世界節(jié)假日博覽 第118期:世界音樂日

World Music Day is on June the 21st. It is actually known as the Fete de la Musique, because it began in France. In 1976, an American musician, Joel Cohen, suggested the idea of an all-night music celebration. He wanted the festival to take place on the longest day of the year, the summer solstice. His idea was adopted in France in 1982. It quickly spread to over one hundred cities around the world. The idea behind World Music Day is to promote music. This happens in two different ways. People play their music and perform, or busk, in the streets. These buskers can be professional or amateur musicians. The second way is to hold free concerts. These are free for concert-goers and free for organizers the artists receive no fee.

每年的6月21日為世界音樂日。因起源法國，所以還稱之為“Fete de la Musique”。1976年，美國音樂家喬爾·科恩建議舉辦通宵慶祝活動。希望在白晝最長的夏至日舉辦。1982年，他的這一想法被法國采納。并迅速蔓延至全球一百多個城市。世界音樂日舉辦理念為弘揚音樂。它可通過兩種方式實現(xiàn)。人們演奏音樂或是在街邊沿街賣藝?？梢允菢I(yè)余也可以是專業(yè)。第二種方式就是舉辦免費演唱會。主辦方和聽眾均免費，表演者為無償演奏。


Music is defined as “the art or science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.” All music shares some common elements including pitch, rhythm and tempo. The word 'music’ originally comes from Greek. Music is a part of all cultures. Many of us cannot live without it. We have to listen to it or produce it. We sing in the shower, download digital music from the Internet, and the lucky ones make a living from making it. Each country has its own music traditions and culture. This gives the music from each country its own unique and distinctive sound. We know instantly whether a piece of music comes from India, Africa, Australia or South America.

音樂被定義為聲樂或樂器（或兩者結(jié)合）藝術(shù)，且能夠產(chǎn)生形態(tài)美和諧美，更能抒發(fā)情感。”所有音樂形式都有許多共同元素，包括音調(diào)、韻律和節(jié)奏。單詞“music”來源希臘。音樂是所有文化的組成部分。許多人的生活離不開音樂。我們可以聽音樂，也可以創(chuàng)作音樂。我們會在洗澡時聽音樂，在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)下載數(shù)字音樂，有幸之人還能通過音樂謀生。就音樂傳統(tǒng)和文化而言，各個國家各有不同。各具自己的特色和音調(diào)。我們會立即辨識出哪些來自印度，哪些來自非洲、哪些來自澳大利亞，哪些來自南美。