All-rounder Artist-Chapter 903 - 846: Potential

"Little Fish..."

Zheng Jing looked at Lin Yuan with a somewhat serious expression, "If you can create more works of this level in the future, let alone the Golden Hall, any of the five major music halls on Blue Star would welcome you to hold a concert!"

Lin Yuan didn't dare to respond.

Chopin was too prestigious, Lin Yuan needed to stay low-key.

Next to him, Yang Zhongming narrowed his eyes slightly, as if savoring the moment.

The quality of Xian Yu's two Nocturnes didn't need his evaluation anymore; basically, no one at the scene couldn't recognize the excellence of this piece.

He found that Xian Yu always managed to surprise him.

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For example, those two works today were of an entirely new genre of classical piano!

Before this, Yang Zhongming did not know that Xian Yu had such deep research into classical piano music.

Don't most young people prefer modern piano?

Like "To Alice."

Like "Mariage d'Amour."

Xian Yu's previous piano compositions were very few, and they were all modern piano pieces.

Composing is a profound field, composing for pop songs is just one aspect, but it is the most familiar to everyone because it has the widest audience base.

And in the Maestro rankings,

to evaluate the level of a Maestro, in the end, mastery of various instruments and forms of music like symphonies are the main criteria.

Take the piano and guitar, two common instruments, as examples.

The piano focuses more on melodic lines and color, while the guitar has a richer sense of rhythm and beat.

For instance, Director Zhou's works.

Songs like "Silence" or "Secret" are typical piano-minded compositions.

While songs like "Simple Love," "Rice Field" and similar pieces are typical guitar-minded compositions.

The compositional thinking of different instruments is distinct.

Even for Maestros, how many can truly be masters of all?

Yet now, Xian Yu has shown potential in this area, and his future is very promising.

...

As the information about the two Nocturnes was released, all the major private boxes reacted swiftly.

Before, everyone was guessing who the author of the two works was.

No one expected that these two classical piano compositions were actually from the hands of Xian Yu!

"The name of the work, 'Nocturne'?"

"The name and mood fit very well."

"Is the creator the newly-risen Maestro of Blue Star?"

"As expected of the youngest Maestro in the history of Blue Star, his mastery of classical piano even slightly surpasses Matsushima Rain. This young man is remarkable."

"Interesting."

"Matsushima Rain represented Zhong Continent, aiming fiercely at Xian Yu, but unexpectedly, he hit a solid wall."

"They decided the superiority directly in the Golden Hall, Matsushima Rain really lost face today."

"Mainly because of this direct comparison, Matsushima Rain's works are indeed elegant and refined, but that lyrical scope is a bit narrow, too sorrowful, and too sentimental. This is the salon emotion always championed in all of Matsushima Rain's works. Xian Yu's 'Nocturne,' on the other hand, has a more substantial emotional content, rich thoughts and colorful textures, as well as a strong emotional and intensity contrast, like a romantic poet. It is said that Xian Yu can write poetry too, so it's not an exaggeration to call him the poet among Maestros."

"'Maestro poet' doesn't sound good, 'piano poet' is quite fitting though."

No matter how large the personal skill gap between Maestros is, anyone who can become a Maestro is undoubtedly a presence with extremely high standards of musical appreciation.

In their mouths, "Nocturne" received very high praise.

Just how powerful this piece was couldn't be understood by everyone after just one listen, even Maestros couldn't.

After all, they would need to refer to the score later on and study it to provide a more substantial evaluation.

Based on the initial impression of "Nocturne," this was a piece worth studying further.

...

Online,

many viewers who were watching the live stream suddenly got excited!

Damn!

The composer, Xian Yu?

Those two pieces just now were actually from Fish Papa?

Xian Yu just became a Maestro a few days ago, yet his work has already started to feature in one of the five major music halls, the Golden Hall!

Immediately following that,

everyone suddenly realized something:

"So that means, for the War of Gods, Fish Papa is using these two compositions?"

"That should be the case, and the one by Matsushima Rain must also be for the War of Gods. Looks like both of them had already clashed at the Golden Hall!"

"Damn!"

"I didn't listen closely, classical piano isn't really my thing, but from a general experience standpoint, I feel like Xian Yu's work is better than Matsushima Rain's."

"A professional here to tell you, Xian Yu's piece is amazing!"

"Such a comfortable piece to listen to, sweet and romantic. It's the first time I've heard this style, feels like it would be more impactful when listening alone at night, fitting the name 'Nocturne'."

"It sounds good, but if you ask me to evaluate it, I can't really articulate."

"I expect in a few days the evaluations will come out, let's see what the professionals say. From my perspective, Xian Yu's piano piece this time is anything but simple. But that's also an obvious point to make; very few pieces showcased at the Golden Hall are simple."

It's unrealistic to expect everyone to understand classical piano.

But music is about the melody after all.

It's like listening to foreign songs, people may not understand them, but that does not mean they don't enjoy them.

Many people on Blue Star have been immersed in the arts since childhood, so a piece like 'Nocturne' could really resonate with some, it's just that those who truly enjoy this kind of music don't tend to speak up online.

Classical piano has a high barrier to entry?

Wait until the rankings start and you'll see – some classical music that seems to have a very high barrier can unexpectedly unleash enormous energy that astonishes countless people, and this wouldn't be the first time that has happened.

And amongst all the discussions,

suddenly someone reminded everyone:

"It's almost twelve o'clock."

"I know."

"I've been watching."

"The War of Gods, man, today is a big day."

"Anyone who hasn't gone to bed yet is probably watching the Golden Hall's live stream and waiting for the season's rankings to update."

"Xian Yu and Matsushima Rain's pieces are out. It's all on Ito Makoto now."

"Already halfway to victory, Matsushima Rain's piece got wrecked by 'Nocturne'!"

"It seems Ito Makoto is using a pop song, not a piano piece. Wonder if Xian Yu can outdo Teacher Ito."

Netizens wait with tense anticipation.

The number of people waiting for the War of Gods to start surpasses any previous seasons.

And in this waiting,

twelve o'clock finally arrives.

Countless people can't wait to open their music player.

It's not all about Xian Yu and the two maestros from Zhong Continent.

It's no surprise, given that the pieces by Xian Yu and Matsushima Rain are probably those already performed at the Golden Hall.

But everyone's enthusiasm doesn't diminish in the slightest.

Because for numerous listeners on Blue Star, the War of Gods is the perfect occasion to refresh their playlists with a vengeance!

This season,

there's no shortage of maestros.

Kings and queens of singing have made their appearances.

Countless works await discovery.

Just as the netizens had guessed,

among the War of Gods songs, Matsushima Rain's 'Twilight' from her Golden Hall release was indeed among them, prepared for the season's rankings.

Ito Makoto's piece was also released.

It was a pop song named 'Cherry Blossom'.

Moreover,

Xian Yu also presented the same two pieces from tonight's performance at the Golden Hall...

Wait a minute!

How come there are three 'Nocturnes'?

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PS: The portion of the plot concerning the Golden Hall will be thoroughly revised tonight. Reasonable adjustments will be made regarding the issues raised by the readers. There is no need to go back and check, as explanations will be provided in the text to come. Any delay in updates caused by the revisions to the earlier text will be made up for tomorrow.