By Naomi
On a dream like day, in a dream like kingdom called Musonia, there were four festivals occurring. These four festivals were named Tempora, Acoustaria, Dynamici, and Rhapsodita. These festivals were held at the front gate of the grand castle, which was named Musicology. The Festival Tempora was on the far left of the castle. Rhapsodita was on the far right and Acoustaria and Dynamici were in the middle.
Around eleven on the dream like day, one Musonian girl was standing a little to the right of the front gate. The girl was wearing a dark blue dress. Her name was Sempre Animato but almost everyone called her Semantic because she was very intelligent. She had beautiful blueish gray eyes and blond hair. She was waiting for a friend.
At ten past eleven Semantic's friend walked towards her. This girl, who was two years younger than Semantic, was wearing an almost identical dress except it was the color green. Her name was Clarie Motif and she had blueish green eyes and curly strawberry-blond hair. Clarie spotted Semantic and said in an excited tone, "Hey, Sempre!" Clarie preferred to call Semantic by her true name because she always thought it suited her perfectly. "I have been looking for you everywhere!"
"Hello, Clarie. I told you to meet me at the front gate around eleven, did I not?" inquired Semantic.
"Oh! Yes, yes you did now that I think about it. I'm sorry, it slipped my mind." said Clarie who felt very stupid for forgetting such a detail.
Semantic laughed, "It's fine," then lightly gestured towards the festivals. "How are you enjoying the four festivals?"
"They are amazing! So much music and so many people who are also enjoying them," said Clarie happily. She had never been to any of the four festivals before because she had moved to Musonia almost two years ago and had been out of town during the previous one.
Semantic smiled and said, "Glad you are enjoying them."
"Sempre?" asked Clarie.
"Yes?"
"What exactly is each festival about?"
"Ah, well, it is a long explanation but we still have time before noon," said Semantic, who smiled and then continued, "As you probably already know the four festivals are called Tempora, Acoustaria, Dynamici, and Rhapsodita. Each one of these festivals is unique but have one thing in common, which is-"
"Which is music!" exclaimed Clarie who then realized she had said this out loud, "Oh, sorry I interrupted you." She laughed and said, "Continue."
Semantic also laughed and then continued, "You're correct. It is music. Music is the reason this kingdom exists. Hence the name of it. It is said that around the 1500s our country, Triartia, was founded and was then split into three kingdoms that were named Musonia, Visartia, and Dramatia. Each of these kingdoms was ruled by one king of great knowledge in the art that their kingdom was named after. In the 1500s our first king was named Maestro Musikay. In honor of our kingdom, Maestro Musikay ordered a celebration which was broken up into four sections occurring all at once.
"One of the four festivals is called Tempora. Tempora is the festival of tempo. Music in various tempos is played and everyone dances to them. It is neat to see the different tempos affect the way people dance."
Clarie laughed and said, "Dancing? That's funny. I'll probably never take part in that."
Semantic asked, "Why not?"
"I'm just not much of a dancer. Please continue. I'll try not to interrupt again." smiled Clarie.
Semantic smiled back and said, "It's fine. I don't mind when you interrupt, I just have to remember what I am talking about. Anyway, as I was saying, Tempora is all about tempo and from the word tempo we obviously get its name. Plus there are games where you can pretend to be a metronome," Semantic laughs, "which are funny to watch because some people fall over. They also sell all sorts of metronomes in many shapes and sizes."
Clarie smiled, "That's really neat."
"Indeed," continued Semantic, "and it is only one of the four. The second is the Festival of Acoustaria. During this festival you can hear singing. Some singers may have their acoustic guitars. Each voice is unique and you'll notice this the closer you listen. There are games which determine the type of music best fits your voice. It is quite fun if you enjoy singing."
Clarie laughed again, "Singing? I also won't take part in this."
"What? You have a beautiful singing voice!" asserted Semantic.
"No, not really," persisted Clarie, "only during choir. Any other environment and my singing sounds horrible."
Semantic rolled her eyes, "Whatever you say. Now should I continue? We don't have much time till noon."
"Oh yes, please continue! Wait. What is at noon?"
"Why the speech from Maestro Fortissimo, of course!" said Semantic, who tried to remind Clarie. She couldn't remember so she nodded trying to cover up another lost detail. "The third festival is the quietest and loudest of the festivals. Therefore it is appropriately named Dynamici. During the day music is played at various degrees of loud and soft. Sometimes you might even forget Dynamici exists because it is so soft but when it becomes loud you can barely hear your own thoughts! It is the most random which makes it one of the most fun to listen to. You'll never know what's coming." said Semantic, who paused to listen to Dynamici.
"That sounds fun. I was wondering why earlier I couldn't hear my thoughts." Clarie then laughed, "Hey! Maybe, that is why I forgot about the speech and where to find you!"
In a joking manner, Semantic said, "I'm sorry but that was your own fault not Dynamici's." Clarie laughs in agreement and tells her to continue.
Semantic continued, "Last but not least is Rhapsodita. Rhapsodita, like all the other festivals' names, comes from a musical term. This music term is literally different from all others and is called Rhapsody. During this festival many composers test out their works. Many of the works having the effect of flooding you with emotion. Others confuse you because the meaning is odd and unable to be identified.
"All of these festivals, as I said before, involve music. You would think all four of these festivals placed by each other would make a racket but they don't. Well, Clarie," sighed Semantic happily, "is this a suitable explanation for what the four festivals are about?"
Clarie smiles joyfully, "Yes! Thank you very much! You are very good at explaining things, Sempre."
"This is good to know, since I am hoping to teach at the grand castle someday." Semantic smiles at the thought of teaching music because it is her dream job.
"Knowing your musical ability and accurate way of explaining things to me, I know you will." grinned Clarie. Semantic was about to say thank you but right then almost eighty trumpets blared their sound. They played as loud as was humanly possible. Clarie smiled at Sempre and eagerly awaited the speech to come.
Around eleven on the dream like day, one Musonian girl was standing a little to the right of the front gate. The girl was wearing a dark blue dress. Her name was Sempre Animato but almost everyone called her Semantic because she was very intelligent. She had beautiful blueish gray eyes and blond hair. She was waiting for a friend.
At ten past eleven Semantic's friend walked towards her. This girl, who was two years younger than Semantic, was wearing an almost identical dress except it was the color green. Her name was Clarie Motif and she had blueish green eyes and curly strawberry-blond hair. Clarie spotted Semantic and said in an excited tone, "Hey, Sempre!" Clarie preferred to call Semantic by her true name because she always thought it suited her perfectly. "I have been looking for you everywhere!"
"Hello, Clarie. I told you to meet me at the front gate around eleven, did I not?" inquired Semantic.
"Oh! Yes, yes you did now that I think about it. I'm sorry, it slipped my mind." said Clarie who felt very stupid for forgetting such a detail.
Semantic laughed, "It's fine," then lightly gestured towards the festivals. "How are you enjoying the four festivals?"
"They are amazing! So much music and so many people who are also enjoying them," said Clarie happily. She had never been to any of the four festivals before because she had moved to Musonia almost two years ago and had been out of town during the previous one.
Semantic smiled and said, "Glad you are enjoying them."
"Sempre?" asked Clarie.
"Yes?"
"What exactly is each festival about?"
"Ah, well, it is a long explanation but we still have time before noon," said Semantic, who smiled and then continued, "As you probably already know the four festivals are called Tempora, Acoustaria, Dynamici, and Rhapsodita. Each one of these festivals is unique but have one thing in common, which is-"
"Which is music!" exclaimed Clarie who then realized she had said this out loud, "Oh, sorry I interrupted you." She laughed and said, "Continue."
Semantic also laughed and then continued, "You're correct. It is music. Music is the reason this kingdom exists. Hence the name of it. It is said that around the 1500s our country, Triartia, was founded and was then split into three kingdoms that were named Musonia, Visartia, and Dramatia. Each of these kingdoms was ruled by one king of great knowledge in the art that their kingdom was named after. In the 1500s our first king was named Maestro Musikay. In honor of our kingdom, Maestro Musikay ordered a celebration which was broken up into four sections occurring all at once.
"One of the four festivals is called Tempora. Tempora is the festival of tempo. Music in various tempos is played and everyone dances to them. It is neat to see the different tempos affect the way people dance."
Clarie laughed and said, "Dancing? That's funny. I'll probably never take part in that."
Semantic asked, "Why not?"
"I'm just not much of a dancer. Please continue. I'll try not to interrupt again." smiled Clarie.
Semantic smiled back and said, "It's fine. I don't mind when you interrupt, I just have to remember what I am talking about. Anyway, as I was saying, Tempora is all about tempo and from the word tempo we obviously get its name. Plus there are games where you can pretend to be a metronome," Semantic laughs, "which are funny to watch because some people fall over. They also sell all sorts of metronomes in many shapes and sizes."
Clarie smiled, "That's really neat."
"Indeed," continued Semantic, "and it is only one of the four. The second is the Festival of Acoustaria. During this festival you can hear singing. Some singers may have their acoustic guitars. Each voice is unique and you'll notice this the closer you listen. There are games which determine the type of music best fits your voice. It is quite fun if you enjoy singing."
Clarie laughed again, "Singing? I also won't take part in this."
"What? You have a beautiful singing voice!" asserted Semantic.
"No, not really," persisted Clarie, "only during choir. Any other environment and my singing sounds horrible."
Semantic rolled her eyes, "Whatever you say. Now should I continue? We don't have much time till noon."
"Oh yes, please continue! Wait. What is at noon?"
"Why the speech from Maestro Fortissimo, of course!" said Semantic, who tried to remind Clarie. She couldn't remember so she nodded trying to cover up another lost detail. "The third festival is the quietest and loudest of the festivals. Therefore it is appropriately named Dynamici. During the day music is played at various degrees of loud and soft. Sometimes you might even forget Dynamici exists because it is so soft but when it becomes loud you can barely hear your own thoughts! It is the most random which makes it one of the most fun to listen to. You'll never know what's coming." said Semantic, who paused to listen to Dynamici.
"That sounds fun. I was wondering why earlier I couldn't hear my thoughts." Clarie then laughed, "Hey! Maybe, that is why I forgot about the speech and where to find you!"
In a joking manner, Semantic said, "I'm sorry but that was your own fault not Dynamici's." Clarie laughs in agreement and tells her to continue.
Semantic continued, "Last but not least is Rhapsodita. Rhapsodita, like all the other festivals' names, comes from a musical term. This music term is literally different from all others and is called Rhapsody. During this festival many composers test out their works. Many of the works having the effect of flooding you with emotion. Others confuse you because the meaning is odd and unable to be identified.
"All of these festivals, as I said before, involve music. You would think all four of these festivals placed by each other would make a racket but they don't. Well, Clarie," sighed Semantic happily, "is this a suitable explanation for what the four festivals are about?"
Clarie smiles joyfully, "Yes! Thank you very much! You are very good at explaining things, Sempre."
"This is good to know, since I am hoping to teach at the grand castle someday." Semantic smiles at the thought of teaching music because it is her dream job.
"Knowing your musical ability and accurate way of explaining things to me, I know you will." grinned Clarie. Semantic was about to say thank you but right then almost eighty trumpets blared their sound. They played as loud as was humanly possible. Clarie smiled at Sempre and eagerly awaited the speech to come.
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