//------------------------------// // Story Notes // Story: The Composer // by Smug Anime Girl //------------------------------// Schuberry is named after Austrian composer Franz Schubert, and the way she plays is modeled after Chinese pianist Lang Lang. He's pretty epic, check him out. The broken grammar she uses when Celestia first finds her is based off Chinese grammar, which I had to translate in my head since they fixed Google Translate for the most part now. Her gifts include photographic memory of sheet music and excellent improvization skills. Hayseed is heavily based off the mule of the same name in Piemation's Sheriff Hayseed series. He was supposed to be a more important character, but his role shifted to Gusty since having the story filled with musicians would detract from the main themes about family and etc. Andante's character draws inspiration from Salieri, the lesser-known Italian composer. His name is a musical term, meaning 'moderately slow tempo.' Despite being a blue stallion, Andante was originally supposed to be a deep purple, almost red mare with a greyed mane and tail. After putting it in General Tzoi's pony creator, I realized that it looked horrifying and decided against it. Hoofel is pony Handel, and considered by Schuberry, Luna, and Andante to be the greatest composer to have lived in Equestria. Maybe I'll do a story on him someday... Shetland & Sons is a play on words with Steinway & Sons, an American piano maker founded in 1853, and the Shetland Pony, a Scottish breed. Ambletivirus is a play on words with: Amati, the last name of an Italian violin maker, and amble, a general term for horse gaits that are around the same speed as a trot or pace but far smoother. Stradivirus is the name of string instruments built by the Stradivari family, and it is said that their sound is of higher quality than other instruments, though blind experiments have not proven this. Both these string instruments are seldom played, and are more commonly found as collector items. I began to run out of clipart after "Foal Harmonics" and had to buy a small pack off the internet to keep it going. So yes, this story, at the moment of it's completion, has a net loss of around 20 USD. I didn't plan for every chapter to have a word count rounded to the hundred's place but after Chapter 1 and 2 both did by some miracle I made it a challenge. Apparently it's been working ever since. This story takes place shortly after S9E25, and it sets up events in The Final Problem. This story is also formatted to light mode, so if you read through the entire thing in dark mode, you're a souless demon and I'm scared of you. Here is a list of songs featured in this story, with their real life counterpart and what chapter they're featured in. I have added links to the specific versions I was thinking of, if anyone wants to listen to the song as they go back and read. Schuberry's version of the Rose's Ballad is based off the Ballade No 1 in G Minor, Op 23 by Chopin (Bakery Tunes, Schuberry Suite) The Violet Etude is based off the Etude in C-sharp minor, Op.10, No. 4 by Chopin (Bakery Tunes) The Bakery Song is based off Hot Milk by Snail's House (Bakery Tunes) The Ursa Major Concerto is based off the Carmen Concert Fantasy Op. 25 by De Saraste (Love Child) The Pheasant Duet is based off String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11 by Tchaikovsky (Love Child) The song that Schuberry played to Luster Dawn is Temmie Village by Toby Fox (Bagged Lunch) Hoofel's March For Piano is based off Op. 53 in A Flat Major by Chopin (Bagged Lunch) Hoofel's tune (E4G4E4D4G4C4D4C4B3G3) is the theme tune of MLP (Lunchbox War) The rock song played during the Nightmare Night celebration in Manehattan is Sail Away by Styx (Foal Harmonics) Magical Sonata is based off Dreilide Thrace Sonata No 1 by Bear McCreary (Ladon Letter) Vivid Shining Sky is based off The Color of Friendship by Hideyuki Fukasawa (Wonderbolts Blue) Andante's violin playing (or Cold Love by Hoofel) is based off Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Saens (Guilty Displeasures) The Pleasant Etude is based off the largo section of Fantaisie-Impromptu by Chopin (Guardian Discourse) sturdy is based off a piano cover of Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts (Guardian Discourse) Rose Play 1st Movement is based off Piano Concerto No.21 by Mozart (Mundane Things) Rose Play 2nd Movement Wanderer Fantasy by Schubert (Mundane Things) Rose Thorn is based off Etude Op. 25 'Winter Wind' by Chopin (Andante Allegro) Wilting Rose is based off The Wrong Note Etude by Chopin (Andante Allegro) Snow Rose 1st Movement is based off Nocturne in A-Flat Major by Liszt (Andante Allegro) Snow Rose 2st Movement is based off Impromptu No. 3 by Schubert (Andante Allegro) Snow Rose 3rd Movement is based off Air by Bach (Andante Allegro) "Andante, you are mad!" is based off Bolero by Ravel (Andante Allegro) The Night Rose is based off The Girl with the Flaxen Hair by Debussy (Andante Allegro) Play Rose is based off Sonata No.21 by Beethoven (Andante Allegro) Sun and Moon is based off Roslin and Adama by Bear McCreary (True Harmony) Rose Jazz is based off After 3:00am at Quark's by Dennis McCarthy (True Harmony) Glacial Violin Etude is based off Love's Sorrow by Kreisler (True Harmony) Andante Virus is based off La Ronde des Lutins, Op. 25 by Bazzini (True Harmony) Farewell Rose is based off Everything Stays by Rebecca Sugar and Drift Away by Jon Pumper (True Harmony) Rose Duet is based off Butterfly Waltz by Brian Crain (Flowering Night) Schuberry Virus is based off Introduction et Tarantelle Op. 43 by de Sarasate (Flowering Night) There is some music that never fit into the context of the story but I still wanted to add them as a sort of 'honorary mention.' I guess they could fit into the Galloping Gala scenes in Flowering Night. Beethoven's 5th Symphony, 2nd Movement Kaiser-Walzer by Strauss The Inner Light by Jay Chattaway Water Music by Handel Battlestar Operatica by Bear McCreary Manhatta by The Cinematic Orchestra 3 Old Viennese Dances by Kreisler Pas de Deux by Tchaikovsky Mishima Closing by Philip Glass The Swan Saint by Saens I had some help from The Red Parade and EverfreePony in terms of grammar and editing, thanks you two ;D Thanks to the following for supporting me along the way: truenorth14, Mr_Mopey, Melody Song Here's some art, along with their artists. Make sure check their profiles out: Randomspagetti Coco Candy Sleepy Panda NixWorld