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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.EveryweekwetellaboutapersonwhowasimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.Today;wefinishourreportaboutthegreatjazzmusician,DukeEllington.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Thatsongis"Takethe,A,Train."Itislikeamusicalsignthatsays,"YouarelisteningtoDukeEllingtonandhisorchestra.,MusicfansaroundtheworldknowthesongislinkedcloselytoDukeEllington.Yettheymaynotknowthathedidnotwriteit."Takethe'A'Train"waswrittenbyaclosefriendandorchestramember,BillyStrayhorn.BillyandDukehadaverycloseworkingrelationshipforalmostthirtyyears.Sometimes,itwasdifficulttotellwhichmanhadwrittenanewsongfortheorchestra.Membersofthegroupoftenarguedaboutwhohadwrittenit.DukeorBillyStrayhorn.VOICETWO:DukeEllingtonalwayswrotemusic.Musicexpertssayhemayhavewrittenasmanyastwothousanddifferentsongs.Hewrotemusicwhereverhewent.Hewrotelateatnight.Hewroteonthetrainorbusorairplanewhentheorchestratraveled.Friendssayhewrotemusicevenineatingplaceswhilehewaitedforhisfood.1.istentothisEllingtonsong,playedbyRussellProcope.ProcopeplayedtheclarinetintheEllingtonorchestraformanyyears.Inthissong,Procopewasabletoplayhispartadifferentwayeachtime.Ellingtonletindividualplayerscreatetheirownparts.ThismeansitisalmostimpossibletodaytoreproducethesoundofDukeEllington'sorchestra.Thesongiscalled,"Four-ThirtyBlues."(MUSIC)VOICEONE:DukeEllingtontriedmanynewanddifferentwaystoplaymusic.Forexample,heputdifferentinstrumentstogetheringroupsthatnoonehadtriedbefore.Healsowasthefirstsongwritertouseahumanvoiceasaninstrument.Hewrotemusicforasingerbutnowords.Thesongiscalled"CreoleLoveCall."ThesingerhereisAdelaideHall.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:DukeEllingtonwasoneofthemostpopularmusiciansinthetwentiethcentury.Yet,musicexpertsandcriticssayhewasmuchmoreimportantasasongwriterandorchestraleaderthanasapianoplayer.BillyStrayhornoncesaid,"Dukeplayspiano.Buthisrealinstrumentistheorchestra."TheorchestrawasDukeEllington'sfirstlove.Inlateryears,whenlargeorchestraswerenotpopular;Dukeoftenpaidhismusicianswithhisownmoneytokeepthegrouptogether.Tohim,theorchestrawaseverything.VOICEONE:DukeEllingtonalwayswaslookingforwaystomakehisorchestrasoundbetter.Likemanysongwriters,heoftentookoldsongs,changedthem,andmadethemnewagain.1.astweekzweplayedasongcalled"ConcertoforCootie."Inlateryears,asingernamedAlHibblerjoinedtheEllingtonorchestra.Dukeaddedwordstothesong.Thenhechangeditsnameto"DoNothing'TillYouHearFromMe.,Bothsongsweremajorhitsfortheorchestra.ListenasAlHibblersingsz"DoNothing'TillYouHearFromMe.',(MUSIC)VOICETWO:DukeEllingtonandhisorchestraplayedaroundtheworldbeforemillionsofpeople.MorethaneighthundredmusiciansplayedwiththeEllingtonorchestraatonetimeoranother.AfterdoctorstoldDukethathehadlungcancer,hecontinuedtoperform.OneofhislastconcertswasatWestminsterAbbeyinLondon.Hisorchestraperformedreligiousmusic.DukeEllingtonwashonoredbypeoplearoundtheworld.FormerpresidentRichardNixongivehimthepresidentialmedaloffreedom-America'shighestcivilianhonor.Leadersfromaroundtheworldwrotehimletterstothankhimforhismusic.DukeEllingtondiedonMaytwenty-fourth,nineteenseventy-four.VOICEONE:IfyoureallywanttoknowtherealDukeEllington,youmustlistentohismusic.Themusichelefttheworldistrulyagreatgift.WeleaveyouwithDukeEllingtonandhisorchestraplayingliketheyalwaysdid.Thisrecordingwasmadeinaroomfullofpeopledancingtohismusic.TheplaceisMcElroy'sballroominthecityofPortland,Oregon.Itisneartheendoftheevening.Youcanhearthecrowdinthebigroom.Thepeoplehavebeendancinganddonotwanttostop.DukeEllington,sittingatthepiano,startsanothersong.Itishissignaltotheorchestra.Onceagain,theDukeEllingtonorchestrabeginstoplay"ThingsAin'tWhatTheyUsedtoBe.,(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswritten,producedanddirectedbyPaulThompson.mRayFreeman.VOICEONE:AndmRichardRael.JoinusagainnextweekatthistimeforanotherPeopleinAmericaprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.