题目内容
Do you play a musical instrument? Would you like to share a stage with world class famous composer(作曲家)? Do you dream of becoming the next Lang Lang? Now is your chance to make it big in the classical music world, thanks to a video-sharing we can see.
In collaboration with(与合作)orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and several others, the video-sharing site has launched the “You Tube Symphony Orchestra Project”.
Billed as the world’s first collaborative online orchestra.the site wants users to submit videos sharing their musical talent.
Beijing Olympics theme music composer Tan Dun has written the audition(试听)piece.He told me BBC his latest composition was inspired by walking around the streets of New York and hearing the sounds of mechanics.
“The Internet is all invisible Silk Road,joining people across the world.Anyone can download a score of my Internet Symphony No.1’Eroica’,pick any part of it and play it with any instrument or object,in any style,”he said.
In addition to Tan Dun’s piece.users will also have to perform a famous classical piece of their choice showing their musical and technical abilities.A team of experts will then whittle(减少)the field down to a shortlist of semi—finalists who will then be voted on by You Tube viewers.
The competition hopes to inspire musicians from all over the world.“music means so much to different people,in different countries.It’s not just about the note of music,it’s about discovery,”said the music director of the San Francisco Symphony,Michael Tilson Thomas,
With just three months till the competition deadline in February next year,anyone hoping to perform on the world stage and be part of musical history must act quickly.
As New York Carnegie Hall’s director Clive Gilinson puts it.“This will be a one-of-a-kind moment in classical music,bringing musicians together in a totally new, modern and unique way”.
1.What is the best tide for this passage?
A.Online Orchestra. B.Collaboration with orchestras.
C.Video-sharing. D.Talent show.
2.What does the underlined phrase“to make it big’’in paragraph 1 mean?
A.To become successful. B.To talk big.
C.To be positive. D.To show off.
3.We can know from the passage that the video-sharing site
A.owns many famous orchestras working together
B.is said to be the first collaborative online orchestra
C.has sponsored many performances around the world
D.has discovered many talented persons in music
4.How did Tang Dun compose his latest music according to his own words?
A.The invisible Silk Road affected him greatly.
B.The Internet joins people across the world,which helped him a lot.
C.The sounds of mechanics around New York streets gave him an inspiration.
D.The video-sharing website encouraged him.
5.What is true about the competition?
A.The online competition deadline is in January 2009.
B.The final winners will be chosen by some experts.
C.The competition hopes to pick out the top composers from the whole world.
D.Users are encouraged to submit videos of themselves playing music instruments.
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