Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Epilogue
Categories Genre: All, Comedy, Completed, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 283
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
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Laura’s professor concentrated on the music with headphones on and could not speak for a while. She had already received the score while Laura was participating in the gala concert. This will become the ultimate coloratura if Laura’s voice is added to this beautiful melody, even if there is no accompaniment.
And, her expectation had not been wrong. The 5 songs she listened to just now, shows the zenith of coloratura.
“He said your pronunciation is shaky?”
“Yes. That note is where he wrote each place where it’s shaky.”
“I can’t even make out half of this with my ears.”
Laura looked at her professor’s blank stare and could only laugh.
“There’s nothing to do about it. Fix what you can make out for me.”
“No matter how good his ear is, even notes that are hard for people who spent their lives with music can’t discern?”
“We can only trust Jun’s directing.”
“You said you’re meeting him again in 3 days? Then, let’s adjust the parts that I can do.”
Laura looked at the score and began bringing out a simple yet beautiful sound.
“Laura, wait. What you just did is worse than your recording. Don’t just pay attention to the pronunciation. If Jun were only asking for precise pronunciation, wouldn’t he just use a machine? Save the zest that brings change to the sounds.”
While Laura spent each day in basic vocal hard training, Danny was finishing up the gala concert in Brussels and returning to New York.
He knows that rehearsals start in a month, but he is coming back to practice in order to work toward a perfect performance. He already discussed the direction of the performance in a meeting with Maestro Carras.
“Danny, just stay at my apartment. There’s no reason to stay at a hotel when there are so many empty rooms.”
“No. I can’t be such a nuisance. It’s okay.”
As soon as Jun Hyuk met up with Danny, he told him to come out of the hotel.
“Then what about practicing? You’ll get kicked out of the hotel if you practice there every night because you’re being noisy.”
“I’m going to get a studio to practice in.”
“Then practice at my apartment. It’s made up like a studio, so you can even record. And work on producing music with me.”
“Producing music? What is it? You wrote a new song?”
“Yeah. Soprano aria.”
“Aria? Laura Goldberg?”
“Yeah. How did you know?”
“You kept praising Laura. You don’t just pass by people like that.”
If there is someone who gave him musical inspiration, he always write a song that fits them. Danny regrets that Jun Hyuk has not yet written a song for him. This means that his playing is still ordinary to Jun Hyuk.
“Did I do that? Anyway, I’m going to try testing out that song. Oh right. What’s the violin you’re using right now?”
“Guarneri del Gesu.”
“What? Guarneri?”
Guarneri del Gesu refers to Italian instrument manufacturer, Guarneri family’s 3rd manufacturer, Bartholomew Giuseppe Guarneri. ‘del Gesu’ is his nickname because he carved crosses on the backs of the instruments he made. It is one of the top 3 violins in the world, along with Stradivarius and Amati.
If the Stradivarius is delicately carved and polished to be exemplary and like a woman’s voice, the Guarneri has the rough look of wood and a masculine tone. It is also famous for the distinctive sounds it makes by instrument.
However, there are also aspects they have in common; they are instruments of high value.
Danny waved his hand when he saw Jun Hyuk’s surprised face,
“Oh, it’s not mine. I received sponsorship because I won the Queen Elisabeth Competition and was a finalist in the Chaikovsky Competition.”
“Sponsorship?”
“Yeah. Canadian government lent it to me for free for 1 year. I’m using it well right now because there’s insurance on it too.”
“You’re going to go back and forth between the hotel and studio with that expensive instrument? You know that New York’s streets are no joke. It’s fine, so come into the apartment. Let me see it. I want to see what brings in hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
Danny was so grateful for Jun Hyuk’s concern that he could cry. He does not yet have the income to stay in a first class hotel without worrying about the costs. It is not an easy ordeal to go back and forth between the studio and hotel either.
“Thanks, Jun. Then, I’ll impose on you a bit.”
“Impose nothing. I’m not just saying it. There really is something I’m working on. I need the sound of a Guarneri too.”
Jun Hyuk seemed to be full of anticipation for the sound of the luxury violin.
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“Mr. Yoon. I hope I’m not being a bother.”
“Nonsense. I’m just camping out for a bit too. Don’t mind me.”
Yoon Kwang Hun is meeting a friend of Jun Hyuk’s for the first time. Even though it has only been a few hours since they met, he is fascinated by the fact that the 2 boys are friends.
Bright and cheerful Danny kept chatting, and brought happiness to his surroundings. As for Jun Hyuk, who does not like noise, must have let Danny stay with him because he is really fond of him.
They may like each other because they have completely opposite natures.
“Sir. This is the Guarneri del Gesu violin that goes for over 1.5 million.”
“What? Guarneri? What? Is he from a rich family?”
“Oh. No, Mr. Yoon. It’s sponsored by the Canadian government. A 1 year lease.”
“Oh, I see. So the Canadian government invested in a rising star?”
“I guess you can say it like that? Ha ha.”
Danny laughed humorously.
“Then, shall we hear it? Let’s see what kind of sound comes from something worth 1.5 million.”
Jun Hyuk gave him the score for Laura’s aria.
“Danny, try playing this. It’s a song without accompaniment, so it’ll go well with a violin solo too.”
Danny looked over the score for a moment and held up his violin. After playing the 5 songs consecutively, Danny stuck out his tongue and put the violin down.
“Jun, this is the song a soprano needs to sing? The singer’s going to die of short breath trying to sing this.”
“It is good as a solo song. Playing skills are important because there are a lot of changes… Danny, you truly are good enough to win a competition. Your technique is academic but rough. It’s amazing.”
Danny flushed at Yoon Kwang Hun’s praises. The person with the privilege to be the first to see Jun Hyuk’s scores. He heard that this man has a sharper ear than most critics.
It felt like his praise was instead of Jun Hyuk’s praise.
“Jun, you said this song doesn’t have an accompaniment?”
“Yeah.”
“Then, it can be played on any instrument as long as the register is matched up?”
Danny was already enwrapped in the melody’s beauty.
“It is, but didn’t you just say that she’ll run out of breath?”
“Yeah.”
“It needs to be done by a performer who can express that feeling of running out of breath.”
Danny’s eyes sparkled as he looked at Jun Hyuk. He was curious as to whether or not he was included among those performers.
“Of course, Danny, you expressed that well.”
“Then are you going to give this song to me?”
Jun Hyuk laughed at Danny’s delight.
“There’s nothing to give. I’m going to release the score as soon as Laura’s done recording. Anyone will be able to play it.”
“Oh, really? What a pity.”
The person who plays this first could become the song’s owner. If Danny performs or releases an album with these 5 songs, any violinist who plays it, is only a second owner unless they give a particularly splendid performance.
Danny is regretful because, once Jun Hyuk releases the score, the world’s top violinists will fight to release albums. Jun Hyuk yelled at Danny because these concerns came first,
“You prepare for the concert! Don’t think about other things. How many days has it been since you said that you would change your career with the New York performance?”
Total Chapters in book: 283
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2413(@200wpm)___ 1931(@250wpm)___ 1609(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2413(@200wpm)___ 1931(@250wpm)___ 1609(@300wpm)
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