97 G Major (1/2)

Chapter 97: G Major

Translator: Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion

In this world, serenade was originally a music genre performed for expressing love or affection, which was considered a suitable kind of music piece for the evening. As there were many nobles who were fond of chasing different music trends, the style of serenade also changed over time, and was played more and more often over evening parties.

In Aalto, the City of Psalm, serenade was never really mainstream, instead, symphony and concerto were more popular as they were always regarded as ”more solemn and elegant”.

When they were talking about piano fingerings, Silvia smiled to her teacher and said, ”I’ve seen Mr. Julian’s serenade in your office before, and indeed it’s very suitable for playing on evening parties.”

Christopher immediately understood the intention of her words. He shook his head and smiled.

Several of the famous musicians present like Othello and Victor smiled with the president as well. What Silvia was actually saying was that Julian’s work was to some extent too shallow to be presented on formal occasions.

On the other hand, Baret and Clemen, the two musicians who were visiting Aalto for the first time, were not quite sure about the connotation of Silvia’s words.

Lucien did not realize the meaning of Silvia’s comment until he saw the other musicians’ meaningful smile. Maybe it was Lucien’s friendly attitude that won Silvia’s preference for him over Julian.

At that time, Julian picked up his violin and his playing started.

The beginning of his serenade surprised many of the traditional musicians present, including Christopher, Othello and Victor. Julian recomposed his music work and made it relatively solemn and serious.

An interested smile emerged on Natasha’s face. She has always loved surprises. Silvia, standing beside her, looked more confused than surprised.

Julian was indeed a genius. The combination of the pleasant features of serenade and the solemnity of orchestra in his music work impressed every musician present at the party.

During the second movement of Julian’s serenade, even the president Christopher smiled and praised, ”This part is challenging but Julian handled it very well.”

Clemen and Baret gave Julian an admiring glance, since a good comment from the president of the musicians’ association of Aalto meant a lot for a young musician.

The gentle and elegant lento was followed by a more cheerful allegro, designed for the evening party. The playing ended in a pleasant and high-spirited atmosphere.

Warm applause came to Julian. Felicia, as the host of the coming-of-age ceremony and the evening party, thanked Julian, ”I appreciate your gift a lot, Mr. Julian. It’s very impressive as a piece of serenade.”

”It’s my great pleasure playing for you, Miss Hayne.” Julian kissed Felicia’s hand and bowed to her, ”May your beauty and happiness always be with you.”

Then he left the dancing floor and rejoined the musicians with a big smile on his face, knowing that the piece of serenade which took him more than five months to accomplish was acknowledged by the many musicians in Aalto.

Although the playing was not perfect because of the lack of practicing of the band, Julian still achieved success.