Rapimento del Profondo

[favoritebean]

Sofie woke with a start. Her heart raced, and her breathing was ragged. She looked down. Sofie was covered in sweat, and it took a minute for her to get her bearings. She propped herself up on an elbow, and loosened her hair from her cheek.

Comments

[reckless_blues]

I liked this. It's interesting for me to read something about musicians, because I don't understand music and don't particularly like it and the way they express themselves through it is completely alien to me. So I'm fascinated by it. Have you ever read An Equal Music? It reminded me a little of that.

[favoritebean]

Thank you for reading. I worried that having such a specific topic might deter readers since the classical performing arts is such a specific thing to write about.

With regards to "An Equal Music,' I am unacquainted with the book, but now I am going to make a point of finding a copy to read. Thanks for the title recommendation.

[reckless_blues]

After I read An Equal Music I heard that musicians love the book and non-musicians think the characters are kind of cold and bland. I thought the characters were kind of cold and bland, because I'm no musician. It's interesting to me that there's something there, some way that the characters were communicating, that I completely cannot access.

...maybe I'll try to pick up the violin or something, I'll be alive for another fifty or sixty years (God willing), I have plenty of time.

[favoritebean]

I will definitely keep an eye on that when I read the book. Many musicians tend to invest so much into their art that they are often physically and emotionally spent afterward. A lot of them (myself included) can be somewhat socially awkward, so they may come across as conceited or cold.

Then again, it does depend on what type of musician you spend time with. I've found that jazz musicians are a lot more laid back and outgoing (well, except for Miles Davis).

I'll envy you if you do pick up violin. It's a lovely instrument.

[kickthehobbit]

This is chilling.

[favoritebean]

Thanks for reading. Were it not for xo_kizzy_xo, Arturo would have been a blood thirsty vampire. So she gets credit for his... uh... fetish.

Also, while I've never personally worked with a conductor that creepy, I have worked with pianists like Sofia.

[bleodswean]

You've done a great job translating the complexities of the language of music into words! The plot is disturbing and you conveyed that well!

[beeker121]

I've always wondered what members of an orchestra think about when they have simple parts or are not playing for a section of a piece. This is a creepy take on that idea. I get the feeling the maestro has done this before.

[roina_arwen]

All of the music terms and descriptions are fascinating, and I love the Italian as well. :)