随后依次加入临近的A音、G音以及另一个D音,并在确认音高后要求他们采用颤音(Tremolando: 指快速交替或重复单音、和弦以产生颤动效果的演奏技法)方式进行演奏以营造背景的流动感。接着,中提琴声部被指引加入G音与D音,并在雅各布给出的稳定节奏(Tempo: 音乐中音符运动的快慢与律动)下按节拍演奏。随后,竖琴声部通过滑音(Glissando: 指在两音之间以连贯、滑行的方式演奏所有音符的技法)贯穿G大调,而颤音琴(Vibraphone: 带有共鸣管和电动风扇的金属打击乐器)则在上方叠加极具穿透力的高音G。最后,大提琴长笛声部作为前奏的收尾,分别演奏下行的三音旋律(G-F#-E与A的八度音程),为接下来的主歌铺垫了层次分明的和声底色。

Original English

Hi everybody. Let's start with the violins. I'd like for you to play a D. That one up there. Perfect. Keep playing that. Can you play an A next door? Could you play a G? That's the one. And a D. Perfecto. Gorgeous. Can you try tremolando? It's fun, isn't it? Back to Aco. No. The tremolando is better. Cool. Harp. Actually, no. Before I get to you, violas. Violas. Um, could you play a G and you play a D? Okay, stop playing for a second. This is the tempo. Everyone, you guys keep playing. This is the tempo and we're going to go. You're just going to play every beat. So, it's going to go perfect. Beautiful. Okay. Harp G major. We do a gissando from the bottom to the top of the harp. And one, two. That's lovely. And again. Yeah. Isn't that nice? One, two. Yeah. And vi prefer. Could you put a note on the top of that? Um, try a try a G. What's the highest G on the vibrophone? That's a good one. Can you play that and the G above it? Even louder. One, two. I love that. You two stop for a second. Everyone else keep going. So, cello and flute. Let's see. Could you play three notes? And you play three notes. So your three notes are arone. It's going to go be G, F sharp, E like that. Can you do that? That's so lovely. And again. And flute. Can you play? Now you're going to go A three. Go. Try octave lower. Go. That's lovely. And again, go. Okay, you two stop. Everyone else, keep going.

声部的交织:声部下行与管乐的加入

在这场即兴构建中,雅各布将音乐推进到主歌(Verse: 歌曲中用于叙事或铺垫、在旋律和歌词上多有变化的段落)的下半部分。在保持弦乐律动的同时,他引入了低音提琴和单簧管。低音提琴需要从G字弦的D音开始,沿G大调音阶依次下行演奏(D-C-B-D-A-D-G);而单簧管则在上方以持续的C音与其交织。当低音声部最终降落到G音时,大提琴与长笛的旋律再次切入,使整个段落形成一个无缝循环。在雅各布的精确手势指挥下,乐团顺利完成了整个主歌段落的首次合奏。

Original English

You're going to be going for a while. I'm sorry. So, that happens two times. Two times. And the second half of the This is the verse, by the way. Second half of the verse is bass, cello, clarinet. And the bass, you're going to play down the G major scale starting on A D on the G string. Yeah. Exactly. It's simply go. Keep going. D C B D A D and G. Okay. Stop. That's wonderful. That's superb. So all the way down. Yeah. Okay. Uh clarinet, can you do the same thing but starting on C con there? So, does that make sense? Yeah. And I'd like you to play just the not just goes through the whole thing. Can I can I hear the note? Exactly. Yeah. Okay. So, you want to do solid C. 1 2 3 go. That's it. Beautiful, beautiful work. So, I mean, it's really good. Okay, keep playing. Keep playing. So, when you land on that G, when they land on the G, then you two start again. So, it kind of loops around. Does that make sense? So, G like that. And that whole thing happens twice. So, let's let's try the whole thing. Let's try the verse all the way through. We're going to add some harp at the beginning. So, play on my signal and let's see if we can get all the way through this. So 1 2 1 2 3 and stop. Okay, give these musicians a round of applause. Come on now. Yeah. Fantastic. Fantastic. So that will be our verse,

高潮的酝酿:铜管乐与鼓点的注入

为了构建起支撑音乐张力的副歌(Chorus: 歌曲中核心的抒情与高潮段落,通常旋律重复且易于传唱),雅各布开始调动铜管声部与打击乐手。他将长号小号圆号组合在一起,为他们分配了极简的三音动机:长号声部负责演奏 G-A-D,小号声部演奏 G-G-F#,圆号声部演奏 B-C#-D。雅各布要求铜管声部将演奏音量提升五倍以释放出震撼的动态。同时,他指导身兼数职的打击乐手进行配合:在第三拍切入军鼓滚奏(Snare Roll: 快速交替敲击军鼓产生的持续震音效果),并在第一拍强拍上同时击打大鼓和吊镲。这种铜管重奏与强烈节奏的咬合,为全场瞬间注入了极具张力的恢弘能量。

Original English

but every good song needs a chorus. So this would be our chorus. Brass, are you with me? Okay, sweet. We got tuber, got trumpets, trombone, horn. Oh, we got a Have you got a snare drum? Are you Yeah, you got a snare drum and a kick drum and a symbol. You're you're on double duty today. Okay, fantastic. So for the chorus, I want to start with trombone one, trumpet one, and horn. And you have three notes each. And you play those three notes twice each. So trombone, you go G, A, D, or in trombone, that's Is that right? Let's hear it. Exactly. Right. trumpet your part is um uh G G F sharp. Yeah. And horn your part is uh B C sharp D. Right. So that's in that's in horn. Yeah. Can you hear it? 2 3 go. And again. 2 3 go. >> [music]

That sounds lovely. That sounds really great. So, I have two changes I want to make to that. The first change is I want you to do it five times louder. And the second change I want to add some percussion. So, could you play a snare drum roll? So, it's like and then hit the kick drum and the symbol at the same time. Can I can you just do that by yourself? So, do the snare drum roll on beat three to land beat one. So, it goes one, two, three, and there you go. It's pretty good, eh? It's like I told a joke, but I couldn't think of one. Okay, so you want to do that and land on this brass thing. And you're going to do that thing twice. So, let's let's just try that. Let's try it with drums and like really loud, like louder than is responsible for the TED theater. Okay, ready? So, 1 2 and 2 3 go. Was that loud enough for you? >> Just about. Okay. So,

5. 旋律的共振:多声部的即兴咬合

在副歌的第二部分,雅各布继续精细化织体。他指挥大号演奏顺接的G大调下行音阶(G-F#-E-D-C-D-G),长号演奏对应的低音线条,而小号则加入了一段富有张力的半音阶(Chromatic scale: 由所有半音组成的音阶)旋律(自D起上行至F再落回D,并以半速演奏以确保清晰度)。在梳理完管弦乐团的所有声部后,雅各布转向了现场的TED观众,为其分配了一个独特的即兴声部——模仿醉酒般带有一点滑音感觉的吟唱。通过这种多声部的层层套叠,乐团与观众被凝聚在同一个实时的声学网络中。

Original English

the second half of the chorus is Who's left? Tuba, trombone, trumpet. Um, tuber, can you play seven notes, but don't worry, they're like in a sequence. You're going to go G, F sharp, E, D, C, which is all the G major scale, and then D, G. So, it's like D. You got it. 2 3 go. >> Yeah, just kidding. Tubers are so great. I love tubers. Death. It's good. It's good vibes. Trombone. Um, could you go uh B A G G C B Right. He's good. He's good. And then trumpet. Could you play um chromatic? So it starts on D and it goes it's a sneaky little part. It goes D like that. That make sense? Starting on D up to F and back to D. Pristine. Can you do octave lower though? Octave lower. And let's hear everyone together. Three of you together. So 1 2 3 go. Stop one second. That's totally my bad. Half speed trumpet. Half speed. Yeah. Okay. 1 2 3. That's gorgeous. That's lovely. You're doing so well. You're doing so well. So, that whole thing happens twice as well. So, the verse happens twice and then the uh then the chorus happens twice and and the drums only the only that that first that first time. And on the repeat of the chorus, don't do the drum roll, but do do the hit and the Does that make sense? Okay. She She's amazing. So, okay, that makes sense. And after that, we're going to go straight back to the violins, so be ready. Um, yeah. Does everyone have something to do? Okay. Well, you don't have something to do. You should have said no. Okay. So, I'm going to give you a part. Your part is really simple. It goes, can I hear that? much louder than that. Go. >> You do like more drunkenly. Ready? And >> that's exactly the vibe. That's the vibe I'm talking about. So on my signal, you go >> sublime. Right now, I have a part, too, but you don't know that part yet. And we're going to do Jethro the crocodile, by the way, does not have a part. He's just listening today. He's listening. But we're going to go for the top of the song and then you're going to do your part and we'll get to the end of the song and then we'll be the end. That'll be sad. >> So we'll do violins and then vias and harp vibes and then cello flute clown tal bass chorus audience. Okay, great. I think we're ready. Is everybody ready? It's the correct answer.

6. 爱的共鸣:全场协奏《All You Need Is Love》

随着雅各布的手势落下,这场即兴合奏正式开启。从静谧的颤音背景,到主歌各声部的有序咬合,再到副歌中铜管与打击乐的强力爆发,乐曲在现场实时生长。雅各布适时切入人声,演唱起披头士乐队(The Beatles: 英国传奇摇滚乐队)的经典曲目《All You Need Is Love》。随着歌声的推进,乐团各声部、鼓点、观众的吟唱以及雅各布本人的主唱在TED剧场内完美融合,形成了一场充满协作温暖与艺术能量的超级共振,向所有人证明了即使在毫无排练的未知状态下,音乐与爱依旧是连接彼此的最强纽带。

Original English

Okay, violins. You ready? >> One, two, three, go. First 2 3 [music] 1 2 1 2 [music] There's nothing you can do that can't be dark. [music] Nothing you can sing that can't be soft. There's nothing [music] you can see, but you can learn how to play the game. It's easy. [singing] Oh, [music] there's nothing you can make that can't be made. Nothing you can say that can't be saved. Yeah. [music and singing] Yeah. Go. There's nothing you can do but you can learn how to be in time. It's easy. [music and singing] Cross high. All you need is love. Again, go. All you need is love. All you need is love. Love. Love is all you need. And again. 1 2 3. Go. All you need is love. Go. All you need is love. Yeah. All you need is love. Love. Love is all you need. [music] 1 2 3 [music] love. Ready? Go. >> Yeah. Keep saying that. Go. Love, [singing] love, love. 2 3 go. [singing and music] 2 3 go. 1 2 3 go. >> [singing and music] >> 2 3 [singing] [music] [singing] love 2 love [singing and music] [singing] love Love [singing] come. [music] [singing] [music] >> [music] [applause] >> Heat. Heat. [applause] >> [applause] [applause] >> Thank you everybody.

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