This piece was composed by the Spanish composer Marquina at the end of the nineteenth century. You could tell from its name alone.
Its creative background came from Spain's ancient history of bullfighting.
As a sport filled with bloodshed and violent aesthetics, whenever the march rang in one's ears, the image of a matador bravely battling a mad bull in the arena seemed to come vividly to mind.
As one of Spain's national treasures, the sport later gave rise to a dance that became popular around the world, called the Mad Bull Dance.
Men played the matadors, while female dancers played the red capes that drew the bulls' attention.
Lin Tian had never seen the dance and did not know much about Spanish classical art.
But he felt that if the female dancer played the cape and the man played the mad bull, then with this passionate, surging music, the bull charging viciously into the cape with a massive bull collision would surely make for a pretty blood-pumping scene too.
In fact,
There were many pieces that could make one's blood boil.
But for some pieces, you had to understand their background and the story behind them before you could appreciate their charm.
For example, one of Lin Tian's favorites was Berlin's "Erika."
Its melody might not sound all that fiery, but whenever Lin Tian listened to it, his right hand would itch, and he could not help wanting to raise it at a forty-five-degree angle.
Besides, people of different stances might hear it differently.
For example, in the eyes of Poles, this song became "Poland Is in Trouble."
In the eyes of Jews,
Without knowing the story behind it, the experience of the piece would be greatly diminished.
After considering everything, Lin Tian chose "Espaa Cani."
The first time