Today I started reading the Haruki Murakami's latest novel, IQ84. While music often figures prominently in Murakami's work, the use of czech composer Leoš Janáček's, Sinfonietta as a background upon which the author lays out the initial scene particularly struck me.
The first lines of IQ84:
"The taxi’s radio was tuned to a classical FM broadcast. Janáček’s Sinfonietta—probably not the ideal music to hear in a taxi caught in traffic. The middle-aged driver didn’t seem to be listening very closely, either. With his mouth clamped shut, he stared straight ahead at the endless line of cars stretching out on the elevated expressway, like a veteran fisherman standing in the bow of his boat, reading the ominous confluence of two currents. Aomame settled into the broad back seat, closed her eyes, and listened to the music".
handwritten score of Fanfare theme |
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