Works

Caprice No. 24 in A minor is the final caprice of Niccolò Paganini's 24 Caprices, and a famous work for solo violin. The caprice, in the key of A minor, consists of a theme, 11 variations, and a finale. His 24 Caprices were probably composed in 1807, while he was in the service of the Baciocchi court.

It is widely considered one of the most difficult pieces ever written for the solo violin. It requires many highly advanced techniques.

### "Clair de lune"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Main Story 01-13

Clair de lune is the third and most famous movement of Suite bergamasque by Debussy.

DAVIS: Clair de lune is also Debussy's piano depiction of Verlaine's poem of the same name!

### "Emperor"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Main Story 02-01

The full name of Haydn's Emperor is actually String Quartet No. 62 in C major, Op. 76, No. 3, Hob.III:77, Emperor, which identifies it as: Quartet No. 62 in C Major, Opus 76, No. 3 (in the Hoboken catalogue, where its full designation is Hob.III:77).

### Love is Just A Dream

**Obtain:** Unlock in Vyn's Story 03-01

"Love Is Just A Dream," a violin piece in the album "Millennium Romance" by Korean composer Claude Choe, combines the themes of western classical music and eastern culture. It derives kind and romantic melodies that soften the heart and fills the soul.

D.A.V.I.S.: I know this song! It's extraordinary! I even planned on using it as my personal BGM. But people complained that it was putting them to sleep, so I had to find another song...

### "'O sole mio"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Luke's Story 01-06

'O Sole Mio is a Neapolitan song written in 1898. It is composed by Eduardo di Capua and Alfredo Mazzucchi (composers) with Giovanni Capurro as the lyricist. It was also the most representative work of the Italian operatic tenor, Luciano Pavarotti.

The copyright of the melody will not become public domain until it expires in 2042.

### Por Una Cabeza

**Obtain:** Unlock in Artem "Por Una Cabeza" Story 3

Por Una Cabeza is a famous Spanish tango song composed by Argentine singer Carlos Gardel.

The song, comparing an addiction to horse racing with an attraction to woman, is the perfect representation of Argentine tango. It was used in the movie The Tango - Scent of a Woman, which turned the scene into a classic. Many other films and works have used this song as well.

### "Salut d'Amour"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Vyn "Gentleman's Game" Story 5

Salut d'Amour is a musical work composed by Edward Elgar in 1888, originally written for the violin and piano. Elgar gave Salut d'Amour to Caroline Alice Roberts as an engagement present. The piece adopts the ternary form and exhibits the classic style of a serenade.

### "Serenade of the Stars"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Romantic Rail Getaway "Gentle Street Performance"

"Serenade of the Stars" is a popular song adapted from a local fol song in Lombardia. The melody is gentle and soft, like lovers whispering under the night sky. Listeners can't help but be captivated by the love and affection of a deceased lover.

### Spanish Romance

**Obtain:** Unlock in Marius "Overtone" Story 5

Spanish Romance is a guitar piece in the style of Parlour music of the late 19th century in Spain or South America. It was featured in the Spanish movie, Forbidden Games (1952). It is considered to be a piece that all guitar players have to learn.

### "The Wind at Dawn"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Vyn "Gentleman's Game" Story 5

The poem was written in 1880 by Caroline Alice Roberts before she had met Edward Elgar, though they were married in the year after the song was written. Roberts offered the poem to Elgar as a return gift for his Liebesgruss.

### "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Luke's Story 02-07

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star is a popular English lullaby, sung to the tune of the French melody "Ah, vous dirai-je, maman" with lyrics written by an English poet Jane Taylor.

DAVIS: I'm really good at this song.

### "Wouldn't It Be Nice"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Luke "Inner Sanctum" Story 6

A song by the Beach Boys from the 1960s.

## Art

### Lake Tahoe

**Obtain:** Unlock in Main Story 04-12

Lake Tahoe is a renowned landscape water painting much sought after for its flowing colors and visually-pleasing style.

### Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers

**Obtain:** Unlock in Main Story 04-12

Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers. Three variations exist. The 4th version is kept at the National Gallery in London, England; the repetition of the 4th version is kept at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands; and the replica of the 4th version is kept at Sompo Japan Museum of Art in Tokyo, Japan.

### Vase with Five Sunflowers

**Obtain:** Unlock in Main Story 04-12

Vase with Five Sunflowers (August, 1888) is considered to be the second in the series. It was destroyed during an US air raid of Osaka, Japan in WWII.

### Vase with Three Sunflowers

**Obtain:** Unlock in Main Story 04-12

Vase with Three Sunflowers (August, 1888) is currently considered to be the first in the series. It is currently part of a private collection.

### Vase with Twelve Sunflowers

**Obtain:** Unlock in Main Story 04-12

Vase with Twelve Sunflowers. Two variations exist. The 3rd version is kept at Neue Pinakothek in Munich, Germany, while the repetition of the 3rd version is kept at Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States.

### "Sunflowers"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Main Story 04-09

Sunflowers is the name of two series of still life paintings by Vincent van Gogh. The more commonly-known series is the second series executed from 1888 - 1889 in Arles, showing a bouquet of flowers in a vase. The series features three, five, twelve, and fifteen sunflowers in a vase. The pieces are divided up and kept at Sompo Japan Museum of Art in Tokyo, Japan, Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States, National Gallery in London, England, and Neue Pinakothek in Munich, Germany.

Out of the seven paintings of sunflowers, one was destroyed in WWII, and three are repetitions of the others in the series.

### "The Card Players"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Main Story 02-04

The Card Players is a series of oil paintings by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne. Painted during Cézanne's final period in the early 1890s, there are five paintings in the series.

### "The Night Watch"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Main Story 02-04

Commonly referred to as The Night Watch, the name of the painting is actually Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, also known as The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch. It is currently in the collection of the Amsterdam Museum.

## Literature

### The Analects of Confucius - Ji Shi

**Obtain:** Unlock in Main Story 05-43

In the Analects of Confucius, one of the story goes: if the tiger and rhino escape from the cage and turtle shells and jades are destroyed in the process, who is at fault?

### Book of Deuteronomy

**Obtain:** Unlock in Vyn's Story 03-15

Deuteronomy, a book in the Old Testament, contains 34 chapters. It records the future of the Israelis, the difficulties they will face on the other side of the Jordan River, and the final message Moses gave to his people.

In chapter 32 verse 11, Moses uses an analogy of an adult eagle teaching her young to explain how God is helping the Israelis, forcing them out of their comfort zone to grow under the protection of God. "...He found him in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him. He guarded him as the apple of his eye, like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft."

### Broken Verse

**Obtain:** Unlock in Artem "Autumn Dreams" Story 4

Modern poetry, created by the poet Bian Zhilin. It combines beautiful imagery with the philosophical thinking of the universe and life. The poems are meaningful and charming.

### "Love in a Fallen City"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Vyn's Story 02-04

One of her most famous and successful works, Love in a Fallen City was a short story written by Eileen Chang in 1943.

### "Paradise Lost"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Main Story 02-08

Paradise Lost is an epic poem by the English poet, John Milton. The work, written in blank verse, is based on Revelations in the Old Testament of the Bible, which depicts the fall of man.

### Romance of the Western Chamber

**Obtain:** Unlock in Artem "Thin Veil" Story 4

Romance of the Western Chamber, one of the Six Gifted Scholar Books, was earliest based on a work of literature by Tang Dynasty poet Yuan Zhen. Later on, it was adapted into a poetic drama by Wang Shifu from the Yang Dynasty, known as the "Final Volume of Yuan Poetic Dramas."

### "Seeing You Carry Plants In"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Vyn's Story 01-05

Seeing You Carry Plants In is a work of literature written by American poet Robert Bly.

At the end of the poem, Robert writes, "Your voice is water open beneath stars, collected from abundant rain, gone to low places. The night is moist, the ground wet, air still, tree silents, and tonight I love you."

### "Shakespeare's sonnets"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Vyn's Story 02-10

"Shakespeare's Sonnets" is a collection of 154 sonnets published by William Shakespeare in 1609. First published in 1609, most of the sonnets were written between the years 1592 and 1598; it is still one of William Shakespeare's the most important works.

### Sky

**Obtain:** Unlock in Artem "Autumn Dreams" Story 2

This hardcore Sci-Fi classic tells the story of the rise and fall of several generations of cosmic empires. It was published to great acclaim, and its author became famous in the science fiction world. Although the book was written in the last century, its rigorous logical system and complete scientific conception never went out of date. Even today, it is worth a careful read, which makes it one of Artem's favorite science fiction works.

### "Song"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Luke's Story 02-13

Song, written by British poet Christina Rossetti, describes a person's feelings and unwillingness to part with their loved one after death.

### "To The Nightingale"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Vyn's Story 02-10

"To The Nightingale" is the first sonnet written by English poet John Milton around 1930.

### Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

**Obtain:** Unlock in Luke "Perfect Partner" Story 3

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair is a collection of romantic poems by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. It won Pablo the Nobel Prize of Literature and remains the best-selling poetry book in the Spanish language ever.

## Drama

### "Turandot"

**Obtain:** Unlock in Artem "Por Una Cabeza" Story 1

Turandot was the final work by famous Italian opera composer, Giacomo Puccini. The opera, which is three acts, is the love story between Prince Calaf and Princess Turandot.

In the story, any suitor who wanted to obtain permission to marry Turandot would have to solve three riddles. Any single wrong answer will result in the suitor's execution. Turandot's beauty attracted many suitors, but every single one of them was executed. Calaf, also attracted by Turandot's beauty, was the only one to answer all the riddles correctly. Turandot could not accept her defeat, so Calaf offered her a way out. If she could guess his name by sunrise, he would accept death. In an effort to obtain his name, Turandot captured his father and servant, torturing them to no avail. In the end, Calaf persuaded Turandot to marry him with a kiss. Eventually, his name was revealed to be "love."