joining, separating, twining, rising into their native air

[esteven]

Here is one quote I am trying to find. Maybe someone can help? It is from someone's default icon. Unfortunately she does not know from which book it is:

and the soared up and away, up, joining, separating, twisting, the one answering the other, rising into their native air

I vaguely remember it but really do not wish to wait for the new read to discover it again.

Anyone?

ETA: Thanks to heather_mist and feroxargentea here is the wonderfully complete excerpt:

'Where did you get this?' he asked.
'I picked it up in a pawnshop near the Sally-Port. It cost twelve and six.'
'You were not cheated, my dear. I like its tone extremely warm, mellow. You are a great judge of a fiddle, to be sure. Come, come, there is not a moment to lose; I make my rounds at seven bells. One, two, three,' he cried, tapping his foot, and the cabin was filled with the opening movement of Boccherini's Corelli sonata, a glorious texture of sound, the violin sending up brilliant jets through the 'cello's involutions, and they soared up and away from the grind of pumps, the tireless barking, the problems of command, up, the one answering the other, joining, separating, twining, rising into their native air.
(chapter 7)

Comments

[sid]

I don't know which book, but it seems like it was one of the ones we most recently read. Or else I'm completely wrong and we read it long ago. It's one of those two! :-D

[sharpiefan]

It's a recently-read one because I remember reading it not too long ago... but I'm not sure which. Possibly (likely?) an earlier chapter of HD.

[esteven]

I also feel like having read it not too long ago, but I do not believe it to be an early chapter of HD. They hardly played music in the book. Maybe the Commodore?
*sighs*

[sharpiefan]

I didn't think it was music; I thought it was Stephen bird-watching the two birds when he's out with Martin or the Dey or someone. Because I think their flight was described something very like the visual equivalent of music, or with some of the same words.

[esteven]

Hmm. Good point, I will have a look. Thanks for the suggestion. :D

[esteven]

I feel like I have read it not too long ago, but I guess we will have to wait for alltoseek and her awesome finding powers.
*g*

[feroxargentea]

With the power of Google Advanced Book Search: Post Captain page 223, description of Jack and Stephen playing Corelli on the Polychrest :-) :-)

[esteven]

Thanks ever so. I have tried the Google ABR but it never wants to speak to me.
*sighs*

I am glad it speaks to you and others. :D

[heather_mist]

Ah ha! - well found Ferox! The quote in full is even better:

" 'One, two, three,' he cried tapping his foot, and the cabin was filled with the opening movement of Boccherini's Corelli sonata, a glorious texture of sound, the violin sending up brilliant jets through the 'cello's involutions, and they soared up and away from the grind of pumps, the tireless barking, the problems of command, up, the one answering the other, joining separating, twining, rising into their native air. "
Post Captain Chapter 7

By the by - Boccherini's Corelli sonata? Is there such a thing, surely a mistake?

[esteven]

Thank you too for finding the complete quote. :DDDDD I have edited the post accordingly.

I have not yet found if Boccherini wrote a Corelli sonata (maybe in honour of his colleague), but it is in my book too. Sorry I cannot help