Old-time musicians

"Forty years ago? Church organist?"

Fan Ning leaned on the sofa in the luxurious office in a comfortable posture, looking through the floor-to-ceiling glass and looking at the bustling street scene of the city: "In other words, this old organist who lived at the original address of the Turner Art Museum many years ago is A clergyman of the Holy Sun Church?”

Neither he nor his father Vincent is a believer in the "Unfallen Fire", the Lord of Witness, but as a native of Tioline, he has a common sense understanding of the Holy Sun Church.

Its inheritance history is extremely long and has been uninterrupted since the 3rd Sturungarian Dynasty. It is still the state religion of the Holy Kingdom of Janus in the Western Continent - in fact, in the Western Continent and the Southern Continent, the three major Orthodox churches It is still the most influential official organization of knowledgeable people in various countries.

The Church of the Holy Sun has also spread in the Northern Continent to this day. Its influence has already penetrated into the humanistic marrow of this land, affecting all aspects of people's lives. The roots of all art forms, music, art, and poetry can all be found in church culture, but Over the past two hundred years, the church has maintained a good tacit understanding with the authorities on issues involving the actual power of the Tioleon Empire, and has also maintained a cooperative relationship with the Special Patrol Office that does not overstep the mark.

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This aspect of the Northern Continent is closer to the modern situation in European countries in Fan Ning's previous life - the trend of industrialization has long broken the political system, and the people in power in the authorities belong to the emerging plutocratic class.

The most direct manifestation is that Fan Ning has been traveling for more than half a year and has made a lot of noise in the mysterious side, but has almost no interaction with the Holy Sun Church.

"Can there be more information?" Fan Ning continued to ask Lu, "Although this is also a valuable clue, it is just a name and a small town church occupation information from more than 40 years ago. It is not clear whether it can be combined with the church Even if we contact him, we may not be able to find him. Moreover, judging from the timeline, the old organist’s mansion and the Turner Art Museum are not necessarily directly connected. There may be other changes in between.”

"I have arranged for people to continue trying, but I suggest you not to have too much hope." Lu sat straight at his general manager's desk and explained, "Because the Uflansel Railway Branch is not an urban construction company of the authorities. Department, this city will only leave relatively detailed files with us if it involves transportation routes..."

"The information that can be found is often found the first time... The reason why the old organist appears in our files is because the area where his mansion was once one of the many alternatives for the railway to pass through, and as the plan If rejected, this area will never be seen by the railway company again..."

"That's it." Fan Ning held his forehead and fell into thinking.

Time flashed to the end of June, and Joan, who was already on summer vacation, began to accompany Xilan to prepare for the upcoming entrance examination.

Fan Ning, who failed to gain any further results from his efforts to check various files, finally decided to pay a visit on his own.

The Uvranser headquarters of the Church of the Holy Sun is in the Nelenia district, not far from the University of St. Lenia - in fact, both this place name and the university's predecessor more than 140 years ago are closely related to the church. History is inextricably linked.

Walking along the direction of the Liufennas Garden at the west gate of the school, passing through the lawn and square, and passing through the oak street, Fan Ning reflected on the vast blue sky and saw the snow-white outer wall of the Saint Lenia Cathedral, and saw wisps of The sun reflects dazzlingly on the raised sphere in the middle of the pointed arch.

When he climbed the white stone steps, he had already heard the "Glory Mass" by the early medieval music composer Ma Xiao, which was performed by an organ and a choir.

The Cathedral of St. Lenia looks larger than the "Qiming Church" in the secret land of Yiyong. The overall brightness is not strong, but the right beam of light shines through the colored window painted with the "Unfalling Fire" logo, making it even more radiant. Holy.

Amid the aroma, Fan Ning walked through the tall columns and arches, sat down near the front and quietly listened to Ma Xiao's "Missa Gloria".

Mass and mass are two different concepts. The former is the ancient Hoffmann transliteration of the concluding sentence of the Holy Communion ceremony, "the ceremony is over and the congregation disperses", while the latter was written for the former and is used for the secret atmosphere of the ceremony. music.

Its content is divided into two types: "regular" and "exclusive". For example, today's mass on ordinary weekends is the "regular mass". The form of this type of mass is relatively common, and it contains five movements in a fixed order. : "Sutra of Mercy", "Sutra of Glory", "Sutra of Creed", "Sutra of Holiness" and "Sutra of the Lamb".

The "Mass in F minor" commissioned by Teacher Anton for the Holy Sun Church is a more complex type of "special mass". It has many more variables on the basis of the five fixed movements of the "regular mass". section, which changes from time to time according to certain church feasts, anniversaries, or major events.

For example, the first "Mass in F minor" overture that Fan Ning performed at the school's graduation concert was actually the special mass "Enter the Table" that preceded the fixed mass "Mercy Sutra" and served as a preface.

For example, between the fixed Masses of Gloria and Credo, the special Masses will also add the recitation of specific prayers, the recitation of the apostolic letters, the "Continuation" or "Sermon"; between the Credo and Sanctus, there will be the "Offering", "Silent Prayer" and "Prologue"; between Sanctus and Agnus, there will be the consecration prayer ceremony; after Agnus, there will be the "Holy Eucharist" and "Post-Communion Prayer" and so on...

The storm is raging, splitting the mountains and breaking the rocks, but the Lord is not in the storm;

After the wind, there is an earthquake, but the Lord is not in the earthquake;

After the earthquake, there is a raging fire, but the Lord is still not in the fire;

Because what He does is mysterious and unpredictable in our eyes;

Until the subtle sound of the wind after the raging fire is the beginning of the song and the beginning of the curse;

They carry the wheels of the glorious throne;

Joy, joy, glorious throne;

Sing, sing, the seat of the highest;

Wow , marveled at miracles one after another;

He is the glorious king, the true light and enlightenment"

In the hymns of the church choir and the magnificent and sublime hum of the organ, Fanning felt some transcendental fluctuations related to "candles", which wanted to sway his star body.

This kind of spiritual body oscillation is very gentle and completely under his control, but Fanning did not close his own inspiration. While experiencing the musical emotions through the resonance of "candles", he was also using the resonance of "keys" to rationally split and perceive...voice lines, harmony functions, choral breath, accompaniment techniques, all the factors that make up music are being studied and learned by him.

After the end of the last "Lamb's Prayer", a man who had been sitting next to the long chair spoke gently.

"Mr. Fanning, for you, do you feel simple and boring to listen to the early works of medieval music more than 400 years ago?"