Lilium - Original Piano Arrangement

Score now available on my website at http://www.audiomuse.ca .

UPDATE: Here is the link to an article I wrote on arranging for piano. Touches on some issues such as ease of reading, and amount of detail. URL: http://audiomuse.blogspot.com/2009/02/issues-in-arranging-for-piano.html

High quality version: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=g3UHrN0iyK4&fmt=18

Lilium is the opening theme song from the anime Elfen Lied. It was originally composed by Kayo Konishi and Yukio Kondou with lyrics based on Latin biblical texts.

Due to popular demand, I decided to arrange a complex piano version that captures as much detail from the original as possible. However, in doing so, I have made the piece quite challenging to play.

I believe the original song was composed for either a piano quintet (2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 piano) and vocals or a string chamber ensemble plus a piano and vocals. Thus, one of the challenges in reducing this score to for solo piano was to choose the which pitches to include in order to capture the fullness of strings, while at the same time keeping in mind the constraints of the pianist (e.g. maximum stretch, pedaling with minimal blurring). The melodic line often crosses under or is surrounded by harmonizing parts. One of the most difficult passages is at bar 9 (at 0:55 and at 2:23) where the middle triplet figures are shared by both hands.

The video shows screen captures of the score synchronized with the music for you to follow along. The score will be available on my website once I get some free time. If enough people are interested, I might do some more of these projects.

Enjoy!

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[Hitsugaya6031]

wow, i gotta say i've looked through a lot of websites to find sheets like these, that just capture the essence of the actual arrangement. I almost settled for the sheets in josh's anime sheet collection but came across this beauty. you sir/ma'am were born winning.

[zeryx28]

@Hitsugaya6031 Haha thanks! Glad to know my work is of use to others.

[AllesSch0nWeg]

i just love this version of lilium... searched for a midi file but didn't find one :( does anybody know if there exists one and where i can find it?

[zeryx28]

@AllesSch0nWeg You can find it on my website. Please see video description.

[TransgenderedMonkey]

I'm wanting to write a version of this for wind ensemble. ^^

[zeryx28]

@Drake126 Just to let you know, I have updated my profile description with a temporary link to a public dropbox folder containing all my scores. Enjoy.

[Dudemonkeys1]

@xXxMcAngelxXx Haha, that's exactly what I did. It was worth it though, this is such a beautiful piece and is exhilarating to play.

[ThePlaymobil12]

wow, es increíble como en tu blog vas explicando como metes detalle a las partituras sin duda te gusta tu trabajo, y tienes mucho talento para esto de igual forma me gusta componer y busco el perfeccionar siempre mis composiciones aunque a veces no me convence como lo hago, simplemente eres genial, y que bueno que lo hagas ayudas a muchos a disfrutar de esto :) saludos

[xXxMcAngelxXx]

Lol about 2 years ago it was kinda sad of me but I was so desperate to learn this that I print screened the video and joined the parts together and it was really blurry but I'm glad there's a link to it now xD thanks for this

[Clouder66]

@cryssysocool yep :)

[MrPassover]

This is so amazing - took me ages to find, I absolutely loved the Anime this accompanies.

If I could Read Music i'd learn to play it!

@ Cryssysocool - Was it the Links on the right or the this line from the comments 'Lilium is the opening theme song from the anime Elfen Lied' - that gave it away? ^_-

[cryssysocool]

This song is from an anime right it sounds like it. ^__^

[cryssysocool]

This music is just amazing. It's almost as if I can feel the emotion played in every note. This coming from a thirteen year old. A comment that you posted on another video interested me enough to find a video u posted in delighted to have found this.

[AlesandrosX]

Best arrangement on youtube... without a doubt... superb job!

[supervinaxx996]

Great!!!

[MMusaKKill]

I'm glad I found this video.

[shoelaceduck]

i shed tears at 30 seconds in where did these feels come from?

i Love this song

[chaoticrealm777]

genius

[skkiittllezz]

@zsw1ft Good luck can't wait to watch it :]. Good song choice btw it may be diffucult but keep trying then its only uphill from there.

[zsw1ft]

This is the first piece I'm learning as a piano player :) I'll post an video response when I'm confident I've gotten it down. Wonderful, absolutely.

[Jerails]

Enjoyed this piece so much, I'm rehearsing for my piano class recital. Loved your arrangement. It has all the challenges I need to improve as a pianist, in a song I have a strong desire to play!

[louismai007]

Thank you for this amazing score! I have been practicing this score for a month now, and I can play it really good! But not as good as you, I will keep trying harder!

[Memories410]

this is the hardest version for piano(but also the best) of lilium ever!

[Rodppa]

gostei

[OlasTeehee]

i want this song played at my funeral

[zemma12]

this is perfect! just what im looking for. i was looking for a piece that came close to the real one and this one............. is the one (^.^)

[zemma12]

this is perfect! just what im looking for. i was looking for a piece that came close to the real one and this one............. is the one (^.^)