Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas) novel Chapter 572

Chapter 572
After she performed, Tessa was going to be the last to appear.
“Let’s invite contestant no.17 on stage to perform.”
As soon as the emcee made the announcement, Cindy walked onto the stage, her dress flowing elegantly.
“Hello, judges. Today, I’m going to perform ‘Devil’s Trill Sonata’.”
With that, she curtsied and set up her violin.

The judges and the audience were surprised.
Irprised.
The reason was none other than that ‘Devil’s Trill Sonata’ was one of the most difficult violin pieces in the world, with trills being the hardest bit. Few people would use this piece to participate in competitions or assessments because the slightest lack of attention would lead to mistakes.
Despite that, everyone waited with bated breath.
Everyone listened intently as the light sound of the violin rang out.
This piece was played in the G minor key, and it was divided into 3 movements.
The first movement was in adagio, so the speed was slow, filling the melody with sadness and a hint of resentment, and several of the stronger tones sounded a bit like crying. The second movement was in allegro, with a few strong, imposing notes at the beginning, then the melody continued endlessly until the piece changed from allegro back to adagio, thus entering the third movement, which had a lyrical melody that seemed touching after the all the liveliness, and it was a little decadent too.
Throughout the three movements, many difficult trills were interspersed, making the whole piece more beautiful.
It could be said that Cindy’s performance was remarkable.
At the end of the piece, everyone applauded.
Guntram and the others praised her as well.
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“Excellent! Surprisingly, not a single trill was wrong.”
“The rhythm was very well controlled too. Well done.”
“I’ll give you nine points for this piece.”
“I give nine points as well. Although it’s an excellent rendition, there are still some flaws.”
The full score was ten points. At present, Cindy had the highest score of nine points, as most of the other contestants only got seven or eight points.
In this regard, although Cindy regretted not getting a full score, she was still satisfied.
Since she was given nine points by all five judges, she believed that Tessa wouldn’t surpass her. and that she was bound to get the position of concertmaster.
At this thought, she smirked proudly, a look of victory on her face.
Then she turned around and returned backstage, just in time to meet Tessa, who was up next.
“You’re sure to lose!”
When they passed by, Cindy whispered in a voice so low that only the two of them could hear.
Tessa paused slightly, but didn’t stop and just strode off.
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She didn’t take Cindy’s words to heart at all. Standing under the stage, she waited for the emcee to announce her turn.
Originally, she thought that she should be nervous, but she found that she was surprisingly calm and composed.
Before she could think any further, the voice of the emcee sounded from the stage.
“Let’s welcome our last performer, contestant no. 18.”
Hearing this, Tessa took a deep breath and gracefully went up on stage.
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She started with a polite greeting. “Hello, judges. The piece I’m going to perform is Paganini’s Caprice No. 24”
As soon as she said that, the audience was in an uproar.
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That was because this piece contained the most complex violin techniques.
It was famous for including a variety of difficult techniques, intervals greater than an octave, and fast playing during the higher octaves.
It could be said that this piece was a difficult challenge for any professional musician.
Scott and Mona were both concerned for Tessa.
They didn’t expect Tessa to make such a major move, and they were worried that she wouldn’t perform well.
After all, this piece was difficult beyond belief.
Backstage, when Cindy heard Tessa’s announcement, her lips curled into a slight sneer. “Is she crazy? She actually wants to challenge the high degree of difficulty during the assessment? Isn’t she afraid that she’d cause her own demise? Even my rendition of this piece was flawed. How could she possibly succeed?”
Not only Cindy was doubtful of Tessa; the other orchestra members were doubtful as well.

“What’s Tessa thinking, using this piece to participate in the assessment?”