[S] Rex Duodecim Angelus - Piano Arrangement

Rex Duodecim Angelus, by Malcolm Brown, played and arranged by Do the Musicy Thing.
Sheet music: drive.google.com/file/d/1yORT...
Audio file: drive.google.com/file/d/0ByNs...
Tumblr post:
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[@cpetersen6454]

I like how you played Gamzee's part, and then even added the little honk at the end

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! The honks are fairly essential to his part; I had to include them or it would just be the main RDA theme.

[@snaggdaddythecrackbaby5429]

his left hand is so fucking serious about playing vriska's part

[@aurebus5745]

Gamzee's honk but it's only piano

[@cereza065]

Holy shit, this is one of my favorite Homestuck songs, I'd be legit screaming if I was living alone.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Malcolm Brown did a really good piece - I'm glad you liked my arrangement.

[@khalee207]

Same omg.

[@ckowkay]

what's with homestuck fans and screaming?

[@khalee207]

ckowkay just something we do.

[@cereza065]

I wasn't being serious with the yelling thing, y'know, if you scream while listening a song you won't listen the song actually. PS: I'm pretty sure that screaming is not a hs exclusive thing.

[@BluesMoth64]

Music: *gets to Kanaya’s theme* Me: *starts sobbing uncontrollably*

[@keatonmullen3435]

omfg totally nailed terezzis part far better than the original even imo

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@digthehappy675]

I just googled it. Rex Duodecim Angelus, in Latin roughly translates to, "King of Twelve Angels."

[@channelremoved32]

I assumed it meant "King _and_ Twelve Angels", but I suppose "of" works too.

[@digthehappy675]

The more literal translation is "King Twelve Angels." So yea I guess you can look at it either way.

[@Shadow17Link]

I actually took Latin for a few semesters in high school. Only slightly useless. Anyway it would be of because the endings of the words suppose a possesive form. The latin word for and is et so it isn't and. Nerd facts of the day

[@womanofcubesdestroyerof4th623]

The Twelve Angel's King Like the trolls are the Angel's and Rex Duodecim Angelus is the King

[@pidove01]

Sean Lambourne Actually, Rex Duodecim Angelus contains no words in the genitive form, meaning no possession is implied. Though an et or a -que is still missing, so it could be either. I've always thought of it as of.

[@gloveinabox2248]

This was awesome! I also love how you did the Gamzee segment, as most covers I've seen cut it out.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! The Gamzee part really isn't that difficult - you just go faster and faster and let it become uneven and messy, because that fits the character.

[@gloveinabox2248]

Do The Musicy Thing No problem and yeah it does. Anyway, awesome cover!

[@janzelle123]

HOLY CRAP THAT WAS THE BEST PIANO PLAYING EVER IVE EVER HEARD IN MYLIFE I STG THAT WAS JUST THE MOST BEST THING

[@ShNg-ig4sd]

WHY DO I SEE YOU IN ALMOST EVERY HOMESTUCK VIDEO

[@easypeasypiano6118]

+S.h Ng Because Homestuck is love, Homestuck is life...

[@Anervaria]

Yes. All of the yes.

[@asurito9745]

I see that you are even here :)

[@easypeasypiano6118]

+Asurito She's kind of a celebrity...

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks!

[@uncreativerandomness1239]

Oh my freakin god, wwhy didn't I expect you to be here. Wwell, wwho cares.

[@Anervaria]

Pikirby _ I've said it before and I'll say it again, *I'm everywhere.*

[@meline4524]

omg awesome I love the equius/nepeta part

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! Getting to play all the character themes in this one was fun.

[@erikac.3121]

Literally the ONLY thing that bothered me about this was that one segment of the Nepeta/Equius part was missing but everything else was amazing!

[@Brainholes]

my mother and I sat here arguing about the tune of this- she's never heard rex duodecim angelus before but she started humming the tune PERFECTLY and I was confused as hell and she said it was a tune from "volga boatmen" but when I listen to it I just don't hear it.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Yeah, I just looked up Volga Boatmen and it's not the same melody. I don't know where she had heard it.

[@shepsfield]

This is an original tune.

[@earthensystem3524]

If anything, it sounds like moskau

[@FennecShard]

Popping in very late to say I've performed the Volga boatman myself for a professional solo and just went to look at the full original song to make sure. And (although a time stamp would help) I personally don't hear the exact melody pop up, but the first half of this song in particular *loves* to cling to many traditional Russian motifs, while interweaving character motifs into it. Since the song starts in what I'd describe as D flat major, I have to believe like the other commenter mentioned that Moskau is the most similar to the beginning of this song (while reversing a couple of the melody movements)

[@tencere9287]

SOLLUX AND ARADIA'S PART OML KING NAILED IT

[@VayneDarkni]

I saw the title and I just gasped This is one of my favorite Homestuck songs omg

[@dothemusicything8541]

Malcolm Brown did a really good piece; I'm glad I could arrange it.

[@michalkropkatxt]

*loud, happy screaming.*

[@kellybmackenzie]

The transition from the big bass lines to the delightful quietness of Kanaya's part gave me chills, I love this so much!!!

[@lugialover09]

I'm so happy that I've found you. God, I wish I could handle learning how to play. I aspire to play these kinds of pieces, but it's just so much work.

[@therealcnado]

lugialover09 same

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks for listening! But yes, it is rather a lot of work to learn these.

[@bigmcchickenmcsloppyjerky]

The second the Gamzee part started I legitimately got goosebumps and felt butterflies in my stomach.

[@sallymummabear3615]

I’ve been practicing this song on my piano and I’m just up to karkats theme but I think I’m doing well. Soon, in time I will be able to play this song just like this dude and I was thinking of doing this for my school talent quest or band battle. Thank u for showing me that it is possible to play this song without being a spider. Thanks.

[@SvetlanaBer]

Laughs in Serket

[@NekoTet]

Rex Pianocim Angelus.

[@KrysPGator]

The eridan and Nepeta bit was so cool with the transition from heavy and deep to light hearted and fun

[@jaepoindexter1068]

This freaking made my day I'm learning this song I don't care how long it takes this is legit amazing you are amazing!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! Good luck with learning it!

[@Rayneworld]

WOW, this is not one I expected you to do. Tackling a song that combines the themes of all *12* trolls into one single song. Incredible! The Equius and Nepeta section made me smile.

[@tobi8455]

But the sollux and aradia part was just right

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! The rhythms between hands are fairly tricky there, so I'm glad it came out.

[@annhilitationtwofold8417]

You. How are you human? How do you exist? Your like... Like Hussie, but instead of having a skill of killing people, you can kill the notes and play just like a Lord. Would it be too much to ask you to perform Gamzee's Theme, "The Carnival"?

[@naomigwolfe8112]

123rd like lol nice

[@jayzazel]

@@naomigwolfe8112 your 123rd like hasn’t been interrupted for an entire month….. until now >:)

[@naomigwolfe8112]

@@jayzazel hahah! Cool man! Good job ^^"

[@just..the..cyllyz]

As soon as Kanaya’s theme started my jaw dropped. How??? How can this be so perfect??

[@nicoledrinan3729]

There is a good reason there are zero dislikes here. A very, very good reason. You have achieved the near impossible on youtube. Well done my friend :)

[@dothemusicything8541]

Eventually the dislikes did come. But it had a good run without them. Thanks!

[@twoarrow9134]

When you point out that there are no dislikes, people dislike it immediately

[@trademarkedtrademarktm3980]

**swoons**

[@loher4135]

Heavy breath for scream, the good stuff

[@Spookyappletater]

HOWD YOU DO THE HONK- YOU WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND ON THIS MASTER PIECE 😭😭😭

[@easypeasypiano6118]

Can we get 413 likes without any dislikes?

[@easypeasypiano6118]

Oh, come on........ Just three more....

[@Buckets616]

+EasyPeasyPiano 1 4M SO PROUD OF US >:]

[@easypeasypiano6118]

W3 H4V3 DON3 1T!

[@easypeasypiano6118]

And we're at 414.

[@easypeasypiano6118]

It was a short joy.

[@cultistic_3791]

Great job. The best piano cover I have heard of this song.

[@cultistic_3791]

Actually, scratch that. You have the best piano covers of ANY of these songs! Just watched a few other videos, and you are good! Keep on doing the musicy thing!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! I do stick to only arranging pieces that either haven't been arranged before, or that my arrangement would be substantially different from (not specifically that mine has to be better, just that I would approach it quite differently from how I've heard anyone else arrange it). And, I will keep doing the musicy thing (despite my long hiatus. But Overture will happen eventually. And then others.)

[@arturoreyescortez2476]

This version of Rex Duodecim Angelus is amazing!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@jalabrawley5660]

I cried when I listened to this. I play piano and after listening to this I started leaning it right away.... This is a gorgeous piece and I want to thank you for doing this art the justice it deserves!! You are one of the best pianists I've ever heard!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! And good luck learning it.

[@IrvingIV]

ONE TAKE. WOW. You Rock!

[@rosehirstius]

The notation in the sheet music is on point

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks. I had a bit of fun with that.

[@yourlocalcrackh3ad]

Ahhhhhhh I really love the way Karkat's part sounded. It's so beautiful and so is the rest of the piece. This is perfection!!!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! Doing all the different trolls' parts in this was fun.

[@vexusvexed]

Goosebumps. The whole. Song. This is absolutely incredible and I can’t understand how I’ve never seen this till now. Absolutely phenomenal work. ❤️❤️❤️

[@angrynpc5477]

4:58 i was wondering how he was gonna do Gamzee's sound. Perfect Failure,Gamzee! You reached the rank of Drugged Piano Guy Wich Is Thirsty Of Blood In Reaility !

[@secretary_ian]

XD

[@secretary_ian]

shyvha beauregard oh my god XD

[@dothemusicything8541]

I mean, that's not all that different from how it works. I did write out what I meant to do, but that part is basically just get faster and don't worry if the notes all come out right.

[@advgirl156_abandonedaccoun9]

You nailed sollux and aradia's part really well, i could just repeat it over and over!

[@2buildornot2build]

Dude congrats, I'm simply blown away right now

[@dothemusicything8541]

Huh. I thought blowing away just happened when doing the Windy Thing.

[@2buildornot2build]

Blowing away happens when someone witnesses something of extreme skill, which is why it also happens during the Windy Thing :)

[@chat33th]

this entire arrangement is beautiful and you made it even better on the piano!! i absolutely love the contrasting sounds of this piece, especially in the equius and nepeta part!!

[@SuperGamer255]

Oh my god what?!? This is unbelievable! Great job!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks!

[@jordanbuckley4917]

AMAZING! This is by far my favorite piece you've done so far!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! Malcolm Brown composed an excellent piece (well, he did a lot of them, but this is definitely one).

[@shadowpanther298]

One of the best piano players I’ve ever seen. What a legend like seriously this is nuts.

[@cactusc9519]

this is beyond amazing! thank ya for sharing it!

[@bryano4613]

I just wanted to let you know I really appreciate that you provide sheets for every composition you do, the complexity is just within my range and having a piece of good music to work on is the best challenge ever!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Glad they're good for you! I'll keep posting them with each arrangement.

[@fnstation]

THERE'S THE PROBLEM SLEUTH THING AT THE END

[@elianmartinez7368]

I deeply love this, I can't stop playing it

[@jalabrawley5660]

This is absolutely amazing... I am learning this right away. You are one of the best pianists I have ever heard!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Good luck with learning it! And thanks!

[@philcarpal3926]

This is really great, your videos definitely encourage me to keep improving! Your covers are always much better than any others I've watched!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! I do recommend Player Piano for covers - she doesn't have any Homestuck ones, but the quality (both of the playing and the video production) is much higher than mine.

[@_lizasadventures_45]

This is... Very... Beautiful...

[@wight2211]

This is one of the most incredible things I've ever seen preformed on piano! Keep up the fantastic work!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! I'll keep doing these arrangements.

[@matthewsteele99]

memories flooding back

[@0dantes]

Yes! I love your covers so much and this is one of my favorite tracks!

[@dothemusicything8541]

It's a really good piece - Malcolm Brown is one of my favorite Homestuck composers.

[@0dantes]

But you also did an amazing job playing it! I wish to be able to play as good as you one day

[@gracielovesfandoms6242]

i love this i am over here fangirling to this you did well

[@celestialjunipers6829]

People like you are the main reason why i wanted a piano instead of a guitar

[@mariaavila7202]

Omg this is amazing!! Keep up the amazing work!!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! I'll keep doing these - they'll continue to be fairly infrequent, but I intend to keep up the quality.

[@mallikea7320]

Coordination of a God

[@seraphmaniskas2635]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@Iaranja]

4:58 LMAO GAMZEES PART WAS *GENIUS*

[@Blitz-tk4jh]

fuck i remember listening to this so much last summer, when i first got into homestuck and found all these cool piano covers thank you for being so integral to my early experience

[@yoshwithnozh]

Omg I wanna play it :000000 You've just played it Gorgeous

[@ninjagogirl01]

Oh man! It's awesome as always!!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks!

[@alexandersigursson6038]

ok, that was awsome, the gamzee segment gave me goose bumps

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! It was fun to play.

[@edenchyun5817]

Jesus christ, i love this song, and this made me love it even more

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! Malcolm Brown did an excellent piece.

[@suyashdate5662]

This is the last video, and undoubtedly the best one. I cri evri time 😭

[@suyashdate5662]

I can only hope for "the house swich places" songs to be piano-fied

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! I'll see what I think of the Hiveswap music when it comes out. There are still several Homestuck tracks I'd like to do, so I'm not just going to switch to Hiveswap entirely, but I might arrange some; depends on how much I like them.

[@kang-yq2ub]

This is fantastic, great work!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@thepianomage]

Fantastic arrangement, as always!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@brandgee9328]

That was SO Beautiful !!!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@Musshiss]

Really good job! You're awesome dude :O

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks!

[@shiningfennec2360]

Gamzee part gave me Absolute Shivers, music escalating to the thunder and the almost unhearable honks... chilling Also I really like Equius and Nepeta's part - the contrast is amazing

[@coldcovoi5408]

This is AWESOME

[@etiennedegabrieleferrante6971]

stunning arrangement, a big well done :D

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks!

[@Hexerik]

Jesus christ dude those fingers are magical

[@dothemusicything8541]

They've practiced a lot. Thanks!

[@annababe03]

This makes me want to learn Piano.. Great job!

[@XenoZane]

How is everything you make so good? :O Amazing song, amazing cover. Keep up the incredible work!

[@dothemusicything8541]

There's a reason these don't come out very frequently. Well, there are multiple reasons. One reason is that sometimes school happens. But another is that making arrangements like this requires writing some difficult parts, and learning those parts takes time.

[@XenoZane]

Do The Musicy Thing It's always great when they do! Thanks for responding!

[@NekoHitomi15]

Simplemente maravilloso!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! :)

[@InkedFlight]

You piano covers give me life holy shit

[@dothemusicything8541]

Then if you find yourself without a healer in your session, keep them handy as a secret health boost.

[@InkedFlight]

Do The Musicy Thing I definitely will, thanks

[@regionuclearbonanza9795]

Do oppa toby style HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA

[@rachelsmith4272]

y o u m o n s t e r (i don't disagree though-)

[@dothemusicything8541]

I've thought about this one - I'm concerned it won't come off well on piano, or that, if it could, it would require a better pianist. I might come back to it at some point, though.

[@regionuclearbonanza9795]

Oppa toby style is super fast paced, and really complicated too. i don't think you have enough hands to do it. (unless you remixed)

[@DarrianYates]

Do The Musicy Thing are u better yet, its been a few months :>

[@accieT]

Do The Musicy Thing i mean you could always make it a duet and record you playing both parts separately

[@CanonGear33]

AMAZING !

[@flan3962]

Im crying... I love it.

[@Pepperpotater]

this.... Is....... AWESOME

[@rupeescreamerjones8404]

Excellent! Well done!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks!

[@KingCanuck2814]

Bravo Bravo! You've done it again!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! Also, congratulations on having the first comment (and without it containing a reference to its firstness).

[@KingCanuck2814]

Haha, thank you. I also was the one who tossed this up to /r/Homestuck, and they're loving it too. www.reddit.com/r/homestuck/comments/4rm5mc/s_rex_duodecim_angelus_piano_arrangement_by_do/

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks for posting it there! I'm not on reddit, so I can't promote it there myself, so I appreciate you doing that.

[@KingCanuck2814]

Not a problem d00d

[@cactustakoyaki]

Eridan and Feferi part was wonderful, Excellent Job!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! I was hoping that would work, despite the accompaniment not being as loyal to the original (because I felt that, on piano, it needed something different).

[@cheiann4652]

i honk in your general direction :o)

[@FiSH-iSH]

okay

[@philtrash2303]

i start yelling

[@briennabradley]

goosebumps. you are so talented! (ahem determined, because im sure it took at least 1,000 hours to get to this point!)

[@dothemusicything8541]

Yeah, the Determination probably did a bit more. And, while I'm not writing these pieces, having done a lot of composition helps with arranging effectively. Thanks!

[@briennabradley]

I know the song is from homestuck but the fluidity is amazing! no problem!

[@Buckets616]

Wow it's been a whole year already?! Wow time fly's.

[@carterulery]

i like the hacking up something sounding noises

[@consuelo.g]

Holly Shit I just found you and you are damn amazing! I strive to do this well in my piano career!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! And good luck! (Also, is your username a pun on dispersion of arms across Paradox Space?)

[@lemonada8958]

How in the world you were able to touch that beautiful piece of unused art? i know its training and stuff but wow im very impressed

[@imaginationnone9297]

Jesus this is good

[@oblongbirb]

I used to listen to this in class last year

[@starlitcrows]

I really think Keepers would sound really nice, especially being similar to the Eridan and Feferi part!!

[@Fabletally]

I love this song, I love your playing, and i love that this has ZERO DISLIKES! :D

[@dothemusicything8541]

I'm honestly surprised that it's held at 0 dislikes for this long; normally they have one or two by this point.

[@Fabletally]

Do The Musicy Thing yeah haha its pretty amazing

[@TheUtanium]

awesome boiii keep it up

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! I'll keep doing arrangements - I have no intention of stopping anytime soon.

[@aida6909]

So Cool ^^

[@dothemusicything8541]

B)

[@cyrusalexander950]

One word: Wow.

[@shumanbeans]

I love the Terezi part

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! Arranging the little bits of the trolls' themes was fun in this one.