Chapter 346: The Little Curse Cast by Moonlight and Cat
"The third measure... can it be changed a bit?"
Three nights ago, deep in the night,
Gan Yanyu placed a coffee cup on the piano score stand, leaving a wet mark on the sheet music Lin Tian had composed.
Hearing this, Lin Tian was surprised and looked up at the girl.
It was the first time, after all this time,
that Gan Yanyu had ever thought to propose "modifications" to a piece he wrote.
"Why?"
Lin Tian rested his chin on his hand, supported by the table, displaying an intrigued expression.
You know,
this is the renowned "Blue Danube," created by the King of Waltz, Strauss, and over hundreds of years, it has become an emblem of Austrian culture.
A piece like this—
you want to change it?
It's not a matter of whether it can be changed, but whether it should be changed.
Even Lin Tian's adaptations were merely rearrangements of the instrumentation; he always held the original score in great respect.
"I... it's not that I have any issue with this piece... Lin Tian, you did a great job!"
Gan Yanyu hastily explained, then paused,
The girl poked her little finger, saying softly,
"It's a selfish little request of mine; I want... to add a bit of my own emotion to this piece."
"Your emotion?"
"Yes!"
Gan Yanyu nodded hard, then looked up, gazing at the sky outside the window with a bit of longing, and said slowly,
"Last night, after performing this 'Blue Danube' at your place... when I went back, I had a dream."
"I dreamed that I really went to the Golden Hall in Vienna, and the two of us... together on stage, playing my favorite classical music..."
"After the performance, you took my hand, and we walked along the banks of the Danube... the dream was so real that when I woke up, it felt like it really happened."
"..."
Lin Tian stared at Gan Yanyu in a daze.
Until the girl, full of yearning, finished sharing her dream, then lowered her head and looked at him,
"So, I want to make a small change, to blend my dream into this piece."
"I want others to also feel my passion....."
Saying this, Gan Yanyu hastily added an explanation,
"I-I-I know... this might be a bit selfish....."
Lin Tian looked at her earnest expression and then smiled.
"Of course, let's go with your idea."
"After all, this piece was originally written to portray your dreams."
...
...
As the third waltz section arrived.
Gan Yanyu reconstructed the melody using a polyphonic technique similar to Bach's unaccompanied suites, making each triplet grow into Baroque sculptural volutes.
The music, at this moment, turned into another kind of fierce passion!
Lin Tian's piano also, at this moment, shifted styles, creating a spectrum similar to shattering glass.
In an instant,
the previously calm Danube became turbulent!
Contained within was the burning dream in Gan Yanyu's heart!!
.....
Fengye's skin tingled with goosebumps.
In a trance,
it seemed as if he was also following the steps of the Moonlight and Cat into the Golden Hall.
On this stage with a long history, bearing the dreams of countless musicians, he stood there.
Below the stage were thousands of fans, applauding wildly for his performance just now.....
He stood there, calmly enjoying it all, declaring himself... the world champion!
What a wonderful dream...
Even for a music critic like Fengye, imagining such a scene made his heart surge with excitement.
Not to mention, backstage in the concert hall, there were many other musicians.
"What a unique piece..."
Bai Xi couldn't help but whisper,
"The first half was Vienna's honey... from the third section, it felt different... as if even I....."
Yes!
At that thought,
Bai Xi suddenly understood.
She finally realized why this "change" made people break out in goosebumps.
In the first half of the piece.
Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, with a beautiful waltz, presented all listeners with a scene of Vienna.....
Regardless of whether or not Lin Tian had ever been to Vienna.
Just this piece alone was enough to make everyone feel as if they were there.
The scene he depicted was truly beautiful.....
As dusk draped the Danube in silver shards, the whole city began to sway gently with the river. Reflected in the river's surface were the spires of St. Stephen's Cathedral, in the ripples danced the ancient notes of "Blue Danube" penned by Lin Tian.
The columns of the Golden Hall awoke in the twilight, the skirts of the sixteen marble music goddesses flowing with a honeyed glow. In this music sanctuary inlaid with golden foil, even the air was infused with the scent of a hundred-year-old varnish and parchment scores.
The most enchanting movement bloomed in the Mei Quan Palace Garden under the twilight.
When the fountains danced to the "Spring Waltz"—yes, if you heard Lin Tian's work, it would be even more immersive.
Girls in Baroque dresses twirled along the cobbled paths like piano keys, their skirts brushing against tulips awakened by the moonlight.....
As night deepened, the Danube began to echo the low hum of cellos.
Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, leaning against the newly planted smart lamp by the riverbank, light spots scattered on their shoulders as they returned late. The rosin still fresh in the girl's violin case secretly melded with the century-settled notes in the river...
Such breathtaking imagery.
Bai Xi was truly intoxicated by it all.