Dragon's Origin

Chapter 378 New Attempt (Part 2)

The next morning, when Grandmaster Yu came to Wang Sheng to discuss building the upright piano, Wang Sheng stopped him from immediately starting and explained his thoughts from the previous day.

"Using the guzheng and erhu to play the Butterfly Lovers?" Grandmaster Yu's eyes lit up, and his face immediately brightened.

Although the piano had already surpassed the guqin in terms of its unparalleled wide range, Grandmaster Yu still had deep feelings for the instrument he had loved his whole life. The piano's sudden appearance did not mean that Grandmaster Yu would abandon his beloved instruments.

Wang Sheng's sudden suggestion to use the guzheng and erhu to play the Butterfly Lovers was like opening a path to combining the piano and traditional instruments before Grandmaster Yu's eyes, making him tremble with excitement, eager to try it immediately.

Unfortunately, the guzheng and erhu that Grandmaster Yu valued were at his home, not in the Marquis's residence. So, Grandmaster Yu personally made a trip to bring the two instruments from outside the city back to the Marquis's residence.

When he returned to his mountain village home, Grandmaster Yu suddenly realized that since the Butterfly Lovers could be played with the guzheng and erhu, it might also be possible to cooperate with other instruments and become an ensemble piece. If he had to keep going back and forth to move his treasures, it would be a waste of time.

Fortunately, Wang Sheng specially sent a few guards to help him get things. Grandmaster Yu didn't stand on ceremony and immediately asked one of the guards to make a trip to ask the Marquis if he could arrange a music room in the Marquis's residence to bring all his treasures over.

Was there even a need to ask? When the returning guard went back, he brought a team of people, a large group with carts and horses, not only to move Grandmaster Yu's instruments, but also to haul some materials that had been specially hoarded for decades.

Of course, they weren't taken back to the Marquis's residence, but to a three-courtyard residence that Mei'er had already bought and directly gifted to Grandmaster Yu. It was not far from the Marquis's residence, which was very convenient.

Grandmaster Yu alone could play the guzheng or erhu without any problems, but if he wanted to play an ensemble, it would be a bit troublesome. Fortunately, there was also a team of imperial musicians in the Marquis's residence. Although their skills still needed improvement in Grandmaster Yu's eyes, with some simple guidance, they could barely manage.

For Grandmaster Yu, his familiarity with the guzheng and erhu was far greater than with the piano. With Wang Sheng's detailed piano score and his previous successful performance experience, adapting the guzheng and erhu scores was effortless.

At this time, Grandmaster Yu realized that the staff notation was really a good thing! Whether it was the guzheng or the erhu, at least he could find the corresponding scales, and marking them was simply too easy. It only took a day to complete the transformation.

The second performance did not involve the participation of a dozen grandmasters, so the audience did not include those grandmasters, but instead Wang Sheng, Mei'er, and the team of imperial musicians.

When the beautiful piano music of the Butterfly Lovers floated into the ears of those imperial musicians, these musicians who saw the piano for the first time realized that the large triangle occupying a lot of space with neat black and white keys was actually a musical instrument, and a very excellent one at that.

Grandmaster Yu personally played, making the team of imperial musicians listen in fascination. They were not like those dozen grandmasters, who only knew their craft and could patiently listen to works related to themselves, and treated unrelated works as if they were sawing wood. These people were imperial musicians, and although their skills might be insignificant in Grandmaster Yu's eyes, they were already top musicians in the eyes of ordinary people. How could such imperial musicians not understand music?

After listening to the piece, all the musicians wanted to worship. The new piece must have been Grandmaster Yu's work, and the new instrument must also be his creation. It was also personally played by Grandmaster Yu. This could simply be said to be one of the most legendary events in the music world.

But the piano performance was not the end. Next, Grandmaster Yu used the guzheng to play the Butterfly Lovers again. This was a completely different feeling from the piano. After all, the piano was a new instrument that had not been shown to outsiders, and only a few people had heard it. But the guzheng was different. Even among these musicians, there was one guzheng player.

Hearing familiar instruments play such a brand new piece was simply an unparalleled enjoyment. The team of musicians was simply immersed in it and could no longer extricate themselves.

Wang Sheng had been listening with his eyes closed. His current hearing was able to completely hear many sounds that he could not have imagined before. For example, the sound of fingers touching the strings before the strings made a sound, the sound of sleeves waving when playing, and even Grandmaster Yu's breathing was clearly audible.

At this time, one could feel Grandmaster Yu's skill. His technique was exquisite, and his arm movements were just right. Even if others could not hear these sounds, under Grandmaster Yu's operation, these extremely subtle sounds were perfectly integrated with the sound of the guzheng. Even the sound of breathing was coordinated with the performance, seamlessly.

Those musicians were enjoying Grandmaster Yu's exquisite skills, but they did not really enjoy it in place. Wang Sheng was now truly enjoying Grandmaster Yu's peak performance strength. Having too good hearing also has a big problem, that is, he will never be able to truly enjoy the pinnacle of music again, unless it is played by a master like Grandmaster Yu, otherwise almost all other slightly lower levels are flawed.

After a guzheng version of the Butterfly Lovers was completed, it once again received the star-studded praise from everyone.

And Wang Sheng also happily discovered that in his Yuanhun space, a layer of translucent mist faintly showed lines of staff.

It seemed to be just a phantom, not completely solidified, but Wang Sheng already understood that his attempt had been successful. As long as he continued to persevere, when the staff and the notes on it were fully visible, it would be when he could complete the Qiu Niu transformation.

The guzheng version was completed. Next, Grandmaster Yu rested for a while, and then began the erhu version of the performance.

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When the melodious sound of the erhu came out, Wang Sheng almost applauded. The erhu and the violin are both stringed instruments that need to be played with a bow. Although the sound quality is different, there are also similarities. You know, the Butterfly Lovers was originally a violin version.

The melodious, beautiful, and unique weeping sound quality of the erhu directly made everyone present enjoy a gluttonous feast in their ears. Mei'er was again in tears, and the musicians were not much better. After a piece was completed, everyone sat there blankly, unable to recover for a long time.

Wang Sheng looked at the staff in his Yuanhun space, which was obviously more solidified, and could no longer hide the smile on his face.