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Arden snaps upright in his bed, looking around to see his brothers in the Chantry move likewise. He looks between them for any explanations, but decides to instead roll back into bed and discuss it further in the morning.

1/10 lacks cultural respect

Is this from Zelda? (I only ask because of Majora's Mask, but I haven't played any of the games other than Ocarina...)

I really like the ending. I have not been reading or listening to nearly as much Liszt as I should be. Nice tune.

Hard to go wrong with Dvorak. I've wanted to play this for a while. Maybe next year ;-;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw Plastic bag tax

Let me begin by introducing myself a bit. I am Aep, and I play viola (like a violin but not). Within this thread I have listed a few pieces of classical music that I have either played or have enjoyed listening to, one or two of which I consider among my favorite compositions. I hope you enjoy listening, and even if classical music isn't really your thing, I urge you to give it a try (though I acknowledge it is, for some people, an acquired taste)! Symphony no. 5, Allegro non troppo - Dmitri Shostakovich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YarFI7r2shY Shostakovich wrote some insanely hard stuff, and this is certainly up there. He was a fan of using a constantly moving line, meaning very few rests and many time signature changes. Say what you will about the Russians, they had some kick-ass composers. The conductor here is Leonard Bernstein, who was quite the personality. Rest in peace. There's a good spot at ~7:50 if you should choose to skip ahead. Bacchanale - Camille Saint-Saëns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XT72VAk1M0 Bacchanale has a more Middle-Eastern feel to it, which I am a big fan of. When I played this we did not have winds, which sounded much less... complete. The conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, has some great hair. 2nd Symphony in D Major, Mvt 4 - Sibelius (Good part at ~13:00) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY6b1DdSCwk This piece has a very triumphant, jubilant sound to it at times. I didn't recognize it by name until we started rehearsing this one for our full orchestra rep, but it is easily one of my favorites. Again, Bernstein, being Bernstein. 1812 Overture (The one with cannons) - Tchaikovsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbxgYlcNxE8 The 'cannon' theme (~12:00) is hinted at throughout the piece, but is otherwise not the triumphant, nationalistic tune I had associated it with as a kid. Tchaikovsky has my love eternally for his work. Scheherezade (The Story of the Kalendar Prince) - Rimsky-Korsakov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg-kVzDAKxo A slower one, I will admit. This was the very first piece I played with winds and strings in the same room (full orchestra) and has accordingly earned my love. There is something frightening about sitting fourth row viola and having five trumpets blast out a note from directly behind me, but it is also surprisingly satisfying. 8/10, would recommend. Passacaglia - Handel-Halvorsen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZawzc8HJio Itzhak, every violinist's Yo-Yo Ma and Pinchas Zukerman. The ultimate duo! I couldn't accurately tell you how many times I've listened to this one, but I can guarantee that it is at least five! Thanks for listening! Submit your favorite music (classical or naw) below if you like.

Arden nods in approval, tacitly making salt as he watches the adherents make their connections to Tahariae.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjAWAUc_33k Aep stepped onto the docks of Greyhaven, the smell of salty brine washing over him in the waning daylight. Before him, the Winter flagship bobbed in the changing tides and appeared impatient to cut the waves of the open ocean and break against them. Martin Winter went ahead and attended Lord Harold in shouting at the sailors as they set about their work, but Aep stopped for a moment and listened to the noise of the waves lapping against the ship’s hull. He tugged at the low brim of his vest and pulled a thrice-folded letter from within, tracing his fingers along its edges and looking over the name of the recipient on its topmost face. With a smile, Aep placed it upon a nearby bench and a single glimmering mina on top of it to keep the letter from fluttering away in the breeze. He looked back to it once more, lovingly, but left it to be read by any who should chose to- yet it would feel wrong to take it. Aep steps aboard the ship full of shouting and cursing sailors but blissfully finds sleep below the deck. His slumber is dreamless and uninterrupted as the ship floats upon the silvery surface of the sea to lands unknown.

Aep stamps a piece of paper with a rather unofficial looking seal and gives a heartfelt thumbs-up.

I present to the peoples of LotC: a bunch of screenshots I took with shaders! Tuv Aviv: Thales I loved this zone a lot. Athera CT: Launch Day (With UI) Good times. Athera CT: Launch Day (Without UI) Vault Event: Athera (I think this was Iblees?) Correct me if I'm wrong about the event. All I remember is dying halfway through the jumping puzzle :<