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Variations on Asuka's Solo for Piano - Hibike! Euphonium (Sound! Euphonium)

These variations are based on a Euphonium solo melody played by the character Asuka Tanaka from Hibike! Euphonium.

00:00 - Theme (part 1)
00:39 - Variation 1: Music box 1
01:55 - Variation 2: Triple time dance
02:29 - Variation 3: Chromatic lines LH
02:57 - Variation 4: Inversion
03:41 - Variation 5: Minor
04:34 - Theme (part 2)
05:32 - Variation 6: Music box 2
06:12 - Variation 7: Polyrhythms
07:25 - Variation 8: Chromatic lines RH

“Sound! Euphonium” is an anime adaptation of the Japanese novel, centered around the Kitauji High School Music Club Concert Band. You should definitely check it out if you haven't.

I wrote the piece over two months during a slightly unlucky and unwell semester break. I did this for no particular reason—just out of boredom—but I found it enjoyable nonetheless. Suggestions are welcome (I am a very poor pianist).

More on the variations (as if anyone cared)
Theme: A simple, heart-warming tune in Eb major. It sits comfortably on the cello D and A strings so I sometimes play it as a warmup.
Variation 1: Music box character, featuring quintuplets :D Wasn't sure if that's too difficult to play, but it is easier than most of Ligeti's work, so I will just leave it.
Variation 2: A lively dance in triple time
Variation 3: Rampant chromatic lines on the left hand
Variation 4: An intermezzo based on the inverted theme
Variation 5: A slightly melancholic variation in minor
Theme (part 2): Mostly based on the wind orchestra arrangement on the soundtrack. The big leaps are quite distinct by themselves, especially compared with the first part's step-wise motion contour.
Variation 6: Extends the music-box-like texture, directly taken from Brahms
Variation 7: 3:2 polyrhythms and sightly different harmonies + chromaticism
Variation 8: Rampant chromatic lines, this time on the right hand :D