Ao to Natsu - Mrs. Green Apple
Details
| Title | Ao to Natsu - Mrs. Green Apple |
| Author | Dino Music |
| Duration | 4:48 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=O5UeBFacP-Y |
Description
Since this song's title translates to "Blue and Summer" in a literal sense, I wanted to finish this one right in time for the summer. Personally, I think the translation, while fitting, flies over my head as an English-speaker since "Blue" can also represent immaturity and being young. It's kind of related to how people who are new would be referred to as "Green" in English. The character used for blue can also mean green in some contexts too, so it's rather confusing. That is why I decided to keep the Romaji version of the Japanese name.
There were a few technical issues to do with dynamics and some articulation issues. I did try to mitigate those without losing (what I personally believe) are integral parts of the song. Speaking of the song, this was one of my top songs, if not, my number one song for many years now. It is so much fun to listen to. If you see any mistakes, no, you didn't. This is (hopefully) my last attempt at an upload. Like with many of my arrangements, while the parts may look difficult to impossible, modifications can always be made if they need to be used somewhere down the line. In the meantime, I might try to see if I can add some funky video editing that makes these boring sheet music videos more fun to watch.
The arrangement that inspired this one: https://youtu.be/LoVYdgm3Ku0?si=hS5aUsfN87oghtPU
Lyric Translation Sources:
- https://lyricstranslate.com/en/%E9%9D%92%E3%81%A8%E5%A4%8F-ao-natsu-blue-and-summer.html
- https://www.lyrical-nonsense.com/global/lyrics/mrs-green-apple/ao-to-natsu/english/
As for the future of the channel, I am hoping to get more uploads before the school year starts, and when the school year starts, I may schedule some piano version uploads since these past few arrangements work as two units: string orchestra and piano. I might use Synthesia for that when the time comes, but we'll see. I don't really want to start thinking about school starting back up yet since I have finally started relaxing during my vacation.
