Chapter 287 A Worship (Congratulations to the Thirteenth League Gu Yichuan)
——Congratulations to Gu Yichuan for becoming the thirteenth leader~ Thank you very much.
It's the end of the month, and there will be extra work in the next two days, even if there are other things delayed, I will make up for it on the weekend, En En!
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Aalto Musicians Association, in Victor's office.
Victor and Lucian, who calmed down from the excitement of the proud students' return from a long absence, chatted about the customs and folk music of various parts of the mainland, and the atmosphere was harmonious and joyful.
"Very good, very good! Lucian, you have gained a lot from this trip." After the exchange, Victor did not hesitate to praise and rejoice, because it was obvious that Lucian had good insights and appreciation for folk music.
Because Victor himself has toured and held concerts in mainland China, Lucian described his itinerary as arriving at the Storm Strait from the central and southern parts of the mainland, and then suddenly had an idea of folk music in this area, so he returned the same way and settled down to study for a long time. Lucian did not lie that he had returned from the southern part of the continent, the northern part of the Holy Helz Empire, the Kingdom of Syracuse, etc., so it would be easy for Victor to see the flaws.
Lucian nodded and smiled in front of his teacher: "In fact, folk music in many places is great, with its own unique style, which is worth absorbing into music creation."
"This is part of what we call music accumulation, not often going out, looking, listening, always staying in Alto, it is easy to think rigidly, the music is repeated. Of course, the precipitation and bursting of feelings is the most important part of music accumulation." Victor expounded his concepts, and he taught Lucian selflessly, "And Lucian, all the problems in your musical foundation have been made up, which shows your diligence and persistence in the past three years."
Three years ago, no matter how good Lucian's memory and physical coordination were, it would be difficult to master the musical foundation perfectly in less than a year, and he could only act like a talented musician. In normal communication, Lucian has no problem talking to ordinary musicians and musicians, but when he encounters musicians of Christopher's and Victor's level, it is inevitable that there will be omissions. Fortunately, they were all generous elders, and they also knew that Lucian had indeed studied music for a short time, so he did not blame him, but casually pointed out and corrected him.
During the journey, in Alinge's life, in addition to the study and research of arcane and magic, Lucian spent at most half a day a week teaching apprentices, and the rest of the time was spent using music to entertain and relax himself.
Although concentration is the primary condition for success, the study and research of magic sometimes need to endure boredom, and sometimes it is easy to immerse yourself in it, and you can't return to the "real world".
Just as Lucian was about to answer, there was a polite knock at the door, light and rhythmic, without any haste.
As a student, Lucian stood up, walked to the door, and opened the door.
"President Christopher?" Lucian was surprised to see that the person who appeared at the door was actually a "living music legend".
Christopher, who was obviously much older and had begun to wrinkle deeply, still shaved his beard as neatly as he was when he was younger, and smiled kindly: "Lucian, welcome back."
"Mr. President, why are you here?" Lucian still used a familiar title, even though the real president was Othello now.
Christopher laughed and said: "I waited for you, a young man, to come to visit me, an old man, but I waited for a long time and didn't see you over, so I had to find it myself. I'm very curious about your experience and new music."
Compared to three years, Christopher seems to be more lively and humorous, with a feeling of getting older and younger.
"I plan to visit your ...... after communicating with Teacher Victor," Lucian said a little awkwardly.
Christopher smiled wittyly: "Just kidding, I'm actually here to invite you and Victor to a small concert by a young man. He is from the southern part of the Gusta Empire, a good young man who has suffered a lot but has not given up music, and finally came to Alto. I happened to hear him play on the street during the music festival, and I thought it was interesting, so I invited him to hold a small concert in the concert hall of the association, so that we could fully enjoy his works."
"Street?" Victor saw that it was Christopher, and walked to the door, asking questions.
If there is a talent that can be appreciated by Mr. Christopher, then the young musician will definitely not be overshadowed by the many street performers and minstrels, and his fame should have reached his ears, but why have he never heard of it?
Christopher nodded seriously: "He has no money, he can't rent a venue to play symphonies, he can only sing songs with piano accompaniment. His songs are very popular at festivals, but most of the gentlemen of the association have a subconscious rejection of non-operatic and non-psalm-like songs, thinking that they are vulgar, simple, and not worthy of attention. By the way, his name is Franz."
"I believe in your judgment, Mr. President, is the mini-concert about to start?" Victor asked with a smile.
Christopher pointed up: "Yes, let's go, ladies and gentlemen are waiting for us."
Lucian and Victor were walking on both sides of Christopher, and he suddenly laughed: "Lucian, I heard Franz say that he admires you very much, and your music gives him strength, otherwise he will not be able to stick to the path of music."
"Huh?" Lucian was a little puzzled.
"Franz's father was an ordinary citizen who worked at the bottom of a trading company. Originally, his family did not have money to expose him to music, but when he was young, he had an outstanding voice and was selected into the church choir, where he learned the basics of vocal music and simple composition theory. Later, he did not want to become an eunuch singer and left the choir. At that time, he was already deeply in love with music and began to frantically absorb all musical knowledge from libraries, musicians' associations, etc., and draw wealth from local folk songs and verses."
Christopher briefly introduced Franz, "Unfortunately, his creations were not loved by the aristocracy and the public at that time, and with the death of his father, he became poor and had to do other jobs to make ends meet. He worked as a dock worker, guarded warehouses, worked as a bartender and bard, but at the same time continued to study and compose music and poetry, and as a result, before the age of twenty-two, his physical and mental condition became very poor."
"Just when he couldn't hold on and wanted to give up music, the Symphony of Destiny spread to the southern port of the Gusta Empire, allowing him to regain his strength and persevere. Gradually, his songs became famous and his income became rich, but he resolutely gave up all this and embarked on a journey to Aalto to pursue his dream of music."
Victor smiled: "What a tough young man. Every time I hear this kind of story of perseverance and not giving up, my heart becomes very warm."
"I am very happy to be able to inspire him and give him strength." Lucian said sincerely, this can offset a little of his guilt.
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Accompanied by Christopher's butler, the three quickly walked to the recital hall on the fifth floor.
In the hall, many musicians, musicians and music students who had received the news came curiously to hear why this little-known stranger was able to get Mr. Christopher to invite him to give a small concert to the association.
They filled most of the recital hall, but the first row was empty because, by default, they were reserved for the most famous and authoritative top musicians.
"Mr. Chairman."
"Mr. Victor."
"Mr. Evans."
As Christopher, Victor, and Lucian rushed in, they all got up to say hello and watched them sit in the first row.
No one raised doubts about this, and they all took it for granted.
Not long after Lucian and the others arrived, the small concert began, Franz was wearing a black night dress, looking a little excited, and bowed to the audience frequently.
He was about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, his face was thin, his appearance was not outstanding, his black hair was curled into balls of "small balls", it was a bit messy, but his expression was extremely solemn and serious, as if he was worshipping in a church.
When he saw clearly that the musicians sitting in the first row, in addition to the familiar Master Christopher and Mr. Victor, there was also a strange handsome young man, Franz was slightly stunned, who is so young enough to sit with the master and the top musicians?
Soon, he came back to his senses, his hands trembled, his expression was very excited, and he tried to breathe a few times before calming down and sitting next to the piano. At the same time, an eunuch singer who played and sang with him also stood in the center of the stage.
The piano melody sounded like gurgling water in the concert hall, and poetic lyrics were sung from the mouths of the eunuchs.
The song is small and diverse, with a rigorous structure, changing with different sections, and on the basis of retaining simple and deep feelings, it is separated from folk songs and bard songs, and perfectly integrated with piano music.
The clear and beautiful songs make the listeners nod slowly to the melody, and such songs seem to have a certain artistic quality.
The songs that were hot, unrestrained, lyrical, narrative, sad, or lonely made the entire hall quiet, and no musician had ever thought that folk songs and bard songs could shine so elegantly in Franz's hands.
When the song performance in the first half of the concert ended, Franz stood in front of the stage again with a little uneasiness, ready to accept the musicians' comments.
This is a characteristic of small audition concerts, showing their talent in front of many professionals in order to gain evaluation.
Christopher smiled and said: "Evans has just returned from abroad, so he's half a guest, so let's talk about it first."
Sure enough, it was Mr. Evans, and Franz clenched his hands, waiting more and more nervously for Lucian to speak.
Lucian humbly said a few sentences, and when he saw Christopher insisting, he pondered for a moment and smiled: "Such music and songs introduce us to a whole new world, making us forget the form of ordinary songs in the past."
This is an extremely high evaluation, this is from the affirmation of the object of worship, Franz couldn't help but wave his right hand, there was a crazy emotion in his heart, and the corners of his eyes became slightly moist.
Lucian continued: "You have fully explored the art form of song and opened up a new path for us. I have some ideas about turning long poems into songs, and I hope to communicate with you well after the concert."
After hearing Franz's song, Lucian had a new idea.
"No problem, thank you, Mr. Evans. You may not know what shock your "Symphony of Destiny" gave me when I was sad and desperate, stopping the path of music as if I were going to end my life, when I stood at the door of the concert hall and said my final goodbye, when my world was gray and there was no light...... Franz choked up a little but spoke very quickly.
(End of this chapter)