Chapter 21: Harpsichord
Victor is very satisfied. Lucien is still learning as fast as he was a few days ago. In less than fifty minutes, he fully remembered the remaining grammar rules. It seems that in addition to his cleverness and language talent, his memory is the same. amazing.
In a good mood, Victor immediately got inspired, hummed a short melody, and then clapped his hands, smiling gently: "Gentlemen and ladies, after studying so long, you must be tired. It is better to have an afternoon tea. Eat some fruit and relax. "
After I finished speaking, he went upstairs to record this melody.
Holding an elegant and beautiful white-glazed porcelain cup, Lucien took a sip of black tea and found that she had adapted to this weird taste sadly, rubbed her temples, and relaxed her head brought by the intense study these days. Swelling.
"Filis, when did you invite us to hunt at your manor? I miss the charming fresh taste there, and the bunny and fawn,"
Another noble girl Annie suddenly smiled and said, she has beautiful long blonde hair and emerald eyes, but her facial features are not good, very ordinary, and her family is not good. Her father is just a baron. The most inconspicuous one of the children is not only hopeless to inherit the title and territory, but also seems to be unable to inherit a manor or real estate, only to rely on the income of the clerk of the city court and the baron's annuity to barely maintain decent.
In contrast, as a member of the Hain family among the major families of the Principality of Vaurit, Felice's father, although eventually failed to inherit the earl and hereditary territory, the old earl left him a place before his death. Outside Alto, there are large estates with forests, fruit forests, grape fields, and even patterned rock quarries, as well as a property in Alto.
Therefore, Felice's family is the best among all the noble children present.
In the hot summer, you can go hunting and summer in the manor in the suburbs, and enjoy the delicious wines made by your own family. This is the most enviable thing for ordinary noble teenagers and girls, including Lot, who have no manor in their own family, so Anne is faint Please please Phyllis.
"Really? Miss Felice, your manor has cute rabbits and beautiful fawns?" Asked the civilian girl, Renee, with a look of curiosity and longing.
When Lucian first came to study on the first day, Renee tried to talk about music to approach the noble students like Felice, Lot, and Annie, and the results were very good.
I was encouraged by her. I do n’t know where to inquire about a little music theory these days, and then asked Phyllis or Annie in the form of inquiries and doubts. After hard work, I finally became familiar with them and was able to join their circle of communication.
With her example, Colin and David, two civilian teenagers, also looked for topics in this respect and approached the aristocratic students. The effect was also obvious. Only Lucien focused on learning and didn't even say a word.
Since Lucien did not approach, no matter whether it was aristocratic students such as Lott and Felice, or civilian students such as Renee and Colin, they would not talk to him in self-confidence and still maintain a cold attitude.
Felice maintained a dignified sitting posture, and answered with a standard and polite smile: "I also miss those cute animals, but there is still more than three months for Victor's symphony. During this time, every weekend, I and Lot, Herodotus, all need to come here or the Musicians' Association to help Victor rehearse the music and practice his own instruments. There is really no time for hunting in the countryside. "
For Annie's flattery, Renee's yearning, envy, and flattery, Felice was actually very satisfied and happy. Who doesn't like this feeling.
Listening to their conversation, Lucien, of course, also had a certain yearning, and wanted her own estate, but the most important thing is how to wait for Mr. Victor to borrow a common language dictionary and how to be in the hall. Turn that thick dictionary into a soul library.
In the exchanges of Felice, Lotte, Annie, Colin, Renee, etc., or reserved deliberately, Victor walked down, and he could still see a faint smile in the corner of his mouth. Obviously, he was very familiar with the melody just now. satisfaction.
As Victor wanted to continue teaching, butler Ace opened the door and walked in, whispering to Victor: "Master, your scheduled guest has arrived."
噢 "Oh, I forgot it, **** it, I was addicted to music again in the morning." Victor threw his right hand a little, and looked a little annoyed, "Hurry them in."
After Ice went out respectfully and gracefully, Victor turned to look at Lucien and others, spread his hands, and looked sorry: "Sorry, dear gentlemen and ladies, I forgot to make an appointment today Guest, will you make up for the rest of your homework at 2 pm tomorrow afternoon?
Victor was so polite, Lot, Felice, Annie, and Lucien would not be impersonal at all, but Lucien decided to borrow a common language dictionary from Mr Victor for a few days while he apologized.
路 When Lucian was about to speak, Ace had already brought the guests in. A handsome silver-haired man in a red shirt and black coat, and a white-haired old man with wooden boxes in both hands.
"Mr. Rhein ..." Lucian and Phyllis spoke at the same time.
She had a blush on her face, but Lucian was completely surprised. It was not just Rhein, a bard, that he became a very important guest for the musician Mr. Victor.
"Hi, Felice, Hi, Lucian." Rhine smiled and greeted him in a personable manner.
Filisi smiled shyly, then woke up, and Lot and others looked at Lucian in surprise. He knew Mr. Rhein?
"Lucien, do you know Mr. Rhine?" Victor asked with a smile.
Balusian nodded: "I've met Mr. Rhein once, but I didn't expect to meet Mr. Rhein again at your house, Mr. Victor."
Rhein smiled with a little charm, and echoed, "Although I have only seen it once, Lucien impressed me very much, haha, you really have to start learning Chinese. Well, I appreciate the most ambitious and dreamy. Young people. "
I thought that Rhein seemed to take both men and women. Lucien was so admired that he couldn't help shivering.
Victor introduced with a smile: "Mr. Rhein is the chief of the symphony orchestra who works with me. He has an extraordinary understanding of music. It is with this communication that I can write a satisfactory piano concerto with inspiration. . "
"He, he turned out to be the leader of the repertoire?" Lucian almost stunned, and Rhein lived in the Copper Crown Tavern in the slums a few days ago.
In the past few days, from the conversations of Felice, Lot, and others, Lucien compared several books in the library and learned that the composition of this world symphony orchestra is roughly the same as that of the earth, and he also learned a lot of knowledge. Understand the position of the chief in the symphony orchestra. He is the first violinist. When there is no conductor, he has to be responsible for command and coordination. How can such an important position be given to a person who has just arrived in Aalto and has not cooperated with the band? stranger?
Seeing to see Lucien's surprise, Rhein laughed humorously: "Because the former band chief fell in love with a noble lady and eloped with her to the Kingdom of Syracuse a few days ago, no choice but to let me Barely replace. "
Philippe couldn't help but interject: "Even if the previous chief is still alive, Mr. Rhine is enough to become the first violinist. With the band, he only needs to practice a few more times."
对 "Yes, Mr. Rhein is one of the best violin players I have ever met, and he has his own and unique insights into music." Victor also praised, "Meeting him is the biggest gain in my time."
Lucien looked at the smiling, unpredictable Rhein, but still felt very strange in his heart, it seemed too coincidental. A bard from the ancient kingdom of Syracuse, holding a harp, within a few days , Became the first violin player of a symphony orchestra, it is hard to believe, revealing inexplicable weirdness.
Rhein pressed his left chest with his right hand, bowed slightly, thanked Victor for his praise, and then introduced the white-haired old man next to him: "This is Mr. Xavier, one of Aalto's best harpsichord makers, and should help Victor Sir, you have completed the transformation of the harpsichord. "The harpsichord is also called a plucked piano.
"Welcome, Mr. Xavier. I am coming to you because the current harpsichord can not meet the requirements of my new piano concerto, and I hope you can make some changes." Victor greeted enthusiastically while taking Walking towards Rhein and Xavier, walking to the second floor did not give Lucien the opportunity to borrow a dictionary.
However, he also seems to have forgotten to let Lucian, Annie, Colin and others leave, but the housekeeper Ace on the side, because of uncertainty about Lucian's relationship with Rhein, was inconvenient to ask them to leave directly. Therefore, the curious Anne, Colin and others followed quietly and quietly behind Felice and others, and walked to the stairs.
Kushiro hadn't borrowed a dictionary, so naturally he wasn't willing to leave, so he followed suit.
Stepping up the second floor, Victor brought Rhein and Xavier into his piano room.
"Mr. Xavier, I hope that the harpsichord can control the volume of the volume freely and accurately with the force of my finger pressing, and the range is wider, can be more vigorous, thicker, and more delicate and clearer." Victor While looking at Xavier opening the harpsichord, revealing the complicated mechanical devices, plucked strings and strings, he made his own request.
Since the harpsichord was invented, its shortcomings are very obvious. It is difficult to change the volume by changing the strength of the keys, so as to control the strength and contrast of the music. However, many musicians and producers have also made this. Tried and modified, by adding other devices, such as jacks, sound plugs, switching keyboards, etc. to achieve similar effects, and finally making it a musical instrument that can barely control the change in volume, it is precisely this precedent, Victor wanted to transform the harpsichord to meet his requirements.
Xavier frowned: "This kind of request can't be completed. After more than 300 years of development, the reconstruction of the harpsichord has reached its limit At most, it depends on experience and has a slight improvement. "
Victor and Rhein did not expect Xavier to answer so absolutely, they were silent immediately, especially Victor, their expressions turned pale. If the harpsichord did not meet their requirements, the newly composed piano concerto, then The impossibility of presenting it perfectly. This meant that for the first time he played in the chanting hall, it meant that he had failed before he started and needed to rewrite or compose the music, which was unacceptable.
This silent silence lasted for a long time, so that Felice and others had the feeling of suffocation.
"Why don't you pick the strings and change them to hammers?" Lucian thought for a long time, and after weighing the gains and losses and whether the horse's feet would be exposed, she suddenly spoke in a quiet moment.
It seems that the world does not yet have the modern piano known as the "king of musical instruments", and it is still at the stage of two ancient pianos. If it can help Mr. Victor to complete the transformation from ancient pianos to modern pianos, his tuition seems to be It can be saved, and things like borrowing a dictionary will no longer be difficult.
In Lucien's Soul Library, starting with Victor's request, Lucien opened two books, "Piano Production and Tuning," and "Principles of Modern Piano Machinery," and hurriedly scanned the first dozen pages. impression.
Xavier looked at Lucian sternly: "What's the difference between this and a percussion piano? Although the volume can be controlled by finger force and the change contrast is also enriched, the volume is too weak, too soft, and too slender, only suitable for Playing indoors, not in the chanting hall. "
As a city of music and a city of chants, Aalto, Baluchien, neither Xavier, Rhein, or Victor did not wonder and wondered why he probably knew the difference between the two pianos.