5 Variations on « lit » – Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice) [Piano] [Animenz Piano Sheets]

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Every once in a while, I want to create something new on the piano and the result is a variation piece, based on the melody of “Lit” – the Main Theme from Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice). I am also displaying sheet music in the video this time, to help you understand what is happening in the music. Basically, the same melody is being played in 5 different styles and each variation are connected with each other in order to get a complete musical picture.

Let me introduce you the two main melodies first:
🔵0:03 “blue” Melody: G#-F#-A-G#-G#
🔴0:25 “red” Melody: C#-D#-C#-D#-E

These 2 melodies are always played at least once in all 5 variations: Some of them can be easily heard, some of them are hidden within the harmonics. The chord progression however is always different in each variation and this results in some passages almost sounding like a completely new piece.

My biggest inspiration is the famous Mozart Variation “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman” (also known as “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”) with the brilliant melodic and harmonic variations and I tried my best to create my own piano variation in a similar “classical music” style. Overall, this piece consists of 7 different parts: The main theme, the 5 variations and a repeat of the main theme.

◆Thema
0:03 In classical music, the introduction part is also called “Thema” and I arranged the piano part almost identical to the original soundtrack “lit”. A short and beautiful melody, but the harmonic progression ends in a subdominant (IV), instead of a tonic (I), which requires further development.

◆Variation 1
0:47 Variation 1 is a melodic variation of the main theme and the piece is suddenly getting much livelier after the slow introduction part. It is almost a cliché in classical music, but the first variation almost always starts with a fast melodic variation in the right hand.

◆Variation 2
1:23 Variation 2 is a playful rhythmical variation of the melody and it features a noticeable staccato rhythm in the left hand. The dotted rhythm A-G#-G# is being played in the background many times and the “red” melody is only played at the end of the variation.

◆Variation 3
1:55 Variation 3 is probably the most eye-catching variation and we are making a short trip to the romantic era, where big arpeggios spanning across the whole keyboard were very common as an accompaniment. The “blue” melody has become harder to notice, due to the rhythmic syncopation and the “red” melody is even completely hidden as a secondary melody in the final phrase.

◆Variation 4
2:55 Variation 4 is a minor mode variation in the relative key c# minor and it features a distinctive chromatic left hand chord progression to create a sorrowful atmosphere. What makes this variation so special is the simultaneous appearance of the “red” melody and the “blue” melody, played in the same bar. I included a short coda as well to modulate from c# minor back to E Major.

◆Variation 5
3:53 Variation 5 is the longest variation and it consists of two parts: A slow buildup in the beginning followed by an emotional fortissimo in the latter half. The “blue” melody doesn’t appear at the beginning this time, but it’s very hidden between the chords in the 5th bar.
The big climax in 4:19 is essentially an arrangement of the original soundtrack itself, “lit(var)”, and I tried to arrange it an orchestral style with a powerful sound.

◆Thema
5:08 Finally, the main theme is being repeated one last time and this time, I used a harmonic progression to end it with a tonic (I), the E-major chord.

All in all, I would say this is my biggest musical experiment on the piano this year and I am really happy how this piece has turned out in the end! Making variations on the piano are just too much fun and this is probably the most “classical music” – like arrangement I have ever written so far.

Alright, that would be everything for this week’s “Animenz Explains”! (And probably the longest edition ever). I hope you enjoyed reading the background story behind the creation of this piece and leave a comment below if you want to see more of these special type videos!

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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz

Original Song: “lit”
Anime: Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice) / 聲の形
Published by: PONY CANYON (2016)
Composed by: Kensuke Ushio / 牛尾 憲輔
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🎧Equipment

Piano: Nord Grand 88-key Stage Keyboard (Modified blue version)
Camera: Panasonic LUMIX GH5S
The "Moon lamp" on the piano:
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