那些“不务正业”的作曲家——社会文化变革下的“兼职”作曲家

Composers'part-time jobs

在普通音乐欣赏者的概念里,每位作曲家,即使他们天赋异禀,也必定是耗费了全身心的精力投入,才能谱写出流淌人心的动人乐章。而有些音乐家,他们或是因为精力旺盛,或是家境宽裕允许其"不务正业",或者纯粹是出于爱好,在作曲的本职工作外,还有着鲜为人知的"第二职业"。业余画家、业余作家、音乐评论家、业余厨师、化学教授、工程师、保险从业人员、鸟类学家……各种稀奇古怪的"兼职"丰富着音乐家们的业余生活,也让今天作为音乐爱好者的我们大跌眼镜。

OUTLINE/Almost all music lovers believe that a successful composer needs to devote his entire life to create a single masterpiece. Yet there are some composers,whether because of their tremendous creative energies,their own inherited wealth,or out of pure interest,who also had'second jobs'as music conservatory president,critic,chef,chemistry professor,engineer,painter,even insurance agent and ornithologist...