Lilium (Full Version) - Elfen Lied OP | Piano Arrangement (with Sheet Music)

I totally did not sit on this arrangement for nearly 2 years. Welp, enjoy this neglected arrangement from my hidden stash!

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Lilium (Elfen Lied OP)
Original Music by Kayo Konishi & Yukio Kondo
Piano Arrangement by Knix6593

Special thanks to samg (‪@vYPianoCovers‬ ) for rendering the MIDI and making a lot less robotic than it originally was!

Score: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1drVV...

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Right where do I even start with this arrangement? I wrote this arrangement in 2024, and then forgot about it. I do remember why I made this though: the "full" version of Lilium is seldom arranged for piano. I only found one other arrangement here (   • Elfen Lied Opening 'Lilium' Full Version ⦗...  ), while other people mostly arranged the abridged version. Unlike that arrangement, I did not go for accuracy; I went for artistic liberty. A good chunk of this doesn't really follow the original in terms of atmosphere. I'd say it leans towards the expressive/explosive side (exprosive?)

The beginning and middle chorale section is mostly like the original, but with a little of left-hand flair. I break out the sextuplets pretty early on, eventually breaking into a mini-climax at 1:54. Where I truly break out from the original is at 2:51, where the music grows to a 3:2 polythyrhm, and grows even more with nonuplets in the return of the main "theme". I also borrowed a leaf from TheIshter's arrangement and used a deceptive cadence at 3:40, though I continue on with my original extension and ending

Either way, this should really be uploaded way earlier, but I just forgot about it. Thanks samg for getting it out of my backburner by improving the MIDI file extensively LOL

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