musicians of old

Chapter 381 The second movement The flowers in the field tell me (4): Dianyi (two in one)

The former residence or residence of the musicians?

Originally, Fan Ning simply held the purpose of "composing cabin", but Archbishop Fields' explanation made him inadvertently capture more noteworthy details.

If most of the poets laureate or poets of the new moon in the history of the Southern Continent have the experience of resting and vacationing in the villas of the Fox Lily Field, then will Viern also choose to Live one of them as your residence?

"It's so good." Facing the suggestion of "sending someone to accompany the selection" proposed by Fields, he nodded and accepted it.

He Meng and Anna have been observing and analyzing Scheler from the sidelines, starting from the sentence "Sorry to keep you waiting", because the personality of the artist is one of the key inspection reports.

Faced with so many public figures, although this Scheler said he was embarrassed, his tone was not too apologetic, and when he expressed his interest in living in Fox Lily Field and got the answer, he did not show too much gratitude Thank you for being calm and calm throughout.

This is indeed an extremely talented and extremely... unconventional person.In addition to the members of the Special Inspection Office, Archbishop Fields and Queen Eleanor are also thinking further.

They found that this Scheler is not simply perverse and conceited, the latter is also a tendency with likes and dislikes. Many people deliberately use the image of "no oil and salt" or "bohemian" to cover up their inner inferiority complex or desire to be noticed , but Scheler is not.

Whether or not you feel slighted and offended, in fact he never intentionally targeted or disliked you.

He simply wrote something, brought some students, and then accepted the gifts from those appreciators. When he encountered something that he was in a good mood or interested in, he would be polite. ...This is completely different from Fan Ning in the North Continent, who is a good dancer in the upper class, and whose talent in Vanity Fair is comparable to his artistic talent.

"It is reported that Mr. Scheler is from the Western Continent?" Taking this opportunity, He Meng asked casually, and freed up a hand with a staff, pointing to the other two students, "These two little girls' family caravan Marseille Necoud, the "Guide" of the United States, did not hesitate to praise Mr. Scheler in his letter of recommendation. At first we all felt that it was an exaggerated personal preference, but it turns out that the description of "Guide" is still light ,hehe……"

The high-level members of the church and the royal family nearby all laughed when they heard the words. Obviously, the dedication and acceptance of the courtesy of the villa brought a preliminary acquaintance to the atmosphere of conversation.

"It's just been adrift for a longer time before," Fanning said.

"What do you think of the Western Continent?" He Meng asked again, "I'm curious, which land would make you more interested in traveling?"

"The Inspector asked a question that we are more concerned about." Queen Eleanor shook the jeweled antique folding fan, "We obviously hope that Mr. Scheler can leave more and deeper footprints in the United Kingdom."

As early as in the later period of the Middle Ages, reciting poems and composing music was no longer just a character that a prince or noble should possess. Even an outstanding craftsman and businessman in the world must also make achievements in this regard. Possessing outstanding poets, poems and music is a A symbol of the prosperity of a principality, a city-state, and a territory.

"If a person has a more inclined love for a certain land, then he is no longer a wanderer, right?" Fan Ning's heart was spinning rapidly, but on the surface he recalled calmly, "Western Continent , I have never been to a holy city of music like San Porto, but I have experienced some private emotional and life experiences in some border towns of the Kingdom of Janus and Lydia... In fact, if you want to get For a more representative evaluation of the Western Continent, you should ask my student, he is an authentic resident of the holy city of music."

Fanning understood that the actual investigation had already begun.

Although it is shallow and small talk for the time being, I can no longer completely avoid talking about the core topics that the other party cares about.

Let the other party feel their indifferent attitude towards the wandering life, but also let them dig out some of the content they are related to, and use it as a just-right image, or details, or texture of a troubadour.

"San Porto? This place has a notorious reputation for causing artists to be neglected during their lifetime and only worshiped as gods after their death."

As long as Walter is faced with serious questions or conversations, he will organize his words seriously and answer frankly, including criticizing the current situation-he has never considered any so-called "circle" or "peer" rules and face.

This may be the reason why he was always frustrated in the art workplace as a mature 'blade holder'. Things like "ge" are lagging, and only after a long time can we observe an ending that is faithful to history, and When an artist was born, it was always inextricably linked with Vanity Fair and worldly gaze.

"The streets and alleys of that city are full of coffee shops, flower shops, graffiti and street performers, and there are countless churches, concert halls, opera houses or art galleries. Almost all musicians who can be named in history have played Leaving their footprints here, almost every citizen is proud that they grew up in a land with the most dazzling artistic brilliance. But they are currently satisfied with the rich and gorgeous Janus waltz, indulging in the smell of champagne and laughter Dominican operetta, rather than listening to the naked truth revealed in contemporary radical voices."

"Just like I was optimistic that the Impressionism genre would rise before this humanistic soil, but this is not the case. Fanning in the Northern Continent was the first to realize its value, and the artists there were united by him to realize sensuality For example, my younger sister who returned from studying abroad..."

... You co-authored it to make things difficult for me, right?Fan Ning thought the exposition was very exciting at first, but the more he listened to it later, the more he felt something was wrong.My own operation is obviously to lead the initial topic of "Western Continent" to Walter first, but it is normal for him to go around the "South Continent" where everyone is now, so it can be related to the "Northern Continent", isn't it a little bit Too outrageous?
He Meng no longer knew how to answer, he chose to put the topic back on track:
"Mr. Scheler, can I ask you for a creative commission or appointment for this year's Southern Kingdom's 'Flower Ceremony'? Aiming at the future work with "The Poetry of Awakening" as the first movement."

"Not necessarily in time," Fanning said.

"That's right, more than a month. Usually, this is not commensurate with its huge length." He Meng also feels that it is too early to talk about this step, and the specifics will depend on the Famous Singer Competition and the follow-up of this work Creation progress.

"However, the discussion group's sincerity towards musicians like you remains undiminished. We take the leadership of the Special Patrol Office to dispatch major official organizations around the world to plan the development of human art. We have considerable platform resources to operate works of this level. strength……"

Fan Ning listened to He Meng's detailed introduction of the discussion group and the special inspection hall, and felt that he had returned to the campus recruitment seminar in his previous life.

"Your Excellency He Meng and all the inspectors are talented people, so it's no wonder that they give so much support to my outstanding students, especially this one. In the future, we must pay more attention to his growth!" He nodded repeatedly. Deeply convinced, and sighed again——

"Pretty good guy!" It's hard to imagine that such a tone is describing a "Forged Lion".

...Why is it on me again?Walter stood up straight quickly.

The hearts of several representatives of the inspection team twitched slightly again.

This Walter bid farewell to the field of vision without any suspense, and was forcibly picked up by the most heaven-defying "Wake Up Song" in history, and he became the poet laureate directly...

Now that He Meng heard the other party's words like this again, he always felt that this Scheler was targeting or mocking him!

Forget it, he wasn't targeting anyone, and he didn't know Fanning well...

Walter is not the focus of the Special Patrol Office, Scheler himself is the focus...

He Meng calmed down the weird feeling in his heart, and together with several other people, he gave an appreciative look to the conductor Qi Qi who was still wearing a tuxedo and sweating profusely beside him:

"Be sure to pay more attention."

After wiping the sweat off his forehead, Walter quickly bowed to thank him: "Thank you teacher, thank you everyone."

At this time, Fan Ning taught bitterly: "Can you take off your coat, roll up your trouser legs, and change into a shirt with warmer colors, and unbutton a few buttons, how can a troubadour dress like this?" on stage."

"Okay." Walter hurriedly began to undress.

"Expression, look a little more world-weary."

"Okay, okay..."

"Mr. Scheler is still well-informed and rigorous." The rest of the people praised in their hearts.

In the traditional context of the hot southern country, the beautiful music is considered to be similar to "Dionysian style", and the corresponding troubadour costumes are also extremely simple and unrestrained. For example, most of the images in oil paintings are bodies with open breasts and belly exposed. exhibit.

Today's troubadours who won the laurels no longer have such a rigid dressing habit, but there are also some who maintain this traditional image on the stage where the title is awarded.

It's just... Walter, an artist who follows the elegant appearance of the Western Continent, has a somewhat different temperament from the "Dionysian" troubadour, and what Fan Ning says and does, he doesn't understand the inner meaning at all, which makes him currently dressed The untidy shape always has the feeling of having just had a fight with someone.

The ceremonial platform on the opposite hillside has been set up. In the rain of flowers and flowers, the wind musicians blew the sound of ritual and music horns, accompanied by the rumble of big drums and big bells.

There are four gifts given to the poet laureate by the church and the royal family, and the entire ceremony process basically revolves around them.

Under the guidance of Queen Eleanor's gesture, a row of rough-looking strong men moved four large wooden wine barrels with a diameter and height of one meter to Walter.

Under the gesture of the ceremonial officer, Walter uncovered the cloth and cork of the wine barrel one by one, and the rich and intoxicating aroma gushed out.

Later, Queen Eleanor presented him with a large golden cup full of gold coins.

These two actions are actually a symbolic continuation of the status quo of honoring the first poet laureate in the Middle Ages. In the 466th year of the new calendar, the Eleanor royal family received an annual salary of 100 gold coins and the treatment of "drinking Jerez wine at any time". , Persuading the troubadour Ben Jonson to serve as a lifelong court poet, and awarded him the unprecedented title of "Poet Laureate".

At that time, the "Poet Laureate" was unique and not available every year. The annual salary of 100 gold coins was a real huge sum of money at that time, and Ben Jonson could rely on his status as the Poet Laureate at any time for free and freely. Obtaining fine wine in a limited amount and letting the royal family pay for it is something that the people of the southern kingdom are crazy envious of. "Creation by order".

In fact, looking at it now, anyone in the Southern Continent can "drink Jerez wine at any time", and 100 gold pounds equivalent to 100 gold coins is a lot of money for ordinary families, but for musicians of this level It's nothing to say.

In order to strengthen the actual value of the poet laureate of the year, the royal family naturally "added weight". Although the gold cup held in Walter's hand contained 100 small gold coins with a face value of 1 cent, the gold cup itself However, the price of expensive palace artworks may go up to two or three thousand pounds.

As for the four barrels of Jerez wine... there is no way to add anything, but this does not prevent enthusiastic people from flocking to the stage, grabbing empty glasses and begging for drinks around Walter. After all, the poet laureate can "at any time Swallowing the Jerez wine, which symbolizes that he has shared his continuous artistic inspiration.

This was a process with elements of interaction and carnival. The two younger junior sisters also came up to congratulate. Walter drank far more wine than usual while clinking glasses again and again.

Then, Bishop Calestini, on behalf of the Temple of Fragrant Flowers, bestowed Walter with "never-withering nectar".

It was housed in a small glass bottle, most of which were decorated with complicated decorations, and the empty cavity in the middle was even smaller. It was only in the shape of seven or eight drops, showing a strange and rich crimson color. color.

The annual output of the church is very small. It is said that it has the most incomparable fragrance and sweetness in the world, and it also has rare and extraordinary value in the fields of "candle" and "pool".

Finally, Walter finally boarded a triangular staircase covered with a red carpet. Archbishop Fields, who was waiting above, put a gorgeous crown made of laurel branches on it, and walked hand in hand with him to the front of the stands to greet the audience.

Once the process was completed, by the time the ceremony was over, Walter, who had drunk three rounds, was already at the mercy of everyone.

He even felt that as soon as he studied "candle", he was almost fainted by the sun.

But after getting off the ceremony, his faithful professional habits made him not forget to speak again:
"Teacher, I think I have to rush back to continue rehearsing. The orchestra has to perform at night. To be honest, the level of my music director is really worrying. When I first arrived in the office a few years ago, I used to sleep and have nightmares dreaming about performance accidents." ..."

"What else is there to play?"

The staff in front of him began to dismantle the stage, and Fan Ning was full of helplessness: "Anyway, the original plan is an encore track, but you have to change it when you put it in the official track, and you don't need to change it if you cancel it..."

"Mr. Scheler's suggestion is very reasonable." He Meng praised, "This "Awakening Poem" has not yet premiered, and it would be a waste to put it in an ordinary tour of the Akobe Symphony Orchestra. Why don't you wait for your teacher?" After completing the whole work, the premiere and record recording will be performed on a higher platform."

"By the way, in fact, your career as the permanent conductor of this orchestra can end early." Archbishop Fields smiled, "The church will help you connect with higher-level orchestra positions, even if it takes time , you are enough to transfer a position with that music director first."

"To be honest, my mid-term career plan is not here." Walter raised his glass and drank the Jerez wine, and continued to return to the topic he should return to. "With the guidance of the teacher and the support of everyone, I can Go to the Northern Continent earlier to find the old symphony orchestra—”

Unexpectedly, in the middle of speaking, Fan Ning, who was holding a wine glass, interrupted it abruptly:

"Old symphony orchestra sucks."

(End of this chapter)