musicians of old

Chapter 100 Tracing the Trajectory of the Fragments of the Sound Sequence
In the lecture hall with neat wooden floors, the lecturer is teaching "History of National Opera" to the senior students of the Conservatory of Music. The school time is coming to an end. This is one of the few elective courses in the next semester.

"Cecil, come out for a moment." A peaceful and light voice sounded.

The normal speaking voice also seemed abrupt on this occasion, and the lecturer turned his head in surprise.

Some people in the audience were writing their own things, and although some people had been looking at the podium, their thoughts had already drifted away. At this time, their attention was finally concentrated like never before, and they all looked at Fan Ning at the door.

And many people immediately thought of the incident at the end of last year.

"What's going on? This is how I feel. Where have I seen this scene?"

"It's just that the two people switched places?"

Cecil sat on the front right, very close to Fanning. He was holding a pen and thinking hard. Suddenly faced with this provocative way of calling his name directly, his first reaction was to be startled and angry, but he quickly stopped. Controlled his emotions, he got up slowly.

"Fanning, you can tell me what's going on, but I suggest you explain why you were rude after you finished speaking."

"Sorry to bother everyone." Fanning smiled gently, "The matter that needs to be verified is a bit urgent, and it is not me who is looking for Cecil."

Some people closer to the door stretched their necks out, only to see three scholarly gentlemen standing by the window in the corridor.

Cecil heaved a sigh of relief. He was nervous because of Fan Ning's status as a knowledgeable person, but at this moment he saw Dean Fabian of the School of Literature and History.

At the same time, there are Dean Graham of the Institute of Technology and Vice President Schütz of the School of Music.

The students who recognized the two professors from the outer courtyard wondered why they appeared here.

"It turned out that several professors made an appointment to talk, and I will come out immediately."

Cecil packed his bag quickly, avoiding any further talk in the classroom.

He wasn't nervous at all, but he was a little puzzled why it was Fanning who called him out.

Several people walked through the corridor of another wing building, where the sound of pianos fluttered in each room, some people played "Boat Song", some played "Rondo in A Minor", and some people practiced "Fantasia Impromptu" with one hand at a slow speed.

Since Fanning published Op.1, no matter where you are, as long as you feel carefully, you can feel the resonance and growth of the spirit body, only the difference between strong and weak.

After walking in silence for a few minutes, Fanning came to the office area of ​​the Bologna School branch again.

In the small room, five people were seated, four against one, with Fabian in the main seat.

"Let me ask Ram Cecil first, can you see it?"

Fabian suggested so, the other two professors nodded, and Fan Ning remained silent.

"You know Spencer Cecil?"

"My uncle."

"Do you know Red Agate Culture Media Company?"

"Know the name and business scope."

"Have you been there?"

"It's been almost a year since the last time."

"Do you know that many students work part-time in this company?"

"...I know, the statistical task just received has been handed over to the leader of the second group, Adair."

"Three people in the school died unexpectedly during the winter vacation, you didn't know before?"

"Maybe it's because I'm not a classmate of the Academy of Music."

"Then, do you think there are any abnormalities in some of the statistics you are collecting now?"

"Look, the income is high, but it's not interesting to me."

Fan Ning said coldly at this time: "I didn't intend to ask such a question, but since I came to ask, why don't I ask some core questions?"

"The above is just a confirmation of the basic information." Dean Fabian's voice was low, but no emotion could be heard, "Student Fan Ning, you and the school investigation team have the same right to ask questions."

"Okay." Fanning nodded, and looked at Cecil, "You know about the fragments of the audio sequence, right?"

"A fragment of the sound sequence?" Cecil showed a puzzled expression.

"On August 8 last year, Professor Anton was recommended by Spencer Cecil, and it was auctioned at Prudence Auction House." Fan Ning explained the details.

"What is this?..." Vice President Xu Ci said to himself after listening, but the other two professors did not speak.

"The matter you mentioned is too trivial." Cecil frowned, "Spin Cecil is my uncle, not myself, maybe there is such a thing, but I really can't recall it at the moment .”

"It's okay, I'll help you recall memories." Fanning smiled, "Your "Piano Trio in B-flat Major", the second movement andante, the third interlude transition to the theme reproduction paragraph, 16-bar harmony Sound progress... I have forgotten the specific number of measures, but the reminder should be enough, right?"

"I'm honored that you have analyzed my work. It was a passage before the reappearance. In order to enrich the colors, I tried some avant-garde techniques of vague tonality." Cecil explained.

Fanning said unhurriedly: "I have left many transcriptions of the fragments of the sound sequence. You did not directly use the mysterious chords, but the four-part harmony skeleton has traces of its inversion and increase and decrease intervals. They are similar, do you need to check the degree of matching?"

Cecil's face showed a thoughtful look, and he suddenly realized after a few seconds: "Oh, so what you just said was the high stacked chords in the chord handbook... I didn't recall it immediately because of the different names, but you should be able to understand , Composition really needs to collect some music materials.”

really…

Although Cecil stated that he was not aware of the current situation of the "Red Onyx Culture Media Company", and his answer did not show any connection with the "Pleasure Listening Meeting", Fan Ning asked him so much that he had to admit that he knew Mysterious chords.

This fact further raised Fanning's suspicion level, and his previous conjecture about the conditions of the "Secret Ritual" was also confirmed here.

"A common and reasonable demand." Fan Ning agreed, "but what I'm interested in is how did you know the material? The fact that Spencer Cecil recommended Professor Anton to bid for the audio sequence fragments has been confirmed, you Don't say that the mysterious chords are obtained from other places, I think it is difficult for the professors to believe the coincidence of the two places."

"Cecile, please explain." At this moment, Fabian spoke again in a low voice, "Why did the fragments of the sound series be sold to Anton later, and how did you get them yourself in the first place?"

Cecil immediately replied: "Because after transcribing the above music material, we didn't find it again, what other uses it has..."

He teased in a relaxed manner: "100 pounds, my uncle bought it with 100 pounds. When he decided to change hands, he introduced a large number of people who might be interested in this antiquity, including Professor Anton...but in the end The one who actually attended the auction may be Professor Anton among the crowd, and he was the only bidder. Guess how much the professors sold in the end? 5 pounds! Hahaha..."

"I sympathize with your failed investment experience in antiques." Fan Ning said, "Then can you tell me, from whom did you obtain the fragments of the music series?
The other party was silent for a while.

Fanning said: "You want to show that you don't know? As far as I know, the seller can choose to hide the identity information from the buyer, but you can tell us the date, and we will go to the Prudence Auction House to investigate."

Cecil smiled and shook his head: "That's not the case. In fact, it's not a big deal to say it, because the original seller did not remain anonymous to the auction house. It's just that I just thought that you might not believe it."

"Say." Fanning stared at him.

"Before us, first put the chord handbook...that is, the fragments of the sound sequence to the auction house, which is the special inspection hall."

(End of this chapter)