[ a single giggle escapes him before he allows salieri's last phrase to sit as their closing dialogue. a perfectly acted introduction.
and now ... for the music.
a look of jubilant determination sets on his expression as he brings his baton up for the final time. adding to the endless bars of magic cast here, amadeus begins to weave illusions. auditory illusions — the winds and the strings that complete the concerto — start them off. at the direction of his hand and his baton both, the invisible instruments sing to life and follow the score as though they had ghostly players to read them.
just at the moment in which the piano is set to cue, amadeus finishes gesturing out the spell, allowing for the instruments to accompany them all the way through as he slips the baton back into his coat and — lays his fingers across the keys.
he makes a point not to look at salieri when they both begin – placing his complete and whole-hearted trust that he will hear that faithful answer when he calls. ]
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and now ... for the music.
a look of jubilant determination sets on his expression as he brings his baton up for the final time. adding to the endless bars of magic cast here, amadeus begins to weave illusions. auditory illusions — the winds and the strings that complete the concerto — start them off. at the direction of his hand and his baton both, the invisible instruments sing to life and follow the score as though they had ghostly players to read them.
just at the moment in which the piano is set to cue, amadeus finishes gesturing out the spell, allowing for the instruments to accompany them all the way through as he slips the baton back into his coat and — lays his fingers across the keys.
he makes a point not to look at salieri when they both begin – placing his complete and whole-hearted trust that he will hear that faithful answer when he calls. ]