組曲ニコニコ動画－ピアノ連弾版 (Kumikyoku Nico Nico Douga - Piano Duet) MIDI Version

Now with annotations!

This is my own MIDI version of the famous 組曲ニコニコ動画 (Kumikyoku Nico Nico Douga). This was transcribed, with some edits, from the piano duet arranged by Peter Johnston (see links below for sheet music).

I would say that recording this was more trouble than it was worth, but then I'd be lying. However, it was by no stretch easy. After battling kernel mode video driver crashes (curse you Nvidia, and your buggy 197.45 driver update), resetting from blue screens, and slaving for hours in front of a hot encoder, I was finally able to get the song to record through without interruption and encode successfully. Which is ironic, because it was the audio, and not the video, that was the problem in the first place. (This is why, even though YouTube cut off the last note, I will not re-upload this video. Waaaaay too much work.)

I originally started working on this piece when my freshman year of college was winding down, and finals were upon me. I worked on it off and on over the summer (one or two pieces of the medley at a time) and finally finished it toward the end of summer school in August. As much as I like transcribing to MIDI, there's only so much I can do in one sitting.

Original Sheet Music:
http://www.mediafire.com/?i7aaci6ah82qaed - Treble part
http://www.mediafire.com/?yg387pexar1x1u8 - Bass part
http://www.mediafire.com/?1zvxna3cz10muom - Video version

MIDI File:
http://www.mediafire.com/?s4gse2ggybwqeyo

mp3 Recording (useful for machines with bad wavetables):
http://www.mediafire.com/?48u4x04iov0thfd
(as heard on a SoundBlaster X-Fi wavetable)

Fun Facts:
Date started: Late April 2009
Date finished: August 2009

Programs Used:
Mozart Music Processor 9 (transcription and playback)
CamStudio (screen capture)
SUPER Converter (trimming and re-encoding)

Special thanks:
Nvidia - for releasing a buggy driver update and making my life miserable
Windows 7 - for gracefully recovering from Nvidia's driver crashes...most of the time
SUPER Converter - for taking forever to encode my video and failing to encode them 75% of the time

Category:

Music

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• MIDI
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• Peter
• Johnston
• mozart
• Japanese
• transcribe
• sheet
• music

[MrPeterJohnston]

Hey Man - good work on this... Didn't know my transcription was still floating around cyberspace.

[amlz]

@MrPeterJohnston Thanks! This wouldn't be possible without your beautiful arrangement :)

[korea7891]

Can you send me the sheets? please!

[amlz]

@korea7891

The link's in the comments. Enjoy!

[amlz]

@korea7891 In the description, I meant. Sorry for not noticing that sooner.

[Master77443322]

Lol. I just realized you could make that as a cliffhanger to have the mp3 be downloaded.

YOU MUST DOWNLOADZ TEH FILEZZZ OR NO FINISH FOR UZ!!!!!!!1!

[TheNewAtman]

@MrPeterJohnston Me?! :D

Well, I'm not a professional, but I do know how to play, and I love Kumikyoku, so, maybe. :D

[kuhouinn1]

ソフトに音階を打ち込むほうがかなり疲れる気がする・・・。



[randomnum2]

Thanks for providing an unbroken sheet music link.

[MrPeterJohnston]

@MrPeterJohnston Thanks... I'm still looking for another piano player in WA to try and play it live to upload it to YouTube.

[Bellagailknox]

I love it. :)