Chapter 97: G Major

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 .

“Awesome, elegant, passionate! No one can compete with you in the field of serenade . ” While Mekanzi was complimenting Julian, his eyes were peeking at Lucien .

However, Lucien did not care . Lucien never regarded himself as a real musician .

Othello, as the director of the association, also extended his congratulation .

After Othello, Silvia expressed her different opinion with a gentle smile, “Impressive as it is, the pace of the serenade in general is a bit sluggish and the structure is not well-designed . “

“Well…” Julian felt a bit embarrassed, “What you just said… The problems you just mentioned are relatively inevitable for a serenade, aren’t they?”

Christopher was a bit surprised that his student, who was always nice and gentle, was this aggressive and sharp tonight . Thus, he took a step forward and took over the conversation, “Anyway, this is a piece of serenade with outstanding quality . “

“Thank you!” Julian’s big smile came back again . He could already see the prosperous future that awaited him as a very famous musician in Aalto .

Then suddenly he turned around and said to Lucien in an arrogant intonation, “Now, it’s your turn, Mr . Evans . “

At this time, Felicia’s mother said to all the guests, “Thank you, Mr . Julian . Thank you for your passionate playing . In this beautiful evening, Mr . Lucien Evans, as my daughter’s music classmate, will also present us a piece of bagatelle as well!”

Lucien’s name caused a stir in the crowd .

“Yes, ‘the’ Mr . Lucien Evans . The young talented musician who composed Symphony of Fate!” Felicia’s mother introduced with pride .

Lucien tidied his clothes a bit and was about to walk to the center of the hall, when Mekanzi said to him in an ill-intentioned way, “Hope you don’t press the wrong key, Lucien . “

Natasha took a glance at Mekanzi and lifted her eyebrows, and then looked at Lucien . She had confidence in Lucien since she had seen Lucien playing piano several times after he awoke his Blessing, and his playing skill had improved a lot .

“Don’t let Natasha down,” Silvia said to Lucien in a low voice, “You’re Natasha’s musician consultant . “

Lucien was not bothered by Mekanzi . He nodded to Natasha, Silvia and his teacher Mr . Victor, and then walked toward the center of the hall where a piano was placed . Victor raised his glass toward his student as his encouragement .

Felicia was a bit nervous, since she was not sure whether playing a piece of bagatelle tonight was a good idea . Now in comparison to Julian’s serenade, any flaw in Lucien’s playing might be exaggerated .

The applause to welcome Lucien gradually stopped . Many musicians and nobles were waiting .

The first movement was an Allegro, pleasant, graceful and brief . And it captured everyone’s attention immediately with a very cheerful sonata-allegro form .

Julian’s smile froze on his face . As a musician, he instantly realized the gap existing between his serenade and Lucien’s work . Excellent as his work was, this young Aalto musician’s serenade could be called classical .

What Lucien was playing was Amadeus Mozart’s Serenade No . 13 for strings in G major .