capeandcowl | first movement; overture [ video ]

[ The room is dark - well, dimly lit. Someone appears to have taken pains to shut as much light out as possible without actually moving anything, but it doesn't do that much.

The person responsible for the broadcast moves into the view of the camera, seemingly unaware of it. Their face can't be made out - not that it could anyway, as they're not facing the camera.

There's enough light to discern that this person is wearing a black, slightly ragged suit, contrasting nicely with shoulder-length white hair. There's the rustle of cloth, the soft plink of a string, and a violin briefly comes into view as they raise the instrument to their shoulder, bow in the other hand.

A slightly shaky breath, and then they put bow to string, pausing for a brief moment.

And then the violin sings. This performance goes on for quite a while.

What may be impressive is that the whole thing is played perfectly; no hesitation or stumbling. When the person is finished, they lower the violin, and the broadcast ends.

The name attached to the broadcast may be familiar to some people. ]

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Please, call me Agatha, Herr Bowin. You're making my miss my spinet, I admit.

[She'll have to add one to the mechanical orchestra she's thinking of building.]

Ah, you have - had - a spinet? They're beautiful instruments, though there aren't too many still in working condition, last I checked. [ enthusiasm!! god he loves music. ]

I did, back home. Well, my mother - foster mother - taught it. I've had experience with other similar instruments, too.

Actually, I'm...building something like one, right now. As part of a larger project.

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Really? Fascinating! I didn't know anyone taught the spinet - though I suppose I might come from a world different from yours. [ DC universe: once you've bebopped around hell and gone through a crisis and caused one sort of, different worlds Ain't Even A Thing. ]

Are you, now? What kind of project would that be, if I might ask? [ honestly interested!! ]

Well, if you know one instrument with a keyboard, it's just that much easier to learn the others, really!

[She nods, smiling brightly!]

It's, ah. Well, you might think it silly. I was thinking of building a mechanical orchestra. Someone I knew back home had one, and I did repair the silverodeon. I don't think it would be too difficult.

[By the way, the background of this video is clearly a workshop of the SCIENCE!!!!! type. There's at least one energy coil thing visible - required equipment for every mad scientist - and some small robots doing things behind her.]

Ah, I suppose that would be true - though the keyboard family isn't my forte, so to speak. [ mild musical puns.... ]

A mechanical orchestra? Really? [ wow this sounds pretty cool! he doesn't think it's silly at all ] That would be a substantial endeavor, would it not?

Oh, I look forward to the challenge! Not only do the players need to be built, so do the instruments, and to get them to sound right will be difficult.

I do believe you've inspired me to start earlier than I'd planned.

Is that so? Well, I wish you the best of luck. It sounds like a significant project.

I'm glad to encourage, at least. If you require any assistance with tuning, I would be happy to assist.

I may just have to take you up on that offer when I've got something more than sketches and a few partly-built clockworks.

Out of curiosity, do you...compose? I'm not quite as familiar with the music, here, as my timeline was completely different. I would love to hear any suggestions you might have.

I look forward to it. [ he is going to enjoy living here, he can tell ]

Hm, composing isn't something I've had to do for a long time, though I do improvise on occasion. I can provide some groundwork, however, but it does depend on the style of music you'd like to work in.

[asdlkfwer how do i shot classical.]

Well, I've become quite partial to Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev since arriving here, but I haven't made any concrete decisions as of yet.

I would appreciate any suggestions you have. No rush! It will probably take awhile to build.

[And by awhile she means like. Two weeks maybe? A month at most. SCIENCE.]

[ ah, classical, always a favourite ]

Ah, excellent choices! You have good taste. [ then again he likes all sorts of music so... ] Out of those two, I'd have to say that I prefer Prokofiev over Rachmaninoff.

[ he's totally noodling around with his violin while he's talking to you, by the way, just kind of playing bits of different pieces by both composers. he was classically trained, so he's always harbored a fondness for older music, and he had the money to collect recordings and music. ]

Though - do you listen to Chopin at all? I do recommend him. And if you enjoy Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky is worth a listen - Rachmaninoff's early work drew quite a lot of inspiration from him.

[Well she's from an alternate 1800s where her love interest built a mechanical orchestra and composed his own music and..yes. Modern stuff, not exactly her thing. Needs more science.]

I've heard a few Chopin pieces, I think, on the local classical statiosn while in my workshop.

[And yes, she's sort of itching to try some of his piano stuff. Maaaaybe.]

I'd love to talk music in person sometime, if you'd be willing to swing by my shop.

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