[ the stage, the piece, the magic — them. as they take turns expertly laying out the themes of the uplifting concerto, it all makes a poignant statement.
not only on the limitless nature of magic, restricted by the texts of the coven, but on the emotional force of music, the freedom in art, and ...
... the empowerment of the two of them working together for all to hear.
amadeus almost wishes it weren't such an unheard of thing. it's secondary in his mind, after all, that the sight of working with a chimera — not only his bonded, his friend, but even (imagine it!) his stately superior in life — as a witch was a radical act.
but it is, and the image of the two of them on stage, taking turns leading this magnificent duet is borderline uncomfortable to some of the dorchacht natives in the audience. in some ways, salieri was still following his lead, of course, as much as the conductor-musician relationship demands, but that can't really be helped... he's the genius who wrote the piece, after all.
what's more, the happiness on salieri's face – one he intently sneaks a glimpse of from over the gleaming top board – says it all. they're equals. and he chose this piece specifically to convey such a message – to create a dialogue where each of them takes an equal amount of time singing, leading, listening.
so much can be conveyed without words, and amadeus knows — by the way that several in the audience shift uncomfortably and yet don't dare to speak or tear their eyes away — that he– they can open dorchacht minds with this duet alone. ]
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not only on the limitless nature of magic, restricted by the texts of the coven, but on the emotional force of music, the freedom in art, and ...
... the empowerment of the two of them working together for all to hear.
amadeus almost wishes it weren't such an unheard of thing. it's secondary in his mind, after all, that the sight of working with a chimera — not only his bonded, his friend, but even (imagine it!) his stately superior in life — as a witch was a radical act.
but it is, and the image of the two of them on stage, taking turns leading this magnificent duet is borderline uncomfortable to some of the dorchacht natives in the audience. in some ways, salieri was still following his lead, of course, as much as the conductor-musician relationship demands, but that can't really be helped... he's the genius who wrote the piece, after all.
what's more, the happiness on salieri's face – one he intently sneaks a glimpse of from over the gleaming top board – says it all. they're equals. and he chose this piece specifically to convey such a message – to create a dialogue where each of them takes an equal amount of time singing, leading, listening.
so much can be conveyed without words, and amadeus knows — by the way that several in the audience shift uncomfortably and yet don't dare to speak or tear their eyes away — that he– they can open dorchacht minds with this duet alone. ]