Old-time musicians

Fetton United Principality Festival Concert Hall.

The symphony hall was magnificent, and Walter was still bowing in all directions on the stage.

This is the encore of the third track "Flight of the Bumblebee" after the performance of the "Giant" Symphony.

The attendance rate tonight was very high, and the applause was also very warm. He wore an elegant smile, but in fact he was a little regretful and disappointed in his heart.

Similar to the "academic" background of the Northern Continent, this famous conductor himself is also an official insider of the "Church Sect" of the Western Continent. He left his hometown of San Perto and came to live in the Southern Continent with completely different beliefs. He has been the permanent conductor of the symphony orchestra for three years.

According to Walter's artistic status and extraordinary status, he can be regarded as a "big shot" among the upper class or ordinary people anyway, but it depends on how to compare.

With his higher knowledge and pursuit, he naturally understands this embarrassing workplace situation better than anyone else: It is said that he was "hired with a high salary" as an overseas famous person to take a key position in a first-class symphony orchestra, but in fact the orchestra ranked at the bottom, and he was second in rank. The permanent conductor of the No. 1 number. If he wanted to get the "No. 1" position, interested orchestras would have to wait further. Here, there is a music director whose qualifications are greater than his ability and who has to ask for instructions again and again on everything. The collaborators are often high-minded. Concert hall and theater managers who are arrogant and care about the performance of others are surrounded by a group of media and music critics who do not care about artistic level, but only care about courtesy...

Well, he admits that he also has some problems. He is not sophisticated enough in worldly matters, and he dislikes many things. However, his musical attainments do not have overwhelming conquest power. For people like him, the struggling stage of his artistic career is often the most difficult to endure.

In contrast, he admired the great musician from the Northern Continent who was almost ten years younger than him. Even if his artistic attainments were not mentioned, his unparalleled ability to unite those around him was unparalleled. .

Not to mention the big moves that people are talking about, just a relatively small matter: in an artistic situation that supports the Impressionism school, a group of academic people can be invited to come over and offer advice. This is hard to understand. .

"Thanks."

Walter, who received a bouquet from a music fan, was slightly withdrawn from his divergent thinking.

There should be no chance this year. Of the five tours planned during the "Flower Ceremony", this is the penultimate one and the one with the greatest effort. The last one three days later is just to make more people like it. , an orchestral ditty that leaves a pleasing final impression.

Generally speaking, this result is not unexpected. After all, this is not the debut of a new work, and my level cannot be stable at a higher level. He believes that his research on Fanning's symphony has many unique features, but he still feels some confusion and fog, including his own, the orchestra's, and the coordination between each other.

"Congratulations, a good performance." "Representative Janus conducting method." "Keep up the good work."

The rest area of ​​the cast and crew was crowded with people at this moment, and the wheels of the instrument trolley made a noisy sound. Walter exited the stage.

The conductor shook hands with He Meng, the chief inspector of the Special Inspection Hall, Carlestini, the bishop of the Fanghui Temple, and the deputy director of the Grand Concert Hall and the brother of the troubadour Senesino. Both parties said a few polite words and waved goodbye.

"Next year." He looked at the departing figures of several people and secretly made plans in his mind, "Since the 'Giant' fails, prepare to be 'resurrected'."

He felt that a symphony with higher attainments and a greater epic spirit would one day impress everyone.

However, it was another year of waiting and hard work, and wanting to perform "Resurrection" was an even more troublesome problem. Not only did the director and the hospital, who were not very visionary, have to agree to a cumbersome rehearsal plan that was "not cost-effective in the market," but they also had to seek foreign aid to increase the number of actors. In addition to the band establishment, we also need to help obtain the benefits that musicians should receive if they train overtime. By the way, the selection of choir members, the arrangement of lead singers and soloists are the hardest hit areas for households.

Thinking of this, Commander Walter, who had finally adjusted his mentality, began to feel a little tired again.

People came and went around him, and occasionally making eye contact with them, he responded with a mechanical smile.

"Mr. Conductor, this is what the audience in Box 15 and Seat 28 asked me to bring to you." After being lost in thought for a few minutes, the trot staff handed over a piece of letterhead.

"Audience?" Walter took it casually, lowered his head and read it, "Is it another introduction letter from a colleague, a confession letter from a music fan, or a thank you letter?"

Number of movements, number of measures, expression terms, simple chord names, note names or three-two line marks.

"This, this is" the more Walter looked, the more disbelieving his face became.

The above content points out all the important issues in the "Giant" symphony he just performed in an extremely concise and concise way!

Of course, using the word "problem" may not be accurate. A conductor like him is unlikely to make professional processing errors. These points pointed out are either small flaws displayed by the orchestra, or they are worth trying to adjust by yourself. Some of them were suggestions for another "way of understanding". Some were things he noticed but hadn't figured out how to solve yet, some were things he couldn't say were wrong before, and some were things he hadn't noticed at all before.

All of them point directly to the key point, clearing the clouds and seeing the sun!

Commander Walter’s heart was beating loudly.

Just a few minutes of looking and thinking!

He was sure at this moment that even if there was no follow-up to this matter, he would have saved at least a few years of research energy by ending it here!

Of course, this matter must not end here.

His eyes quickly swept over these numbers and symbols, and then he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In the lower right corner, there was what he wanted: a name and a place.

"Who is Scheller?"

A name that he had no impression of.

But with this insight and skill

He believed this person even if he said he was Fanning.

Box 15, seat 28? ... Damn it! This Scheller actually sat in such a remote corner during the concert! ?

He had never dealt with him, and his away status was awkward, so he couldn't keep a better internal ticket, but were the people in this festival concert hall blind? ?

Walter took a deep breath, went into the conductor's lounge, briefly explained a few words to his assistant, and stuffed a few accompanying items into his briefcase, then took a big step and disappeared directly at the door with the bag.

…

A few minutes before Walter encountered this episode, the discussion group inspection team and the management of the Grand Concert Hall had already left the backstage preparation area for the performers.

“Your Excellency the Chief Inspector, Your Excellency the Bishop, the revolving restaurant is arranged on the top floor of the concert hall. My brother and Prince Eleanor will be here soon. I will let Miss Cuckoo come to meet them first. I hope you will take care of them on the day of the finals.”

The poet Senesino’s younger brother, the deputy director of the concert hall, led the way in front.

Suddenly he saw a lady in a luxurious red dress, with an upright posture and a graceful temperament, walking towards him with another girl in a white dress.

The lady’s steps were a little fast, and her expression seemed to be looking around for someone. In her hand, she was holding a bright and dazzling fox lily bouquet jade ornament.

“Miss Kuci?”

“Why are you backstage?”

“Did the competition over there end early? Where are the others?”

The management personnel of the Grand Concert Hall greeted or asked questions one after another. This famous singer, who is in high demand, is a guest of honor in any theater or concert hall.

Kuci ignored everyone's questions:

"Excuse me, is Mr. Scheller still resting inside?"

She didn't know where Scheller was. An had separated from him at noon. The only thing she knew was that he was listening to a concert here, and the concert had just ended.

However, Kuci assumed that such a person would definitely take the VIP channel and might have some social activities after the concert, so she went straight to the backstage.

As a result, the members of the inspection team also looked at each other in bewilderment:

"Who is Scheller?"

... There was no time to explain. Kuci passed by these people and went inside with Miss Nightingale to look for him.

He Meng's expression was calm as usual. Someone was just looking for someone. It was highly likely that he had never heard of him.

The group continued to walk towards the revolving restaurant on the top floor.

However, Anna, the liaison next to him, felt that the name seemed to have some inadvertent impression.

Most of the people who can be found by this famous singer at an entertainment event are also professional musicians. Could it be... that he occasionally saw one of the thousands of inconspicuous recommendation letters? It's just that because of the low credibility priority, he has not yet entered the level of selection by the superior?

The special patrol investigator frowned as she walked with the crowd.

She was ready to turn back and carefully look through the piles of letters again.

...

A minute later, on the inner corridor of the backstage, conductor Walter looked at the peerless famous singer walking towards him from afar, and suddenly felt that today's experience was a bit magical.

It was expected that the "Awakening Song" was not achieved, and it was unexpected that there was a master's guidance, and then... there was actually a beautiful woman holding such a precious jade bouquet to congratulate him after listening to the concert?

Although both of them are "blade holders", Miss Kuci reached this level ten years ago, and her attainments and worth are much higher than mine!

It seems that I performed well tonight...

But, unfortunately, I have more important things to do right away.

The two sides exchanged several sentences in succession, all of which were polite and courteous, but "there was no time to explain".

Then they started to stare at each other.

"Why are you looking for Scheller too!?"

"He was sitting in seat 28 of box 15 before?"

"What the hell are the people in the concert hall doing?"

"..."

The wooden floor was pounded with rapid "dong dong dong" sounds the next moment.

The location Fanning wrote on the letter paper was exactly the same as where the discussion group was currently staying.

The top floor of the concert hall was a revolving restaurant, and the bottom floor... under the stone steps leading to the ticket checking hall, there was a spacious bar that was not very noisy. Before the concert began, Chrétien's family caravan had reserved most of the seats inside and reserved a special suite for Fanning.

The light here was soft but not dim. In the glass grids, the colorful bottles were illuminated by the gas lamps as bright as the sun and stars, and many colorful spots appeared on the hand-woven raglan carpet.

"Mr. Walter, Miss Kuci, hello..." Luna's tone was a little restrained, she raised her hand weakly and greeted with a smile.

The conductor's image was tall and distant, and Kuci's level of famous singers had only been seen in posters. It was the first time she stood so close to them, and at the same time.

Of course, Fanning's instructions in the room inside gave her a lot of confidence, and she did not forget her mission:

"The teacher said that we will only meet Mr. Walter today."

She remembered what the teacher said, no matter whether the inspection team was coming tonight, no matter if there were any great artists visiting, no matter what, even if the Archbishop of Fanghui Temple was coming today, he would not be seen!

"Only meeting me?"

Walter was slightly surprised when he saw the little girl's appearance. Although there was no such thing as "discolored people" in his belief system, he was undoubtedly very aware of the status of such people in the Southern Continent.

She is actually a formal student of Scheler like Miss Nightingale next to her? Moreover, he seems to act like a personal butler?

Walter was surprised, but Kuci became a little anxious after hearing this. She couldn't help but emphasize:

"Mr. Scheler, it was Master Lucter who wanted to invite you to talk. He asked me, his student, to bring it to you..."

"Please say sorry for me." Fan Ning's voice came from behind the curtain in the box, "Tonight I invited Walter to conduct a discussion and I have important things to do first. I can't break the appointment and I have no time to be away."

"This..." Ku Ci was stunned, and An was also stunned.

Can you even refuse Master Lucter’s invitation? ?

"Luna, if Miss Kuci doesn't mind, please unscrew the base of the bouquet of fox lilies and jade flowers and give it to me." Fan Ning said again.

"Huh?" The little girl expressed confusion about this, but seeing Ku Ci's eyes and advancing gesture, she still took the bunch of jewelry that felt transparent and cold.

A thin piece of gold base was screwed off. Judging from the ratio of weight to overall value, it may be worth more than a hundred pounds, accounting for about 10%.

"Actually, Master Lucter does not need to express his gratitude with courtesy." Fan Ning's gentle voice came from inside again, "I have not dedicated any works to him. Poems belong to him and art songs belong to me. If he needs to thank me for writing If the songs come out, then I may have to be grateful for the existence of such a source of poetry... In fact, this is just the synesthetic resonance of art itself, and has nothing to do with the artist's gift or return. "

"Of course, I am still very happy to consult and share my views with Master Lucter, but I have an appointment tonight, so we can only talk about it the next day. Taking off a small piece of the gold base is just to convey my attitude..."

"Then, Miss Kuci, please come back first." After explaining, Fan Ning issued the eviction order again.

...This Mr. Scheler is really a strange man who coexists with arrogance and respect for others.

"I will convey this meaning to Mr. Lucter, but I hope we can talk about it another day." Ku Ci sighed inwardly and finally decided to turn around and leave.

Fan Ning, who was lying on the rocking chair in the back room, exhaled softly.

In fact, he is not the type of character who would show his talent and arrogance on his face and actions. He is very willing to communicate with art masters, but if he wants to make some distinctions, he can only do this.

If you follow the "long-sleeved and good at dancing" route as before, the overlap will be too high; if you act completely low-key and silently, you will be easily suspected because you are worried about attracting attention. Only now, on the one hand, he repeatedly rejects others calmly, and on the other hand, through the students' constant high-profile behavior, will people feel that he has an arrogant and free character, neither "wanting fame or fortune" nor "afraid of gaining fame and fortune". Fame and fortune", everything is just a random act that doesn't matter.

Walter entered the inner room.

He saw Scheler, a troubadour with a melancholy Gentile temperament.

It is true that I have never seen him before, and his name and appearance are extremely unfamiliar.

Luna and Ann were doing attentive service for the teacher, bringing towels, pouring cocktails and cutting snacks for Walter.

After a simple greeting and small talk, a series of keywords popped up in Walter's mind: giant, interpretation, conducting method, sound balance, phrasing, breathing, color blocks, texture language...

He obviously hoped to have a chat about his insights into the First Symphony, but there were too many points at once and he couldn't find the entry point.

At this time, Fan Ning smiled and asked:

“Have you ever considered experiencing the ‘Awakening Chant’?”