Guys pls stop me from starting a fic where angela and mercutio are the main characters pls pls pls i already have 2 other fics i need to countinue pls pls pls
sometimes my brain just makes me write some of the strangest shit. i have a note on my notes app just full of paragraphs of people in my novels telling each other heartbreaking love confessions and crying over dead people and also murdering??? they’re like my unhinged imaginary friends but i am also their god
First, let’s start with the story’s namesake: The Planets. The setup of the concert Ludmi and Naty attend is inspired by a concert I played in during my first year of college, from the lighting to the visuals. Why did I choose Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age for the Chapter 5 title? Aside from it fitting the theme, Saturn had a very frightening bass oboe solo that I had to play, so I have some bad blood with it. In the clip, you can see and hear vignettes from Saturn, Mars, Mercury, Uranus, and Neptune, respectively.
Setting the Stage
A little bit about the setup of an orchestra:
This is where you can imagine everyone sitting on the stage during rehearsals and concerts.
By contrast, this is the organization of a string quartet. You can see why Ludmila wishes she was still in Vilu’s seat.
Solo Works:
Havanaise - Saint-Saëns: the soundtrack to Ludmila’s destruction and one of my favorite pieces to perform on violin. Listen to a professional performance with orchestra here or some snapshots from my jury performance of it last fall here.
Concerto No. 2 for Violin - Wieniawski: Ludmila’s first jury performance. Listen to a professional performance with orchestra here or my tragically unaccompanied but happily memorized jury performance of it last fall here.
Concerto No. 3 for Violin - Saint-Saëns: I chose this piece for Ludmila to struggle with because it was in preparation for a jury performance of that specific piece that I finally had to take some more drastic steps when it came to dealing with my performance anxiety. Listen to a professional orchestral performance here!
Chamber Works:
String Quartet No. 8 - Shostakovich: I chose this for the quartet because the second movement is so aggressive. I can see the girls battling it out so clearly. Listen along with the music here.
Wind Quintet No. 3 - Maslanka: This is what the crazy kids were dancing to backstage. My quintet is learning this to play for the gala concert in a few weeks, and it is genuinely so fun to listen to and play. If you skip past the slow chorale at the beginning and take a listen, I’m sure you’ll agree. Here’s a recording.
Violin vs Viola
Finally, I wanted to include a reference for the size difference between a viola and a violin, respectively. I think Naty’s viola would probably even be bigger than mine, because she can handle it.
okay but elizabeth olsen is actually going to be the cause of my death one day, like a swear, i've choked a great umber of times just looking at photos of her, and i just watched an edit and omfg that edit, i died inside