Chapter 70 Commentary
Sunday is the day when most of the Shinshinkyo believers worship together, and the five-story building of the Musicians Association, which resembles a Gothic building, is very deserted, and it is difficult to see people coming and going.
But when Lucian walked to the steps, the two guards saluted with warm smiles: "Good morning, Mr. Evans."
"Good morning." Lucian was a little strange, the concert ended after ten o'clock last night, and today is Sunday again, it is impossible for the association to spread his own affairs so quickly, but the attitude of the two guards said it all, "Did Elena tell them?" Elena was the only one of those who attended the concert who needed to come to work in the association on Sundays, but Lucian didn't think Elena was the kind of person who preached everywhere unless someone asked.
After Lucian passed him, the two guards quietly stood next to each other, whispering, "I didn't expect Mr. Evans to become a musician so soon. I remember that more than three months ago, he came here to carry garbage, and I helped him look at the cart."
"I didn't expect that either." The other guard glanced back at Lucian's back, "In the past two months, Mr. Evans has been working in the library every day, and often comes to practice musical instruments in the afternoon, just like other music students, who would have thought he was a musical genius!"
The first guard shook his head: "It's a pity that I don't have musical talent, otherwise I wouldn't have to guard the door here, hehe, Mr. Evans must have come to quit his job in the library, and a genius musician like him is afraid that there will be no noble sponsorship? Are you afraid that you won't have the opportunity to hold a concert?"
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Walking into the hall of the association, Elena and Casey were sorting out the things in the wooden cabinet, and after seeing Lucian, they quickly stood up straight and said in unison: "Good morning, Mr. Evans."
Among them, Elena had a playful smile, as if she was joking kindly, while Casey was completely respectful and restrained.
"Good morning, Elena, good morning, Casey, why are you sorting out something?" Lucian asked curiously.
Elena blinked her eyes and smiled excitedly, "Lucian, it's the latest issue of Music Review and Symphony Herald, it's the first time I've seen my friend's name in these two newspapers, you're amazing!"
Although she is still illiterate, she has been working in the Musicians Association for a long time, has been exposed to a lot of written materials, and she is also a caring and diligent and studious person, and with some guidance from Lucian, she has been able to recognize all the letters and recognize the names of most people in the association.
Lucian said with a slight surprise: "So soon, shouldn't the two newspapers be published at the end of the month? And the concert was only held yesterday."
Music Review and Symphony Herald are the most authoritative newspapers in the music industry, sought after throughout the continent, published on the last few days of each month, mainly with excellent compositions and reviews from the entire continent over the past month, as well as some things about famous musicians, of course, basically Aalto's.
And Victor's concert is in the third week of the harvest month, and it stands to reason that at least one week before the two newspapers will come out.
Elena said excitedly: "I heard that many musicians were shocked and infected by your symphony of fate, so they wrote comments overnight and submitted them to the association before going to the service in the morning, so the association decided to publish them in advance, which was the first batch printed."
"Mr. Evans, would you like to buy one?" Casey looked at Lucian curiously, restrainedly, and respectfully, in her opinion, these two copies today must have collectible significance for Lucian.
Lucian felt that if he didn't buy it, it would make sense, so he smiled and said, "Give me one of the kind." Then he took out his money bag and poured out twenty copper fells.
Since coming to work in the association, Lucian has saved most of the money except for giving Aunt Alyssa three silver nars and buying clothes every month, after all, the materials and utensils needed have been temporarily satisfied through that party without paying money, and the money bag is no longer as shriveled as before.
Of course, after Victor gave his formal outfit to Lucian, Lucian himself spent a lot of silver to buy a formal outfit to replace, and took the opportunity to buy a few more black clothes and re-sew a black robe with a hood.
"What is written on it?" Elena handed the two newspapers to Lucian and asked curiously, Casey, who was resting at the Musicians Association, had a big hobby of reading newspapers and books to them from familiar people, such as Pierre, Lucian.
On the first page, except for the three bold black words of "Music Criticism" and "No. 9 of the Holy Calendar 815", there was only an oil painting of the exterior of the Hall of Psalms, and two lines of large black characters:
"Gentlemen and ladies, take off your hats and salute, this is a true genius!"
——Othello.
Elena and Casey heard the two lines of text that Lucian casually pronounced, and their eyes suddenly became bright, and they looked at Lucian very adoringly.
Turning the first page, the first article Lucian saw was "Music Needs Soul Too - A Tribute to the Symphony of Destiny":
「…… Music is a gift from the Lord and a weapon that inspires us to move forward, but for the past 300 years, except for sacred and solemn religious music, other music has simply made us feel good. And this kind of beauty always makes people feel pale and powerless, and it is difficult to touch people's hearts."
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"Until Mr. Victor's concert in the Hall of Psalm heard his student Lucian? After Evans' symphony of fate, I understood what music really needed!"
"Music is the poem of everyone's inner emotions, if it is not integrated into the feelings, without the expression of spiritual power, then the music is destined to be pale and unable to infect others, like a living person who has lost his soul, and this symphony of destiny has a theme and emotion that runs through the four movements, that is, the uncompromising against the darkness, the strong struggle against difficulties, so it is the most passionate, shocking, powerful, and touching symphony I have ever heard."
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"Lucian? Evans is an undoubted musical genius, a genius who has shocked the entire Aalto music industry and is destined to shake the mainland music industry."
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"Music needs feelings, just like life needs souls!"
This article is very long, but mostly lyrical, with very little professional music analysis, and the reason why it can be ranked first in "Music Review" is because its author is Archduke Vaorit.
After listening to Lucian's brief description, Elena exclaimed a little: "Such a high evaluation? His Majesty the Grand Duke seems to like your symphony of destiny very much."
"Four 'most' words in a row, His Majesty the Grand Duke has never had such an evaluation." Casey also sighed in agreement, "Mr. Evans, what about the second one?"
The second review article is "Theme Music for Expressing Emotions Will Become a Future Trend - Changing Music from the Symphony of Destiny" written by Natasha:
「…… The theme melody and emotion that runs through the entire music underpin a great symphony."
"Lucian? Evans, a genius musician, uses four short and powerful accents to form a melody of the smallest unit, and from it constructs a single, continuous theme that runs through the whole piece, a theme of light triumphing over darkness, never flinching and giving up in the face of difficulties, but in a single theme, the performance of different instrument groups has derived diversity, and the fierce confrontation of several similar themes will bring Lucian? Mr. Evans' inner feelings are thoroughly expressed."
"This is the spirit of a hero, this is the steadfastness of never giving up, this is the code of every knight, and it is also the chivalry that I abide by and believe in the most except the Lord, so I am deeply infected by this great symphony."
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"The short and powerful four notes are like everyone's heart, driving the whole music, and I want to name a similar smallest unit of string rhythm as a musical motive. With them, there will be a symphony of themes with a complete structure."
"Mr. Evans' unfettered genius has shown us some of the main techniques that theme music should have, and the old techniques that should be abandoned, he is a musical trend changer and pioneer!"
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Lucian was very embarrassed by these comments, and hastily flipped through the content of the "Music Review" and found that out of the forty articles, 29 were about himself and the "Symphony of Destiny", including the analysis of technique, the analysis of feelings, and the analysis of the spirit, while the remaining nine were about the content of Victor's piano concertos and concerts, and finally attached the scores of the three new symphonies, including Destiny.
This issue of "Music Review" was divided between Lucian and Victor, and the musicians of the previous two Psalm Hall concerts only got one each, which should have been deliberately added by the association, otherwise it is likely that there would be no one, and an opportunity to perform in the Psalm Hall was wasted.
In the pleading eyes of Elena and Casey, Lucian flipped through the "Symphony Herald" again, which also almost became a special issue for himself and Victor, but it was a little different from music criticism, it focused on describing and reporting on the grandeur of the concert, such as the endless and unprecedented applause after the performance of the Symphony of Destiny, as well as the comments of the big people, and of course, there were many musical analyses.
Since Lucian was flipping from back to front and casually describing it to the two girls, the two listened with relish, and their eyes lit up, Elena did not forget to ask curiously: "What is written on the first page of "Symphony Herald"? I saw that the signature was Jonis? President Christopher."
Johnny? Christopher, a famous musician who wrote hundreds of outstanding compositions and president of the Aalto Musicians Association, was called a "living musical legend" by the Grand Duke.
Lucian closed the "Symphony Herald" and saw two lines of words in bold written on the first page:
"If you haven't heard this magnificent and magnificent work, then it can be said that you have never heard any music in your life."
——Jonis? Christopher
"Wow......" Elena and Casey looked at Lucian, no longer knowing how to express their thoughts.
After a while, Elena said: "Once these two newspapers are published, in a few months, Lucian you will become the most watched and famous musician in the entire continent, and you may soon receive invitations to perform in the palace or serve as other court music consultants."
And Lucian smiled and shook his head, did not answer, picked up the newspaper, and walked to the third floor to find Mr. Hank's office.
"Congratulations, Evans." Hank comes out from behind the desk and gives Lucian a hug.
Lucian smiled and said, "Mr. Hank, I'm here to quit my job at the music library."
"Of course, we don't dare to let Her Royal Highness's music consultant manage the library." Hank readily agreed and took out a bag: "According to Victor, this is the reward you deserve."
The heavy money bag made Lucian a little excited, which represented a major breakthrough in his life and strength that was about to come.
Opening the money bag, Lucian saw the golden tale that exuded Huang Chengcheng's seductive light inside, a total of thirty-three.
(End of this chapter)