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Apparitions Stalk the Night
Touhou Embodiment of Scarlet Devil: Rumia's Theme
Composed by ZUN, remix by PHOENIX Project
東方紅魔郷 ~ Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
東方紅魔郷 ~ Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
Touhou Koumakyou ~ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil is a vertical-scrolling danmaku shoot 'em up, and is the sixth official game in the Touhou Project by Team Shanghai Alice. It is the first to be released specifically for the Windows operating system.
Released on 11 August 2002, the game has 17 tracks. Apparitions Stalk the Night is Rumia's theme, who is also the stage 1 boss in the game.
妖魔夜行 ~ Apparitions Stalk the Night
妖魔夜行 ~ Apparitions Stalk the Night
"Apparitions Stalk the Night" is Rumia's theme from Touhou 6: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil. Originally at just 2 minutes long, the song is relatively simple and cycles through each of its three themes over and over.
This arrangement by PHOENIX Project is part of the Scarlet Inferno album released on 21 June, 2009. It loosely resembles a Rondo form, and has some parallels to the sonata-rondo form commonly used in the Classical era; the introductory theme is repeated throughout the song, with a middle section that is preceded and succeeded by solo sections. The following structure can be used to describe the song:
A-BCD-Bridge-A-X1-BCD-X2-B-A
To describe it as a Rondo: [A] [BCD+Bridge] [A] [X1-BCD-X2-B] [A]
A more fitting structure would be the six-part variant of the sonata rondo form commonly used by Mozart:
Exposition: [A] [BCD]..Bridge..[A]
Development: [X1] [BCD] [X2]
Recapitulation: [B] [A]
Overall, the song is in A minor with a contrasting D theme in E minor; the bridges hence serves a modulatory purpose to return to the tonic. The first solo section, X1, is in A minor, but X2 is an immediate modulation from theme D in E minor to D♭ minor, before returning to the tonic in the recapitulation.
The song is primarily led by the solo violin, with the xylophone occasionally chiming in for theme A and C; the piano leads both X1 and X2 while the harpsichord makes a brief appearance for the bridging section. The song uses a constant vi–IV–I progression, with the majority of the song being in A minor.
About this arrangement
About this arrangement
While this arrangement has long been a favourite of mine, I hadn't really thought of arranging it for the piano until now. I actually started transcription just 2 days before my first year-end examinations; hence I was, in fact, studying for the majority of the 10 days it took me to complete it. The only reference I found was a piano arrangement from four years ago; however, I didn't use it at all since it strayed too far from the original, which defeats my purpose of transcribing it in the first place.
While not particularly challenging, the arrangement still has some tricky parts - such as the three-voice section and the insanely fast solo section. This time, I took care to include articulations that stay true to the original remix, and included some simple dynamics to follow. One should be aware of the instruments imitated when playing the arrangement.
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