Plot:
My idea for this story is based around the Classical Period of Music. Two children (siblings or friends) find a time machine whilst exploring and travel back in time to encounter musicians for the Classical Period including Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn. They will hear famous works from these composers at various locations. The story will follow the adventure of these two children.
Focused Works + Scenario:
Haydn (1732 – 1809):
‘Surprise’ Symphony No. 94 in G Major (2nd Movement, Andante)
Written in 1792
Hiding behind curtain in a large concert hall/opera house
Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550 (1st Movement)
Written in 1788
Hiding behind curtain in a large concert hall/opera house
Schubert (1797 – 1828)
Ave Maria
Written in 1825
Schubertiade?
Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Symphony No. 5 in C minor (1st Movement)
Written in 1808
Peeping through opera house/concert hall large glass window
Draft Script:
One fine Saturday morning, Frankie and his sister Maddie decided to go out into the woods and do some exploring!
As they skipped through the woods, Maddie saw something shining in the distance. “Look over there Frankie! What is it?” Maddie shouted to her brother.
As the two got closer and closer to the mysterious object, it appeared to be a magical time travel machine. “What do you think this does?” Frankie asked Maddie as he pointed to a red button.
“Let’s see!” Maddie replied as she pressed it.
There was a loud buzzing sound and the two children were instantly in the time machine and travelling back to the Classical period.
In an instant, Frankie and Maddie had landed in the middle of a street in another city.
Frankie and Maddie saw a large crowd who seemed to be entering some large concert hall. The two were intrigued by what was going on and decided to hide within the crowd and follow them.
As they entered the large and extravagant concert hall, the public seemed to be taking seats in which Maddie and Frankie didn’t have. “Come over here!” Frankie called out Maddie as he gestured her over towards a curtain.
The two children hid behind a curtain as a full orchestra appeared on stage in preparation for a concert. (Mozart)
They listened intently as more instruments began to join and play; the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horns too! (Mozart)
There was a loud applause before the orchestra began to play another piece. Unlike the other two pieces, this was much slower and Frankie began to daydream before, BAM! He was startled by a loud chord played by the orchestra. (Haydn)
The slow and light passages were met with instances of surprise here and there. Each sudden accent would make both the children jump in shock. (Haydn)
Suddenly, there was a strange hand tapping on Maddie’s shoulder. As she looked up, she saw a concerned face staring back at her so she quickly pulled her brother from behind the curtain and ran out the concert hall.
Once out on the street, they two strolled along taking in the sights around them. Frankie noticed a newspaper on the floor. “Look Maddie! We are in the year 1826 in Vienna, Austria!”
The two were shocked that they had travelled back nearly 200 years and landed in another country, kilometres away from home! But that shock quickly faded as they both heard a familiar melody. (Schubert)
They walked towards where the music was coming from. Again, they were peeping through a window and saw a beautiful woman in a blush pink and gold gown singing with a piano accompaniment. (Schubert)
The two walked off after the piece had ended to avoid getting caught again. Tiny rain drops started to fall from the sky so the two children had to find some shelter. After a lot of walking, they ended up in another beautiful opera house as another concert was taking place in side.
They poked their heads in the door just in time for a very dramatic beginning of a new piece. (Beethoven)
This piece was full of emotion, had more instruments than the children had seen previously and constantly changed moods, dynamics and texture. Both children were in complete amazement for the entire piece. (Beethoven)
As piece ended, they quietly closed the door behind them. As they turned around, their time machine magically appeared. “It’s time to go home” Maddie told Frankie. He agreed and pressed the red button once more.
The time machine sent them back to the woods where they were earlier that morning.
The two siblings had had an extremely exciting day of musical adventures. However, they were exhausted and were ready to return back home.
The End.