Suffering of Parting (Arataki Itto's Story Quest "Blue Oni and Crimson Oni" BGM) - Yu-peng Chen

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Last December, Arataki Itto made his debut, and I completed his story quest as soon as I pulled him out from his banner. After watching the story of the blue oni and the crimson oni, I was awed by the blue oni’s determination of self-sacrifice and warmed by Itto’s enthusiasm, sincerity and strong sense of justice. Although parting is full of suffering, the lingering warmth of loving memories from the past still help to console our souls. Perhaps you have also had a friend who suddenly disappeared. The process of making the music sheet was relatively smooth; after all, there are only a few chords and the rhythm is quite straightforward. The main difficulty in playing lies in balancing the rhythm of the left-hand arpeggios; the simpler the score looks at first glance, the more it will test the performer’s grasp of balance. The last few cross-handed chords also need to be played clearly and smoothly. Compared to the original piece, I slowed down the ritardando at the end to add some sense of yearning. So, here’s a gift for Itto’s comeback; hope he likes it! 

去年十二月荒泷一斗初次登场，我抽到他的当天就做了他的传说任务。看了青鬼和赤鬼的故事，我不由得被青鬼自我牺牲的觉悟打动，也被一斗那份热情赤诚的仗义所温暖。虽然爱别离苦，但念及曾共度的时光，回忆的余温仍令人心安。或许你也有这么一位不告而别的朋友。 这首曲的扒谱过程还算顺利，毕竟和弦不多，节奏也不复杂，虽然有很多次变调。演奏的主要难点在于左手琶音的平均；越是像这种乍一看技巧简单的曲子，就越考验演奏者对节奏平均的掌握。结尾的几组跨手分解和弦也需要注意将每个音都弹得清晰流畅。结尾的处理我比原曲放慢了一些，希望能增添一些抒情效果。那么，这首曲就作为一斗返场的礼物，希望他喜欢~