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Claron McFadden: Singing the primal mystery
クラロン・マクファダン「歌声という原始の神秘」
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「人間の声は神秘的で、自然発生的で、原始的である」という言葉とともにソプラノ歌手クラロン・マクファダンは我々を呼吸と歌う事の神秘的な探求に招待し、ジョン・ケージの「アリア」に挑戦します。
Claron McFadden - Soprano
Amsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music. Full bio
Amsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music. Full bio
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(Singing)
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Host: Folks, you've just met Claron McFadden.
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ご来場の皆さま、クラロン・マクファダンです
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She is a world-class soprano singer
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世界クラスのソプラノ歌手で
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who studied in Rochester, New York.
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NYのロチェスターで学び
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Her celebrated operatic roles
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オペラ歌手として
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are numerous and varied.
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多くの舞台で成功を収めてきました
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In August 2007,
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2007年の8月
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Claron was awarded the Amsterdam Prize for the Arts,
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クラロンはアムステルダム芸術賞を受賞し
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winning praise for her brilliance,
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その才能が賞賛されました
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her amazing and extensively wide repertoire
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彼女の見事で幅広いレパートリーは
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and her vivid stage personality.
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ステージで彼女を際立たせています
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Please welcome Claron McFadden.
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拍手でお迎えください クラロン・マクファダンです
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Claron McFadden: The human voice:
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人間の声は
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mysterious, spontaneous,
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神秘的で、自然発生的で
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primal.
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原始的なものです
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For me, the human voice
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私にとって、人間の声は
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is the vessel on which all emotions travel --
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喜怒哀楽の世界を旅する船です
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except perhaps jealousy.
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おそらく嫉妬は除いて
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And the breath,
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そして呼吸
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the breath is the captain of that vessel.
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呼吸は船の船長です
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A child is born,
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子どもは産まれて
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takes its first breath --
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最初の呼吸をします--
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(Breathing)
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and we behold the wondrous beauty
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そして私たちはその驚くべき美しさに目を見張ります
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of vocal expression --
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響き渡る声の表現に--
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mysterious, spontaneous
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神秘的で、自然発生的で
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and primal.
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原始的なものです
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A few years ago, I did a meditation retreat in Thailand.
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数年前、タイで瞑想静養を行ないました
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I wanted a place
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私が求めたのは
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that I would have total silence
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完全な静寂と
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and total solitude.
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完全な孤独です
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I spent two weeks at this retreat
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２週間を過ごし
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in my own little hut --
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私だけの小さな山小屋で
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no music, no nothing, sounds of nature --
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音楽もなにもなく、自然の音だけ--
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trying to find the essence
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その瞬間にある
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of concentration,
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集中の
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being in the moment.
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本質を見極めようと
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On my last day,
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静養の最後の日に
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the woman who looked after the place,
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身の回りの世話をしてくれた女性が来て
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she came and we spoke for a minute,
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少し話をしました
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and then she said to me,
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そして彼女は私に
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"Would you sing something for me?"
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「何か歌ってくれませんか」と言い
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And I thought, but this is a place of total quiet and silence.
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しかし私はこの完全に静寂な場所で
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I can't make noise.
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雑音を立てる事はできないと考えました
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She said, "Please, sing for me."
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彼女は「歌ってください」と言い
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So I closed my eyes,
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私は目を閉じ
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I took breath
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呼吸をし
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and the first thing that came up and out
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最初に思い浮かんで、出たのは
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was "Summertime," Porgy and Bess.
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ポーギーとベスの「サマータイム」でした
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♫ Summertime and the living is easy ♫
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♫ Summertime and the living is easy ♫
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♫ Fish are jumping and the cotton is high ♫
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♫ Fish are jumping and the cotton is high ♫
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♫ Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-looking ♫
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♫ Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good looking ♫
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♫ So hush little baby ♫
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♫ So hush little baby ♫
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♫ Don't you cry ♫
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♫ Don't you cry ♫
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And I opened my eyes,
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私は目を開け
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and I saw that she had her eyes closed.
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彼女が目を閉じているのを見ました
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And after a moment, she opened her eyes
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しばし間があいて、彼女は目を開け
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and she looked at me and she said,
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私を見て
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"It's like meditation."
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「まるで瞑想のようだ」と言いました
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And in that moment I understood
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その時、私は理解しました
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that everything I had gone to Thailand to look for,
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タイで行った場所、見たもの
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to search for,
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探し求めたものは
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I had it already in my singing --
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すでに私の歌に現れているのだと
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the calm, but alertness,
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油断のない静けさと
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the focus, but awareness,
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集中し、しかし覚醒して
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and being totally in the moment.
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全てがこの瞬間にありました
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When you're totally in the moment,
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あなたがその時点に至ったとき
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when I'm totally in the moment,
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私もそこに至ります
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the vessel of expression is open.
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表現の船出です
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The emotions can flow
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感情は自由に旅します
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from me to you
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私からあなたへ
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and back.
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そして私へ
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Extremely profound experience.
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非常に深い体験です
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There's a piece by a composer,
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これは
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an American composer called John Cage.
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ジョン・ケージというアメリカの作曲家の
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It's called "Aria."
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「アリア」という曲です
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It was written for an amazing singer
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ある偉大な歌手
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called Cathy Berberian.
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キャシー・バーベリアンのために作曲されました
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And the thing about this piece that's so special --
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この曲の特徴は
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if you see it behind me --
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後ろに見える様に
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it's not notated in any way.
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楽譜がないことです
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No notes, no flats, no sharps.
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音譜、フラット、シャープもありません
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But it's a kind of structure,
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しかしこれは骨組みのようなもので
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and the singer within this structure
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歌い手はこの骨組みで
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has total freedom
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完全に自由に
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to be creative, spontaneous.
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感じるままに、創造するのです
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For example,
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例えば
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there are different colors
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違う色のものがあり
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and each color gets a different type of singing --
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それぞれの色は違う歌い方ができます
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pop, country and western, opera, jazz --
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ポップ、カントリー、ウェスタン、オペラ、ジャズ--
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and you just have to be consistent with that color.
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そして、ただその歌い方に集中するだけです
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You see there are different lines:
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違う線があり
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you choose in your own tempo in your own way
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あなたのやり方のテンポを選び
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to follow the line,
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その一節は
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but you must respect it, more or less.
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多かれ少なかれ、そのやり方で歌います
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And these little dots,
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そして、この小さな点々は
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these represent
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音の種類を
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a sort of sound
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表しています
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that's not a vocal, not a lyrical way
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歌声や歌詞ではなく
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of expressing the voice.
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声の表現です
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Using the body -- it could be sneezing, it could be coughing,
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全身を使って--くしゃみやせきのように
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it could be animals -- (cough) exactly --
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動物のように--（観客のせき）そう、そのとおり--
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clapping, whatever.
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手を叩いたり、なんでも
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And there's different text.
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歌詞は様々で
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There's Armenian, Russian,
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アルメニア語、ロシア語、
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French, English, Italian.
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フランス語、英語、イタリア語など
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So within this structure one is free.
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骨組みがあり、あとは自由です
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To me, this piece is an ode to the voice
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私にとって、この曲は声の賛歌です
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because it's mysterious -- as we can see --
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神秘的で--このように--
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it's quite spontaneous,
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とても自然発生的で
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and it's primal.
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原始的です
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So I would like to share this piece with you.
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聴いてください
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It's "Aria" of John Cage.
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ジョン・ケージの「アリア」です
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♫ No other way ♫
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♫ Dans l'espace, so help ♫
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(Singing)
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♫ To have the fruits ♫
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(Singing)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Claron McFadden - SopranoAmsterdam-based singer Claron McFadden sings many of the major oratorio works, but is perhaps best known for her readings of modern and contemporary music.
Why you should listen
Claron McFadden is a soprano who studied voice at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Her celebrated operatic roles are numerous and varied. She sings many of the major oratorio works, but is also in demand for her interpretation of modern and contemporary music.
Her many recordings include Birtwistle's Paul Cèlan Songs, Haydn's Orfeo and Handel's Alexander Balus with the King’s Consort. In August 2007 McFadden was awarded the Amsterdam Prize of the Arts, winning praise for her brilliant coloratura, her wide repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to Bernstein and contemporary composers, and her vivid stage personality.
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