Rose of May - Final Fantasy IX Piano Collections *HQ* (hard)

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This is Rose of May, also kown as Loss of Me or the Theme of Beatrix from Final Fantasy IX Piano Collections, composed by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged for piano by Shiro Hamaguchi.

This piano version is very special for me and probably the best one out of the whole FF Piano Collections. Let me explain why: Not only is Final Fantasy IX the best game of the whole series, it also has by far the best soundtrack and holds the record for the most sophisticated and distinct character themes, as each of them precisely represents their character. Out of all of them, Rose of May has always been the most special for me, because it reflects Beatrix' predicament and inner doubts so well. The piano version enhances this even further. This is not only due to the original melody and the whole set-up of the piece, but predominantly due to the sophisticated use of harmonics Uematsu employs.
Most "sad" pieces employ a very old type of romantic harmony (~late 18th century) to achieve this effect that sends chills down your spine, called "tonic, sub-dominant, dominant, tonic". This means that you put the 4th and 5th chord (sub-dominant and dominant) of your original chord (tonic) between your original chord, which creates that feeling of tension and release (e.g.: D - G - A - D). To get an impression of that, you can listen to the Theme of Tears from Gundam Seed, it solely depends on that technique.

At first glance, Rose of May does exactly what I've just described, but it never truely resolves the tension. Especially in the last third, you can hear that the tonic (d minor) never really appears, it's always somehow corrupted by a seventh or ninth tone. On the essential peak of the piece near the end, all the build-up concludes in a corrupted dominant (a7), instead of the tonic (d minor) which begs to be played but is not. Again, the conflict basically never gets resolved, which is even more underlined by the indefinite ending sequence (which then starts with the tonic, right after the corrupted dominant I've just mentioned) and when you connect this to Beatrix' inner conflict, you have the perfect character theme.

I hope, this wasn't too boring to read. =)

MP3-Download:
http://rapidshare.com/files/328767667/Rose_of_May.mp3
or
http://www.mediafire.com/?pfqpv1vjdja9j9d

The music sheets can be downloaded here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/328768528/Rose_of_May.pdf
or
http://www.mediafire.com/?5pn8puoy8d68i5q

Or you can download my cataloged pdf music sheets collection (not complete, 159 pieces):
http://rapidshare.com/files/328770684/Noten.rar

Enjoy!

Music composed by Nobuo Uematsu
Arranged for piano by Shiro Hamaguchi
Final Fantasy IX © Copyright: 2000 Square Co., Ltd

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[1Blackhaired]

does this version have a different name? or something added to the original soundtrack's name? I'm trying to find an old youtube video which featured a lady playing this exact version but I can't find it anywhere ...

[Atin1337]

@1Blackhaired

It's also known as "Loss of Me" and uses the same melody as "Protecting my Devotion".

[kupOnut11]

Is this song much harder than Melodies of Life? I'm eager to learn it, but I don't know if i'm at this playing level :)

[Atin1337]

@kupOnut11

It's definately easier than Melodies of Life. The first two pages are fairly simple.

[bunkerbuster0118]

Beatrix reduced the amount of dislikes to 1.

[noutathewolf]

Yes! I agree IX is the best FF. I very much like your 'history' behind it- I love it when people do that. Not only is this one of my favorites too! keep up the great piano-ing! (is there a word for that?)

[81jmmitchell]

absolutely stunning. Your skill level is what I aspire to reach every time I sit on a piano bench.

Also your description is very informative, I am trying to learn more about the theory behind music and why doing certain things produce certain effects on our feelings. Thank you.

[yukichancinnamonroll]

wow! you are amazing! thank you for playing this beautiful music! i enjoy it :)

[NeonNinetales]

All of your covers are amazing. They are heartwarming, and remind you that music is what makes the world, fantasy or real, go around.

[Quasar97]

hmm minor?

[ChueShoes]

page flipping skills :)... nice job man

[Mikihsa]

@1Blackhaired It's the Piano version we can hear in the "Final fantasy 9 Piano Collection".

Original -> youtube.com/watch?v=BRpGoFISvo­k (we can hear in the game)

[MystExia]

@Daniel1407 nah, i took different path, another instrument mastery =p

[DanieI1407]

@MystExia that's a lie. you are able to play the piano, just learn it. or are they separated?

[MystExia]

nicely done ! this is my favorite version of this song, and you played it almost like in the album ! i've always wanted to be able to play with piano, but i just can't =(