In Demacia, enjoying music is a very common, yet somewhat luxurious thing.
The music is said to be ordinary because there are often bards stationed in rural taverns. You only need to pay three to five coppers to get them to take out the five-string or seven-string harp that they hold in their arms.
, and moved it quickly.
Although most of the time, they play tunes that have been passed down from generation to generation, and the contents are all familiar stories. Generally speaking, they lack new ideas, but at least the prices are reasonable.
If you want to hear more new products with a little color... then you have to pay more.
For the conservative Demacia, this is already a very "exciting" entertainment project - if it is more exciting, it will be illegal. If the Sheriff discovers it, he will be invited to the Sheriff's Station.
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However, although hiring a bard to play and sing a song is not expensive, in Demacia, where the commodity economy is not developed and most farmers rely on self-sufficiency, people who have spare money to hire a bard to play and sing a song are not
many.
After paying the taxes to the nobles, farmers need to keep enough food for the family for one year and seeds for the next year before they can consider selling the rest.
Most of the proceeds from the sale will be used for the new year's firewood, rice, oil, salt, clothing and tools. Those who have the leisure to go to the pub to listen to music will mostly be labeled as "prodigal".
So, despite the fact that these bards stay in the tavern with their pianos in their arms all day long, and receive limited amounts of free drinks from the cooperative tavern owners every day, in fact, the bulk of their income comes from emcees at weddings and funerals.
and playing.
After all, who among the serious people has time to go to a pub every day and spend their hard-earned money listening to music?
And if someone wants to listen to some "more advanced" music, then they will have to work harder - the Illuminati choir will hold touring performances in Demacia, and wherever they go, they will perform in the local Illuminati auditorium.
A stage was set up outside and Illuminati music was played.
Different from folk music, the Illuminati choir has always been studying music and always hopes that music can bring forth new ideas. Therefore, the content of the performance will change almost every time on tour. For civilians who have little access to music, Illuminati
The choir tour is undoubtedly a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with music.
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Sona, who was on tour for the first time, was very uncomfortable with this noisy environment.
Sona, who was born as an orphan, is not some inconsiderate young lady, otherwise she would not take the initiative to participate in the front line of the show.
After all, for most "high-status" choir musicians, this kind of tour often means a holiday in the countryside, and they do not need to lower themselves to perform for those who have "no taste".
Their performances would only appear in the banquet halls of local lords.
But Sona is different.
Unlike Lux, who purely uses art as a tool, Sona also pursues music - standing on the stage during the tour and performing in front of the public is not only because of Sona's love for nobles and common people.
Treating everyone equally is because she is pursuing more dynamic music.
She hopes that her music will receive feedback from civilian audiences, rather than polite praise from aristocrats.
But at the beginning, her performance was very poor.
Not to mention getting feedback, even the audience in the front row looked drowsy amid the sound of the piano, which undoubtedly made Sona quite disappointed.
Is my music so lacking in appeal without the use of magic?
A senior who often participated in such performances answered her questions.
"What you just played almost made me cry, but for this audience in front of me, it was too tactful."
Sona blinked.
"For them, music is a novel thing, something that allows them to relax after their busy work, rather than something that requires extra time and energy to understand."
Sona suddenly realized.
This was the first time she clearly realized the huge difference between commoners and nobles.
It was also the first time she realized to her surprise what was missing in her previous music.
In addition, this also answers a question that has been bothering Sona: It is clear that the noble council has always strictly guarded against the Illuminati's influence on the grassroots, and has even placed many restrictions on the Illuminati's preaching, but why do the lords everywhere
Will support the Illuminati tour.
Previously, Sona thought that this was because the lords of various places needed the Illuminati to reveal the internal information about Xiongdu. It was because the Illuminati took advantage of the gap between the foreign lords and the nobles of Xiongdu.
But now it seems that this is not a kind of confidence.
Maybe people will be happy to listen to the novel music brought by the Illuminati, but they will not take the time to understand its religious meaning.
Only the most straightforward and direct preaching can truly let the people understand the Illuminati's intentions.
After thinking about this, Sona quickly developed a new style in subsequent performances. She chose the most easily accepted by the common people, often used for weddings and funerals, and songs of great sorrow and joy as the basis.
Adapt and extend the original folk songs.
As expected, this kind of performance was a great success. This time no one was drowsy, and the audience in the front row shouted loudly and with red faces.
After the performance, Sona even heard someone swearing that "when I get a wife, I will definitely invite this young lady to perform." However, she was ridiculed in turn, "If you dare to invite her, your new wife will screw your ears."
Come down".
Although the vulgar words made Sona blush, but despite her blushing, Sona once again felt the vitality contained in music - perhaps, the vitality of music does not only lie in the music itself.
It’s more about the needs and desires of the audience.
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Kalya’s Little Classroom·Illuminati Tour:
After being squeezed out by the aristocratic council, the Illuminati thought of many ways to expand its influence among the people. In addition to the most effective charity, the Illuminati also made a lot of efforts in the field of art.
However, it is a pity that these efforts often have little effect - many aristocratic children will "deviate" and move closer to the Illuminati because of their pursuit of art. However, among the people, the art of the Illuminati has hardly caused any splash.
Perhaps, more concise teachings are the right direction for the development of the Illuminati. Without this foundation, other efforts of the Illuminati will ultimately be nothing more than a castle in the air.