Victor is very satisfied. Lucien's learning speed is still as fast as the previous few days. In less than fifty minutes, he has completely memorized the remaining grammar rules. It seems that besides being very smart and talented in languages, his memory is also the same. amazing.
As soon as he was in a good mood, Victor immediately had an inspiration, hummed a short melody, then clapped his hands, and smiled gently: "Gentlemen and ladies, you must be very tired after studying for so long, why don't you drink a cup of afternoon tea, Eat some fruit and relax."
After finishing speaking, he went upstairs to record the melody.
Holding an elegant and beautiful light white glazed porcelain cup, Lucien took a sip of black tea and found that he had sadly adapted to this weird taste, and rubbed his temples to relax his head from the intensive study these days swell.
"Phyllis, when will you invite us to go hunting at your manor? I miss the charming fresh smell there, as well as the bouncing rabbits and deer."
Another noble girl, Anne, suddenly smiled and said, she has beautiful long golden hair and emerald eyes, but her facial features are not good, they are very ordinary, and her family situation is not good, her father is just a certain baron with many The most inconspicuous of the children, not only has no hope of inheriting the title and territory, but also seems to be unable to inherit a manor or estate. He can only barely maintain his dignity with his income as a city court clerk and the annuity of the baron's family.
In contrast, as a member of the Hayne family among the several major families in the Principality of Violet, although Phyllis' father failed to inherit the title of earl and hereditary territory in the end, the old earl still left him a place in the Outside the city of Aalto, there are large manors with forests, fruit groves, grape fields, and even patterned rock quarries, as well as a property in the city of Aalto.
Therefore, Felice's family background is the best among all the noble children present.
In the hot summer, being able to go hunting and escaping the summer in a manor in the outskirts and enjoy the delicious wine brewed by oneself is the most enviable thing for ordinary aristocratic teenagers and girls whose small families do not have a manor, including Lott. Please Phyllis.
"Really? Miss Phyllis, there are cute rabbits and beautiful deer in your manor?" Renee, a commoner girl, interjected, with curiosity and yearning on her face.
When Lucien came to study on the first day, Renee tried to approach noble students such as Phyllis, Lotte, Anne, etc. by talking about music, and the effect was very good.
Encouraged, she inquired about music theory knowledge from nowhere in the past few days, and then asked Phyllis or Annie for advice while pretending to be inquiring and doubtful. After hard work, she finally became familiar with them and was able to join their circle of communication.
With her as an example, Colin and David, two ordinary teenagers, also looked for topics from this aspect and approached the noble students, and the effect was also obvious. Only Lucien concentrated on his studies and didn't even say a word.
Since Lucien did not take the initiative to approach, no matter whether it was Lott, Phyllis and other noble students, or commoner students such as Renee and Colin, they would not lower their status to chat with him, and still maintained a cold and distant attitude.
Phyllis kept a dignified sitting posture and replied politely with a standard smile: "I also miss those lovely animals, but Mr. Victor's symphony will be more than three months away. During this time, every weekend, I and Lott and Herodotus are going to come here or the Musicians Association to help Mr. Victor rehearse the music and practice their own instruments, and they really don’t have time to go hunting in the countryside.”
Felice is actually very satisfied and happy with Annie's flattery, Renee's yearning, envy and flattery, and who doesn't like this feeling.
Lucien on the side listened to their conversation, of course he also had a certain longing, and also wanted to have his own manor, but the most important thing at the moment was how to ask Mr. Victor to borrow a dictionary of the common language, and how to be in the hall, After flipping through such a thick dictionary, store it in the soul library.
Among Phyllis, Lott, Anne, Colin, Renee and others who were either reserved or fawning, Victor walked down with a faint smile on his lips, obviously very interested in the melody just now. satisfy.
Just as Victor was about to continue teaching, the butler Ace opened the door and walked in, whispering to Victor: "Master, your appointed guest has arrived."
"Oh, I actually forgot, damn it, I was addicted to music again this morning." Victor flicked his right hand, looking a little annoyed, "Please invite them in."
After Ace went out respectfully and gracefully, Victor turned his head to look at Lucien and the others, spread his hands, and said sorry: "I'm sorry, dear gentlemen and ladies, I forgot to make an appointment today. Guest, you can make up the rest of your homework at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon, okay?"
Victor was so polite, Lott, Phyllis, Anne, and Lucien would not be unreasonable at all, but Lucien decided to borrow a common language dictionary from Mr. Victor for a few days while he was apologetic.
Just when Lucien was about to speak, Ace had already ushered in the guests. One was a handsome silver-haired man in a red shirt and black coat, and the other was a white-haired old man carrying a wooden box in both hands.
"Mr. Rhine..." Lucien and Phyllis spoke at the same time.
Phyllis had a faint blush on her face, while Lucien was completely surprised. He didn't expect Rhine, who was just a bard, to become a very valued guest of the musician Mr. Victor.
"Hi, Phyllis, hi, Lucien." Rhine smiled and greeted in a personable manner.
Phyllis smiled shyly, then came to her senses, together with Lott and the others, looked at Lucien in surprise, did he know Mr. Rhine
"Lucien, do you know Mr. Rhine?" Victor asked with a smile.
Lucien nodded: "I met Mr. Laing once, but I didn't expect to meet Mr. Laing again at your house, Mr. Victor."
Rhine smiled charmingly, and echoed, "Although I only met Lucien once, I was very impressed by Lucien. Hehe, you really have to start learning characters. Well, I appreciate the most ambitious and dreamy people." Young people."
Thinking that Rhine seems to be a man and woman, Lucien couldn't help but shudder when he was appreciated so much.
Victor introduced with a smile: "Mr. Rhine is the principal of the symphony orchestra I cooperate with. He has an extraordinary understanding of music. It is through communicating with him that I can write a satisfactory piano concerto full of inspiration. .”
"He, he's actually the principal of the Mixed Symphony Orchestra?!" Lucien was almost dumbfounded. A few days ago, Rhine lived in the Copper Crown Tavern in the slum area.
In the past few days, from the conversations between Phyllis, Lott and others, Lucien learned that the composition of the world symphony orchestra is roughly the same as that on Earth by comparing several books in the library, and also learned a lot of knowledge. I understand the position of the principal in the symphony orchestra. He is the first violinist. When there is no conductor, he has to be in charge of conducting and coordinating. How can such an important position be given to someone who just came to Alto and has basically never cooperated with the orchestra? stranger
Seeming to see Lucien's surprise, Rhine smiled humorously: "Because the previous band leader fell in love with a noble lady, he eloped with her to the Kingdom of Syracuse a few days ago. Barely replaced."
Phyllis couldn't help interjecting: "Even if the former principal is still there, Mr. Rhine is strong enough to become the first violinist. To cooperate with the band, you only need to practice a few more times."
"Yes, Mr. Rhine is one of the best violin players I have ever seen, and he has his own unique insights into music." Victor also praised, "Meeting him is the biggest achievement I have gained in this period of time."
Lucien looked at Rhine, who was smiling and seemed inscrutable, and still felt very strange in his heart. It seemed too coincidental. A bard who wandered from the Kingdom of Syracuse with a harp, within a few days , became the first violinist of a symphony orchestra, it was really unbelievable, and it was inexplicably weird.
Rhine pressed his left chest with his right hand, bowed slightly, thanked Victor for his praise, and then introduced the white-haired old gentleman next to him: "This is Mr. Xavier, one of Alto's best harpsichord makers, he should be able to help Victor Sir, you have completed the transformation of the harpsichord." The harpsichord is also called a harpsichord piano.
"Welcome, Mr. Xavier, I asked you to come here because the current harpsichord cannot meet the requirements of my newly written piano concerto. I hope you can make some changes." Victor greeted enthusiastically and brought Following Rhine and Xavier, he walked to the second floor without giving Lucien the chance to borrow a dictionary.
However, he also seemed to have forgotten to let Lucien, Annie, Colin and the others leave, and the butler Ace on the other side was inconvenient to ask them to leave because he was not sure about the relationship between Lucien and Rhine. Therefore, the curious Annie, Colin and the others quietly and quietly followed Phyllis and the others to the stairs.
Lucien hadn't borrowed a dictionary yet, so he was naturally unwilling to leave like this, so he also followed.
On the second floor, Victor took Rhine and Xavier into his piano room.
"Mr. Xavier, I hope that the harpsichord can freely and accurately control the volume through the pressure of my fingers, and the sound range is wider, louder, thicker, more delicate, and clearer." Victor While watching Xavier open the harpsichord, revealing the complex mechanical device, pizzicato pieces, and strings inside, he put forward his own request.
Since the invention of the harpsichord, its defects have been very obvious. It is difficult to change the volume by changing the force of the keys, so as to control the strength and strength of the music. However, many musicians and producers have also made contributions to this. Attempts and modifications were made to achieve similar effects by attaching other devices, such as jacks, stoppers, and keyboard conversions, and finally made it a musical instrument that could barely control volume changes. Victor would think of modifying the harpsichord to meet his own requirements.
Xia Weier frowned: "There is no way to fulfill such a request. After more than three hundred years of development, the transformation of the harpsichord has reached its limit. At most, there are slight improvements based on experience."
Victor and Rhine didn't expect Xavier to answer so absolutely, and the two fell silent immediately, especially Victor, whose face turned pale. If the harpsichord could not meet their requirements, then the piano concerto he composed would be Unable to present it perfectly, this means that for him, who is playing in the chant hall for the first time, he fails before he even starts, and needs to rewrite or compose the music, which is unacceptable.
This wordless silence lasted for quite a while, making Phyllis and the others feel as if they were suffocating.
"Why don't you change the plucked strings to hammered strings?" Lucien thought for a long time, weighed the gains and losses and whether he would show his feet, and then suddenly spoke in the silence.
It seems that the modern piano known as the "King of Musical Instruments" has not really been born in this world, and it is still in the stage of two kinds of ancient pianos. It can be saved, and things such as borrowing dictionaries will no longer be difficult.
In Lucien's soul library, ever since Victor made a request, Lucien opened the two books "Piano Making and Tuning" and "Principles of Modern Piano Mechanics", and hurriedly scanned the first dozen or so pages. impression.
Xavier looked at Lucien sternly: "What's the difference between this and a clavichord? Although the volume can be controlled by finger strength, and the contrast of changes is also enriched, but the volume is too weak, too soft, and too slender, and it is only suitable for playing on the clavichord. Play in the family room, not the chant hall."
As a person from Alto, the city of music and the city of chant, Lucien, neither Xavier, Rhine, nor Victor was surprised or doubted why he probably knew the difference between the two pianos.