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With the help of a few Kanon tunes, Victor explained the basic polyphony. Lucien, Phyllis, and the others asked questions from time to time and received satisfactory answers. In the end, Victor smiled and looked at his students, "I know that you are all very hardworking and have already started to learn Kanon by yourself. So, why don't you try composing a Kanon? It will be very helpful for you to understand polyphony, chords, and create more complicated music."
Seeing that Lot, Phyllis, and Herodotus were all eager to try, while Lucien was silent, Victor was slightly puzzled and said, "Lucien, although you are very talented in music, your foundation is not very good. This can be seen from the Symphony of Fate that you first played. Composing a simple Kanon tune will also help you. Don't think that Kanon tunes are simple. If you can really compose them well, they can be very beautiful. For example, Mr. Seherr's classic Kanon in D major is still very beautiful even after nearly a hundred years. "
For Lucien, Victor was not like Markus, who was his first real music disciple and was now touring the palaces of various countries on the continent. He allowed Lucien to show his talent without disturbing him. In Victor's view, Lucien's musical talent was far better than Markus', and he was comparable to those great musicians. Because of this, as a teacher, he had to give him appropriate advice and protection so that he would not be arrogant and waste his talent. That would be a great loss to the music industry.
Lucien came back to his senses and explained seriously, "Mr. Victor, I will not forget the importance of the foundation, and I will also try to compose a Kanon seriously. However, when I was listening to your explanation of Mr. Seherr's Kanon in D major, I suddenly had some inspiration. I feel that there is a small change in the melody, and why not adapt it to the piano? Playing it with this new instrument might bring a different flavor than the original cello and violin ensemble."
"Kanon's melody is very short, and it brings a beautiful feeling by constantly revolving and repeating. Mr. Seherr's Kanon in D major is the same. There are only a few melodies in total, and it is very difficult to make a small change." Victor first expressed his concern, and then he affirmed and encouraged Lucien's idea. "Of course, there are people who adapt the Kanon in D major to the organ, and there are also people who adapt it to the flute. I look forward to seeing Lucien adapt it to the piano. That might be a brand new musical enjoyment."
Lucien smiled. "Mr. Victor, don't worry. I'm only learning this form by composing and adapting the Kanon. I won't blindly change it. The beauty of the music can be distinguished with just one listen."
"Then we look forward to hearing the Kanon in D major." Seeing Victor nod, Phyllis and Lot smiled at Lucien.
After the music class, when they went to the piano room to practice their instruments, Phyllis deliberately walked a few steps faster and walked side by side with Lucien. She whispered, "Lucien, are you going to play the adapted Kanon in D major at my birthday party next month?" The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, as if she was smiling and looking forward to it.
Because of the simplicity of Kanon, she felt that the adaptation shouldn't take long.
Lucien's heart skipped a beat, and he returned a grateful smile. "Phyllis, I won't forget your help. At your birthday party, I will definitely play a brand new piece of music, but it won't be the adapted Kanon in D major. I will use this month to write a cheerful serenade suitable for the party style for you. "
"Really?" Phyllis was pleasantly surprised. She originally just wanted Lucien to practice a few piano pieces and then play them at the party. With his title as a musical genius and the princess's music consultant, even if it was just a performance of his past works, it would greatly satisfy her vanity. But she didn't expect that Lucien would prepare to write a brand new serenade.
Lucien nodded seriously and replied, "But it shouldn't be a complete movement. It might only be a piano sketch composed of part of the melody, texture, and harmony."
The piano sketch is a short piece of music with a single movement.
Phyllis wrung her hands together again. "It's my honor. Lucien, you are really a good person." She was very excited. Even if it was a piano sketch, the time was very short. It was good to be able to have this.
Receiving a good person card, Lucien teased himself.
But Phyllis quickly became nervous again. "Isn't a month too short, too rushed? If, if there is a problem with the serenade, it will hit Lucien's reputation. "
Although it was not uncommon to write a serenade piano sketch in a month, Phyllis couldn't help but worry because Lucien's praise was too high. President Christoph's praise of Fate, Her Royal Highness's evaluation of the revolutionaries, and Director Othello's praise of "a true, respectable genius" filled many people with jealousy and dissatisfaction. They were all waiting for Lucien to make a mistake.
They were like ferocious beasts in the night. If Lucien's new music did not reach a certain level, or if there was even the slightest flaw, they would immediately swarm and drown their prey with saliva. Even Phyllis's birthday party and her hopes for Lucien would be greatly affected.
In comparison, Phyllis hoped that Lucien would take his time and spend a year, or even two, to write a work that was not much worse than Fate. That way, his position would be completely stabilized, and he would no longer be a new genius musician, but a true music authority.
"A serenade shouldn't be a problem." Lucien tried to pretend to be casual and confident like all geniuses. Lucien had already thought of the serenade. It was a melody that had never appeared in this world before. It was one of the most outstanding and most classic serenades. Even Lucien, who was not a fan of classical music in his previous life, had often heard it.
Of course, Lucien would not be able to complete the four movements in a month's time. He could only use the piano sketch of the first movement as a replacement. With such a prelude, it would not take long for him to expand it and complete it.
Seeing Lucien's attitude, Phyllis opened her mouth, but did not know how to persuade him. She could only say with anticipation and worry, "Then I'll be waiting for an excellent serenade."
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In the following month, Lucien studied magic at night, analyzed magic, and tried to reverse engineer the words of the ancient Sylvanas Magic Empire in the Book of Astrology and Elements with the witch's notes. Other than that, he devoted himself to the study of music, because it was his hope to go to the Headquarters of the Magic Council.
Relying on his superb memory and concentration, Lucien finally learned and mastered the basic knowledge of music. Only now did Lucien feel that he was a qualified music student.
The Kanon in D major and the serenade, under the careful control of Lucien, took nearly a month to complete.
John continued his Knight training. Although he wanted to awaken his Blessing as soon as possible to protect his family and his homeland, Lord Venn, who had heard from the Grand Dukes Of Orvarit, warned him that he could not recklessly step into the process of awakening his Blessing without a solid foundation. Not only would the success rate be very low, but even if he was lucky enough to become an official Knight with the help of auxiliary materials, there would be no hope for him to become a Great Knight or even a Sky Knight in the future.
Therefore, John, who admired and loved Lord Venn very much, restrained his impatience. Under Lord Venn's arrangement, he spent most of his time in monotonous training, and a small part of his time in the Melzer Black Forest to sharpen his will and skills by fighting with goblins and kobolds. At the same time, Lord Venn found an excuse to give John a sum of money and asked him to rent a house near the administrative district so that he could take Chorre and his family to live there. This way, he could ensure their safety to the greatest extent.
Although Chorre and his family had a good time in the garden villa rented by Lucien, after all, it was not their home, so they felt uncomfortable. Therefore, Lucien did not force them to stay. Sometimes, too much enthusiasm would cause estrangement.
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On Thursday morning of the last week of the Month of Gold (October), Lucien had just finished a music discussion with Natasha in the piano room of the War Gallery in the Ratacia Palace.
"I think this part of the melody already has the passion that I want," Natasha looked at the messy music score with a sincere and beautiful smile on her face.
Natasha's knowledge of music, fugue, Kanon, and other forms of music were much more solid than Lucien's. Therefore, after hearing the complete format of the theme music, she quickly came up with a part of the melody. However, she wanted to create a piece of music that was full of passion, so she changed the melody again and again. At this rate, she might not be able to finish the symphony in a year.
Lucien shook his head and smiled, "In fact, the last change was already very good. Unfortunately, Her Royal Highness is too demanding." Lucien, who had a weak foundation in music, almost could not keep up with Natasha's thoughts and rhythm during this period. Fortunately, he was also learning and making progress, and he was only a consultant, not a teacher. Therefore, he managed to hold on and gained a lot.
"Since you want to write a piece, you must write the feeling in your heart. However, when it comes to passionate works, the most perfect one I've heard is your Symphony of Fate, Lucien. What do you think?" Natasha was in a good mood as she sorted out the music score.
Lucien smiled and said, "Thank you for your compliment." But in his heart, he thought to himself, "In fact, I think the most passionate one is March of the Volunteers …"
After chatting for a while, Natasha saw that Lucien was about to leave. She suddenly smiled and asked curiously, "Tonight is Phyllis's birthday party of the Hayne family. I heard that Lucien prepared a new serenade for you as a gift?"
This was deliberately leaked by Lucien through Elena and Lot. It seemed that Natasha had already heard about it.
"Of course." Lucien nodded.
Natasha, who was wearing a purple court dress, raised her eyebrows and pointed at the piano with great interest, "Can I have a taste of it first?"
"Sorry, Her Royal Highness. It's a gift for Phyllis. You can only play it at the birthday party." Lucien was not scared at all.
Natasha paced back and forth and looked at Lucien with a faint smile, "You know, if one's curiosity is not satisfied, one will become very irritable."
But she soon frowned again. "But that's indeed how a birthday present should be. Speaking of which, Sylvia's birthday is a few days before the new year. Should I compose a love serenade for her?"
"What an enviable couple …" Lucien, who had witnessed several "loving" scenes recently, could not help but exclaim.
"This is the knight's sword that I promised to give you. It's called 'Vigilance'. It's a level-one rare item. It can greatly enhance your intuition and make it easier for you to sense incoming danger." Natasha said to Camil, "This is the knight's sword that I promised to give you. It's called 'Vigilance'. It's a level-one rare item. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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