My girlfriend is a cellist

Chapter 183 Passion - Concrete
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The two repeated the practice of "Ode to Love" again.

Because it was very suitable for Lin Tian's performance this time, out of such selfish reasons, Lin Tian asked Gan Yanyu to submit this song for the semi-finals.

Gan Yanyu was very surprised when she learned that Lin Tian chose this song.

because,

In this song that Lin Tian wrote for Gan Yanyu.

"Ode to Love" is a song that the two have never been able to play together to their satisfaction to this day.

For other music, play it a few more times to get a feel for it and you will more or less be able to find the right state.

But this piece of music was not good. Even though it was played very well, Lin Tian always felt that it was just at a "make-do" level and the emotions were not there at all.

The reason is very simple.

This is a piece of music composed by the famous musician Edward Elgar for his fiancée Alice.

That year was 1888.

Elgar was engaged to Alice, who was a woman with great literary attainments. So she wrote a poem called "Love's Greetings" and presented it to her fiancé who was traveling far away.

At that time, Elgar was on a journey to visit his friend, Dr. Charles Barker. When he saw this poem on the train, one can imagine how sweet Elgar felt.

So, in response to Alice, Elgar wrote "Hymn of Love".

This "love letter" that Elgar wrote to his fiancée was first seen in the Crystal Palace in the UK one year and three months later.

The whole world at that time was fed a mouthful of dog food.

More than a hundred years have passed through this music.

I can vaguely feel it.

Elgar, 31, had just gotten engaged and was on a train heading to a friend's house.

Elgar was so full of vigor and excitement at that time.

The carriage was shaking, and the scenery outside the window kept receding. After reading the letter from his fiancée, Elgar took a deep breath, put the letter on his chest, and felt his heartbeat. At that moment, love seemed to be materialized in his heart.
More than a hundred years have passed.

The vicissitudes of life are nothing more than this.

The people from that time are no longer here.

But Elgar's love has been preserved forever in the form of music.

Such a song.

How should we experience Gan Yanyu?

I don’t know, I really don’t know.

She tried many different solutions, but every time she played it, she always felt like something was missing.

The prerequisite for empathy is to be able to understand such emotions.

If you don't understand it, you can't play it at all.

on the contrary,
It's Lin Tian.
It feels so good to play!
It was really fun!!

Lin Tian stretched lazily, feeling extremely happy.

Damn, how did I just realize that it is such a pleasant thing to smuggle private goods into the piano?
No, there is no music, it's all private stuff!!
Just now, he was playing the piano with a smile on his face.

Ever since he learned how to inject his emotions into the piano, Lin Tian felt like he had discovered a new world.

Because in the past, his performance was following Gan Yanyu, studying Gan Yanyu, and cooperating with Gan Yanyu.

Now, Lin Tian began to enjoy the joy of music in a true sense.

The songs I played before suddenly became interesting.

He increasingly felt that music was truly the greatest art in the world.

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Seeing that Lin Tian’s playing was getting better and better, Gan Yanyu felt a little unwilling—rather than unwilling, she felt more envious.

"Lin Tian, ​​how did you do it?"

"You mean finding the right mood for this piece?"

"Yes."

In Gan Yanyu's eyes.

Lin Tian is obviously the same as me, the same age, also a high school student, and has probably never been in a relationship.

Why can he find it so accurately?
"Have you found a replacement emotion?" Gan Yanyu asked.

Just like when we played the Symphony No. Pathétique in G minor before.

Although Lin Tian did not grasp it well, he found a new angle to interpret the song and also achieved very good results.

This is also a common method in performance.

"It's not necessarily a replacement."

Lin Tian thought about it and didn’t say anything definite.

In fact, in his conception, this is the most correct way to open "Ode to Love".

It is to let Gan Yanyu treat herself as the object of love and perform.

This is the right answer!
However, the particularity of Gan Yanyu's playing style basically means that it is impossible to interact with reality.
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The two of them were talking about "Ode to Love" here.

One is constantly seeking knowledge, the other is thinking and answering seriously.

the other side.

Nanali sat in front of the counter, her cheeks supported by her hands. She didn't tie her hair up today, but just wore a red Lolita headdress, and her long golden hair was scattered on the table.

The girl stared at them in a daze.

“莉莉娅！”

Lin Tian turned around and suddenly shouted at her.

"Call me Nunnally."

Nunnally showed a disgusted expression, but she didn't want to dwell on this topic anymore, so she asked,

"what happened?"

"What do you think?"

"What do you think?"

"Is it possible that you weren't listening at all? Didn't you say you were here to practice with us?"

Lin Tian smiled helplessly.

So he changed the subject and asked,

"So do you think this piece of music is suitable for us to play in the semi-finals?"

“Are you asking a competitor this question?”

Nunnally narrowed her eyes. "If I say 'suitable', is it possible that I am fishing for you and deliberately letting you play an inappropriate song? On the contrary, I said 'unsuitable' because I am afraid that you will beat me with this song."

"I know."

Lin Tian said, "So I just planned to listen to it the other way around."

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Nanali cursed in her heart.

Then, she looked at Gan Yanyu and thought about the heated discussion they had just had.
Suddenly he lowered his head slowly,

"Gan Yanyu, do you like music very much?"

"what?"

"I said, do you like music?"

"What are you talking about?"

Gan Yanyu widened her eyes slightly.
"If I didn't like it, how could I have come this far?"

"really."

In order to play a piece of music to satisfaction, I study its emotions, put myself into its story, and constantly change my playing techniques to strive for perfection.

In Nunnally's eyes.

This is the embodiment of love.

If you didn't really have an extraordinary feeling for music, how could you achieve this?
It feels so good.

Nanali murmured softly:
".If you don't like it, you won't be able to go this far."

There was a barely perceptible bitterness at the corner of Nunnally's mouth.

Become a professional cellist and step onto the stage of the semi-finals of the Parrot Cup.

It has not been easy to get here.

Say whether you like it or not, whether you are passionate about it or not.

What's the point of thinking about this now?

"alright--"

Nunnally stood up, raised her hand, and tossed her long golden hair to her shoulders.

"Today's sparring session ends here. Honorable Christine Nunnally is very busy and has to leave first."

Before Gan Yanyu could politely try to keep him.

Nanali walked to the door, turned around, pointed at the girl, and suddenly said loudly,

"Gan Yanyu, this is a battle of life and death!"

"In the semi-finals the day after tomorrow, I will definitely beat you, for sure!"

"This is for your 'passion', and also for my -- 'passion'!!"

(End of this chapter)