There are a lot of ups and downs to being a musician. This is the story of how two musicians, one on top of the world, but still missing something. And the other at the bottom, not knowing what to do. find what there both looking for in a small bar in Manhattan.

(Humanized, Octavia/Scratch)

Special thanks to BronyDak for editing.

It's just another normal week of Vinyl Scratch attending school with the most beautiful creature on the the face of the earth.

A girl with indigo hair landed in my shower in a flash of light, can use magic and claims that she is, or was, a pony...and says I'm the crazy one. I promise, I'm not. Though her elitist little mannerisms might just drive me to kill her, we'll see if we can get her back to her home before that happens.

(A POE Romantic Dramity)
(Standard disclaimers of non-ownership apply)
(Cover Image credited to artist)

A pianist from Earth is home on a lonely Saturday, getting ready to enjoy his weekend, when he is suddenly summoned to Equestria - only to find himself being held captive by The Great and Powerful Trixie, who plans to use him as a piano-playing slave in her show.

If you came here looking for the sequel, 'The Piano Man: Act II', it can be found here.

This story is a sequel to Beethoven's Tenth

It is a fact that the Classical Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Moztrot, had died of a failed kidney and Influenza on December 5th, 791 A.B.N.M. There was no doubt about it for on that date, he ceased to exist as a pony. However, as much of a tragedy, it was for a stallion to leave behind some of the greatest masterpieces and an unfinished Requiem - it was not the end for the composer himself. Thanks to an accidental spell cast by Sunburst, the master of music is given a second life in modern Equestria.

A tremendous thank you to Bitpull for going out of his/her way for editing this monster of a story.

And since this story is going to include Mozart’s music, I’m going to let you all see what kind of his pieces I’m planning to incorporate into the story. As well as this list too of all the what if the music he might have written. So if there are any other pieces that you think should be in this story, let me know.

A special thanks to
Starlight Serenade for creating the cover art.

Music in this fic in chronological order:

- Sonata No.8 in A Minor K.310 2nd Mov (Chapter 2).
- Twelve Variations on “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman” (Chapter 4).
- Rondo Alla Turca
- “Raindrop” Prelude, Op 28, No. 15 by Chopin
- Chopin’s “Raindrop Prelude in the Style of Mozart, improvised by Richard Grayson (Chapter 6).
- Fantasy in D Minor K. 397 (Chapter 8).
- Adagio in C for Glass Harmonica, K. 356 / K. 617a (Chapter 9).
- Wiegenlied (Lullaby), K. 350. (Chapter 11.)
- Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor. K. 466 (Chapter 12).
- Sonata Op 106 "Hammerklavier," 1st Movement by Beethoven.
- Master Oogway Suite (Theme) by Hans Zimmer and John Powell. (Chapter 13)
- Caprice No. 10 by Paganini
- Dubstep Cello | Prelude from Suite No. 1 for Cello by J.S. Bach (DUBSTEP VERSION WITH CELLO) by J. S. Bach and Emberz
- Bach Prelude Romosel Trance remix by J. S. Bach and Roman (Chapter 15)
- Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (Chapter 16)
- Serenade No. 10, Adagio (Chapter 17)
- 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky (Chapter 17)
- Notturno in G minor by Fanny Mendelssohn (Chapter 18)
- Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, 2nd movement Andante. K. 545 (Chapter 18)
- Requiem Mass: Introitus/Kyrie K. 626 (Chapter 19)
- Requiem Mass: Dies Ira K. 626 (Chapter 19)
- Requiem Mass: Tuba Mirum (Chapter 20)
- Requiem Mass: Rex Temendae (Chapter 20)
- Requiem Mass: Recordare (Chapter 20)
- Requiem Mass: Confutatis (Chapter 20)
- Requiem Mass: Lacrymosa and Amen Fugue (Chapter 20)
- Sonatina for Violin and Piano ("Indian Lament"), B. 183 (Op. 100) Second movement - Larghetto by Dvorak (Chapter 22)
- Serenade for Strings by Schubert (Chapter 22)
- “Un Bel Di” for violin and piano by Puccini (Chapter 22)
- Ode To Joy To The World (With Choir & Bell Ringers) by The Piano Guys (Chapter 23).
- Salieri's March Turned Into Non Piu Andrai From The Marriage of Figaro by an unknown author (Chapter 25).
- Violin Concerto No 3, 3rd movement from the “Master and Commander” soundtrack (Chapter 25).
- A Variation Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata No 11 in A major, K 331(Chapter 25).
- Great Mass in C minor - Kyrie (Chapter 25).
- Improvising according to W.A.Mozart style by Chr.Lekkas piano (Chapter 26).
- Toy Symphony by Leopold Mozart (Chapter 27).
- Violin & Harpsichord Sonata No.1 (K.6) by Wolfgang Amadeus & Maria-Anna Mozart (Chapter 27).
- Piano Concerto No.2 in E-flat major, Op.25 (1818) by Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (Chapter 27).
- Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 3: No. 1 by Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georg (Chapter 28).
- Piano Concerto in C Major by Antonio Salieri (Chapter 28).
- Piano Concerto in F Major, "Rerun" (in the style of Mozart) (D. Fraser) : I. Hill Street Blues by Grant Gershon (Chapter 28).
- Piano Concerto in F Major, "Rerun" (in the style of Mozart) (D. Fraser) : II. Suicide is Painless (M-A-S-H) by Grant Gershon (Chapter 28).
- Piano Concerto in F Major, “Rerun” (in the style of Mozart) (D. Fraser) : III. The Brady Bunch by Grant Gershon (Chapter 28).
- The Chipmunk Song, performed by The Northern Lights Orchestra by Unknown (Chapter 28).
- Canon for 3 Voices in B-flat major, "Leck mir den Arsch fein recht schön sauber." K.233 (Chapter 30).
- Prelude (Fantasy) and Fugue in C Major. KV 394. (Chapter 30).
- Bellman's Lullaby - Arrangement by Beethoven (Chapter 31).
- Für Elise for clavichord by Beethoven, arranged by Gerard van Reenen (Chapter 31).
- Overture from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 32).
– “Se vuol ballare, singnor Contino" for "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 32).
- "Non piu Andrai" from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 32).
- “Porgi amor” from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 33).
- "Voi che sapete" from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 33).
- "E Susanna non vien!...Dove sono i bei momenti" from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 34).
- "Canzonetta Sull’aria" from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 34).
- "Ecco la Marcia” Amanti costanti” (Chapter 34).
- "L’ho Perduta… Me Meschina!" from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 35).
- “Contessa, perdono!” from "The Marriage of Figaro" (Chapter 35).
- Violin Sonata No 26 in B-flat major, K 378 (Andantino sostenuto e cantabile) (Chapter 36).
- Scarborough Fair, cover by Paul Dwyer (Chapter 39).
- "Moonlight" Sonata, 1st Movement for Orchestra by Beethoven. Arranged by Stokowski (Chapter 40).
- Scheherazade Symphonic Poem, 1st Movement. by N. Rimsky-Korsakov (Chapter 40).
- Scheherazade Symphonic Poem, 2nd Movement. by N. Rimsky-Korsakov (Chapter 40).
- Scheherazade Symphonic Poem 3rd Movement. by N. Rimsky-Korsakov (Chapter 40).
- Scheherazade Symphonic Poem 4th Movement. by N. Rimsky-Korsakov (Chapter 40).
- Clarinet Concerto, 1st Movement (Chapter 42).
- Clarinet Concerto, 2nd Movement (Chapter 42).
- Clarinet Concerto, 3rd Movement (Chapter 42).
- The Magic Flute, Overture (Chapter 43).
- The Magic Flute, "Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja" (Chapter 43).
- The Magic Flute, "O Zittre Nicht, Mein Lieber Sohn" (Chapter 43).
- The Magic Flute, "Bei Mannern" (Chapter 43).
- The Magic Flute, "Das Klinget" (Chapter 43).
- The Magic Flute, "Der Holle Rache Kocht in Meinem Herzen" (Chapter 44).
- The Magic Flute, "In diesen heil'gen Hallen" (Chapter 44).
- The Magic Flute, "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen" (Chapter 44).
- The Magic Flute, "Der welcher wandert diese Strashe voll veschwerden" (Chapter 44).
- The Magic Flute, "Papagena/Papageno!" (Chapter 44).
- The Magic Flute, "Finale" (Chapter 44).
- Violin Concerto #5, 1st Movement for Unaccompanied Solo Violin (Chapter 46).

No one alive today can say where she came from; simply that she has always been there.

And yet, few ponies have had a greater impact on Princess Celestia's life than Raven, her most faithful aide.

Inspired by and based off of a headcanon put forth by Heir-of-Rick, though perhaps a bit less insidious than what he had in mind. He very kindly provided an alternate version of his image for me to use as my cover image! Text added by me.

All comments and criticism very welcome!

Featured in the Royal Canterlot Library! Go there to read the interview for some behind-the-scenes info on this story!

Translations: Chinese, Spanish!

This story is a sequel to Forbidden Melodies

Two centuries have passed since Nightmare Moon's banishment, yet everypony's fear for nightfall still paralyzed Equestrians in every corner of the realm. Princess Celestia tasked her young student, Glissando, to venture into the world and soothe the hearts of her subjects before terror consumes them.

Now, five years later, Glissando has returned home as a grand maestro with his answer: a song to reshape the very foundations of the world and banish the darkness forever.

Proofread by ShutterflyYay
Special Thanks to: Manaphy
Cover art Strict by Mechagen
Updated: 10/15/21

Standing on the ruins of Chrysalis's fallen empire, newly-crowned King Thorax has a long overdue meeting with his former peers. Amidst their discussions, the reborn changelings are met by a coal nymph, forgotten in the hive's nursery. Scared and confused, the young drone shuts down towards all but Thorax, who consoles the nymph, and demonstrates the power of sharing love between changelings.

* Edited by Double R Forrest.
* Part of the Love Bug Continuity!
* Story artwork by Percy-McMurphy.

Twilight and her friends know the routine. The Cutie Map summons one or more of them by making their cutie marks glow and flash. They come to the castle to answer the summons then depart to some distant part of Equestria to solve a friendship problem. They've all done it many times before.

But whose cutie mark is that? It's not anypony in Ponyville. Or anypony Twilight's friends have met.

What's a pony to do when one morning their cutie mark starts glowing, and they have no idea why?

Tyler is your typical desk jockey; works at a desk all day, then plays games at a desk all night.

But when he accepts the duty of leading a small changeling hive in a dream, he finds himself woefully unprepared for the responsibilities thrust upon him.

Yeah, he did volunteer for it, but how was he supposed to know that some dreams are real?