18 : Vivaldi’s Four Seasons 19: Part No.
18 : Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Part No.
18
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Today, like many other days, Gabriel spent his remaining time after practicing the violin working on practicing drawing to revive his old skills.
Gabriel felt immensely happy, as if he had returned to a time when he wasn’t Gabriel Salazar, but a regular human who was passionate about refining his abilities, just as he had been in his past life.
Unfortunately, art supplies outside the Sagittarius territory were exorbitantly expensive.
Gabriel had gone pale seeing that a single piece of plain paper cost hundreds of star coins in the shopping system, not to mention other items like paints and brushes.
Even if he did the streaming day and night, he still wouldn’t earn enough to buy the whole set he always used.
It was no different from throwing money into the ocean.
So, Gabriel had to settle for using the drawing simulation system of his ID watch as a temporary solution.
At least this drawing simulation system was well made.
Even though it wasn’t real paper, its design made Gabriel felt like he was drawing on real paper, so similar that it was shocking.
He, who had never experienced such advanced technology in his life, couldn’t help but feel excited.
At this moment, before Gabriel was a large white holographic screen filled with sketches of nature like mountains, flowers, and scattered clouds, as well as sketches of the human body in various poses around the edges.
The sketches of human figures were still bare, with clearly defined muscles.
There were also sketches of faces with various emotions.
Combined with crosshatching to suggest light and shadow, everything looked so realistic it was hard to believe they were drawn in the system.
Once the sketches of the bodies’ outlines were finished, Gabriel’s tiny wrist swiftly and skillfully sketched flowing clothing over the bare forms.
This was a sketch of a musical performance at a wedding from the time when he was still alive on Earth.
It was the period when he was just an ordinary young man—without fame, unknown, without a title, just a simple human.
To hone his skills and gain experience, he often took side jobs playing music at weddings and other joyous occasions.
Those moments not only marked the beginning of his future as the King of Musicians but also were the happiest times of his life.
Gabriel smiled slightly as he reminisced about the stories in the past days.
Beep!
Beep!
“It’s time to stream, Master.”
As if fate were mocking him, before Gabriel could immerse in the artistic creation moment any longer, the reminder from the problematic Alan rang out.
The hand that was sketching stopped abruptly, and Gabriel’s doll-like, adorable face turned into a pout.
Alan’s words meant it was time for him to go and stream, but Gabriel’s true wish was to stay in this chair and finish his drawing.
Surely, heaven was still not on his side.
A knocking sound echoed again, as if the person knew their time.
“It’s time, Big Brother!
You skipped streaming yesterday, so don’t think you can get away with it today!
I won’t let you!”
The voice of his adorable little sister—now upgraded to a real time bomb—cause the target’s pouted face turned into a panic one within just half a second.
He hurriedly set everything aside and quickly jumped up.
“Understood!
I’ll get ready right away!”
“Hello, everyone,” Gabriel greeted the viewers who quickly came with a smile.
Despite being a new streamer who had only streamed once before, he was categorized as a formidable “baby streamer,” to the point that the dog-hearted babysitters dared not bother him anymore.
As a result, Gabriel’s streams were now peaceful, filled with messages from a growing number of fans.
[The streamer is hereee.]
[One stream and then you vanished for a whole week.
I missed the beautiful music so much.]
[Screeeam!
The streamer is back.]
[Yay, yay!
I’ve been waiting for the streamer every day.]
[Where did you go, streamer?
I’ve been waiting every single day, but you never showed up.
Sob.]
After the greeting messages, messages of complaints surged so rapidly that Gabriel couldn’t prepare himself for it.
Following the buzz around the Winter performance that time, especially among violin streamers astonished by the new and unique playing techniques, G Clef channel quickly rose to a trending new streamer.
However, the pity was that after the galaxy-shaking livestream that day, he had vanished for an entire week, leaving his die-hard fans to ask constantly about whether something had happened to their streamer or not.
“Where have I been?
Ah…
I was just taking a break.
I’ll probably only stream around ten hours a week.”
[Ten hours a week!?]
[??????]
[Huh!
Isn’t that way too little, streamer.
I might die first.]
[If it’s only that, someone’s gonna die, and that someone is me.
Boo-hoooo.]
“Please don’t be upset.
I’ll play new songs for you in the livestream.”
Upon seeing the fans send him lament messages, Gabriel sweated.
He quickly consoled these old children.
[The little G is soooo sweet]
[What song will you play today, streamer?
I see you holding a violin, does that mean you will play it?]
“There’s the sharp eye one, they see me holding the violin.
Yes, today, I’ll be playing it.
Several days ago, I was so happy to see that so many people enjoyed the Winter piece.
At first, I thought you all might find it too hard to listen and would not love it.
I’m glad you all liked it.”
Having read the chat till he was dizzy during his first stream, Gabriel was now getting used to responding the viewers’ messages.
Gabriel’s eyes followed the messages that scrolled past more easily.
“Today, I plan to play the remaining three seasons by Vivaldi.
The first piece will be Spring, which has a much brighter melody compared to Winter.
Don’t be surprised by the opening; Vivaldi intentionally mimicked the sound of birds singing.
It is a portrayal of the beautiful and seemingly friendly nature.
After the first part, it will be a section that depicts a violent nighttime storm.
As for this part, Vivaldi wanted to express that nature is unpredictable—just like in Winter.”
Gabriel explained the basic information of the piece for everyone to hear in a relaxed tone.
He loved explaining the background details of these songs to the listeners, as it helped those who truly listened to the songs to gain awareness and a better understanding of the deep meaning in the music, beyond just a casual listen.
After finishing the explanation, Gabriel didn’t waste any more time.
He placed the violin on his shoulder in a ready position, setting the bow lightly on the strings.
As it was drawn gently, a lovely melody began.
The fans were surprised to see that his bowing style resembled that of Winter, yet what stood out this time was the left hand of the young man.
His little finger vibrated fluidly, producing a small, bird-like sound that left the audience in awe.
[Wowwww, this melody feels so much brighter.
The last piece can’t compare to this.]
[I feel like I’m in a real flower field.]
[This song is truly composed to depict the beauty of nature.]
[I love the part where there are the sounds of birds chirping so much.]
[This rapid bowing section is the storm the streamer talked about, right?
I got goosebumps.]
[His bow moves so fast, but when I tried, it just sounded terrible, I couldn’t bear it.]
[The streamer’s hand is so agile.
I watch them without blinking.
There’s no way I could mimic that.]
[Oh my gosh, this song is adorable, and it looks so hard to play.
Sob.]
[This song brightens up my whole world.]
[I like this more than Winter.]
[But I prefer the dark vibe of Winter.]
[Darn, the song is too short.
I want to hear more.]
[Streamer!!
This is seriously amazing.
I love it so much.]
The Spring piece Gabriel chose to play was only the first movement, so it was under five minutes long.
However, with its distinctive style and lively rhythm, Gabriel bet that most people would like it, and it would become a popular piece in the future.
“Everyone enjoy this song, right?
I admire Vivaldi so much for composing such a beautiful piece.
He managed to imitate nature’s sounds with the violin so realistically, making it easy for listeners to feel the same emotion with the music.”
Gabriel lowered the violin after he finished his performance.
As he spoke to the viewers, his eyes scanned through the messages.
It seemed that the way he explained the details of the song before he played helped viewers have a better understanding of its context and appreciate the beauty of the song more than before, just as he had planned.
Gabriel thought with satisfaction.
“Next, I’ll play Summer.”
After reading the messages that kept coming in for almost two minutes, Gabriel started to feel dizzy.
Therefore, he decided to immediately play the next song without forgetting to explain the song’s background, just as he used to do.
“For everyone, you might think of summer as a bright season, right?
But in that era, summer wasn’t any less harsh than winter.
The hot weather caused extremely unpredictable weather, easily leading to summer storms that were just as destructive as winter.
So, for them, summer wasn’t exactly a pleasant season.”
[For us, the picture of summer in our mind really does seem bright and cheerful.]
[People back then were so skilled.]
[Hearing this makes me can’t help feeling sad.]
[I read that summer storms were terrifying.
If you weren’t prepared well, you could get swept away and die.]
[That’s really scary.]
[Nature on Earth was the most terrifying!]
Gabriel saw people in his channel sending messages to talk to each other and smiled.
He was happy to see that people in this era were so interested in the past, especially topics like religion, people’s lifestyles, and nature.
These were the roots of art from the Greek-Roman era onwards, and one of the eras he liked.
Then, he began to play the second piece of the day with careful precision.
A quick, alternating melody that jumped between high and low notes repeated over and over—this was one of the distinctive features of Summer, a section that anyone who heard it once would surely recognize.
It was one of the most famous sections of Summer, the section of the storm in the final movement of the piece.
The last section of Summer has a melody that depicts a storm that suddenly forms, moving along with hailstones that pelt down crazily.
Vivaldi imitated the sound of the bow’s rapid movement to represent the relentless storm.
As for the low notes during that, they were the imitation of the sound of thunder and the intense fall of hailstones.
Everything that happened caused damage to people’s crops.
As the low notes sharply rose, it depicted the sound of the winds that fiercely blew.
This menacing melody left the viewers swallowing without realizing it.
Not only that, but Gabriel’s movements caused the viewers to sense an underlying tension in the performance that depicted the overwhelming power of a terrifying summer storm that could sweep lives away at any moment.
When the performance ended, the people erupted with messages!
[Ahhhhh!
What was thattttt?]
[I nearly stopped breathing while the streamer played this piece.]
[It made me feel suffocated.
The rhythm was so terrifying—fitting for a piece that composed to imitate a summer storm.
It is terrifying and seems so brutal.]
[I can’t believe what our ancestors went through.]
[What is that bowing technique called?
It’s similar to Winter, but some sections are different.]
[True.
I haven’t seen this technique used so clearly in any song besides Winter and Summer.]
“If you want to practice this piece, I recommend starting by practicing the bowing technique…”
Gabriel noticed a message asking how to play it, so he quickly explained while lifting his violin to demonstrate.
“…This technique is called Sautille.
It’s about drawing the bow across the strings in a quick movement, but in this piece, there’s an added sharp pull at the end like this…”
[Ummm… I don’t really get it.]
[I tried to play along with the streamer, but I couldn’t do it.]
[Seems like the streamer has a negative skill level in teaching.]
[I might have to pin my hope for the lesson on the streamers of other channels.]
[I can’t do it either, Sob.]
[Is the streamer trying to tease and confuse us?
I’m really lost watching him doing that.]
Gabriel couldn’t laugh or cry upon seeing the viewers’ messages saying they didn’t understand.
This was the best teaching effort he could muster.
Look, he had even played it slowly as an example, but it seemed no one grasped what he was trying to convey.
In the end, he resigned himself to the reality.
He pinned his hope on other streamers or those who were more skilled at teaching than him to come to learn this and teach others on his behalf.
“Everyone… I wasn’t teasing you.
I really did my best to teach, but if anyone else can teach it better, I’d be happy to let them.” Gabriel wanted to cry.
[There, there.
Don’t be sad.
We were just complaining; we’re not mad at the streamer or anything.]
[That’s right.
You play the songs for us, and that is more than enough.]
[I want to hear the last piece now.
It’s Autumn, right?
What will the rhythm be like?
I’m so excited.]
[I want to hear the final piece too.]
[I’m not in a rush.
Someone will upload a tutorial anyway, so I can practice then.
I just want to hear you play.]
[Don’t be sad.
I want to hear you play, not teach violin.]