in 2018 with selecting pieces for the entrance exam for the master's program in vocal accompaniment,he came across a hidden treasure:art songs by the German composer Ellinor Valesby (1894-1969).The pieces were composed using Chinese classical poetry,and immediately sparked Zhang's interest.Art song is written for solo voice and piano accompaniment,and combines poetry and music. One of the pieces,Wave-washing Sand:Rain Murmurs From Across the Curtain,based on a poem by Li Yu-the last emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period-captured Zhang's imagination. "I played it on the piano and was struck by its beauty,"he says."The melody was graceful,the harmony was delicate,and the overall feeling was so poetic.It had a perfect level of difficulty-not too easy,nor too hard-making it ideal for the exam,and,more importantly,unfamiliar enough to ensure faimess for the candidates."As he dove deeper into Valesby's work and the world of early Chinese art songs,he uncovered a musical landscape full of forgotten masterpieces. On March 8,he and his wife,singer Gan Lulu,released their new album,Treasures From the Past Century.It features not only compositions by Valesby,but also by notable Chinese composers.The couple 喷 performed tracks from the album at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing,sharing their rediscovery. Zhang and Gan have been touring China since June 2023,performing and promoting the songs.Their 善 concerts have been met with'great enthusiasm."Many people are hearing these pieces for the first time, 蠕 but they are completely attracted and they let the music take them on a joumney,"Gan says. g & In bringing these early Chinese art songs back to life,Zhang and Gan are not just breathing new life into forgotten music-they are reconnecting listeners to a cultural heritage that has long been overlooked. 世 24.What does the underlined word "captured"in Paragraph 2 mean 3 略 A.Lost. B.Caught. C.Created. D.Expressed. 25.What was the key reason why Zhang chose Wave-washing Sand for the entrance exam A.Its melody. .，B.Its difficulty. C.Its popularity. D.Its unfamiliarity. 26.What can we know about Zhang Jialin and Gan Lulu's concerts A.Short-lived. B.Little-known. C.Well-received. D.New-fashioned. 27.What is the main purpose of Zhang Jialin and Gan Lulu's work A.To create new art songs. B.To gain more reputation. C.To reawaken forgotten music. D:To show their musical talents. c According to a landmark study published in the journal Science,total butterfly abundance in the U.S.has declined by 22 percent across all species between 2000 and 2020."This is a wake-up call. People should be seeing this number and being very,very concerned,not just about butterflies,but about the state of insects in general,"says Eliza Grames,a conservation biologist at Binghamton 0 University in New York and coauthor of the study. Initially,Grames says she expected to see declines for many species,but that once all the ... ...
