marvelous how you incorporate so many styles and surprises

and I do believe that even Mozart would be smiling with your harmonic twists and turns

www.milanazilnik.com/albums/thelittleprince

THE ALBUM IS COMING AUGUST 2nd!
As a child, I had a truly magical time with stories, and my mom reading them to me. The way she intonated and impersonated each character was just so fascinating to me. Her voice was the music I always heard before falling asleep, and as soon as I would actually fall asleep, the music kept going. Which was and still is sometimes a torture as much as a pleasure.

As an artist, I always come back to that child and those stories. They still resonate with me but on a much deeper level. The notes now combined with colors and smells, patterns become a dance or a soundscape rather than just a melody. So, I splash with my watercolors palette and watch the music as it merges with the world, and I invite the listener to this never-ending journey.

“The Little Prince” was one of my favorite stories, one filled with quiet moments and hidden meanings, mystery, and gentleness, and humor - the kind of story that haunts you all your life. This story holds a philosophy that I resonate with: I feel myself just like the main character - wishing to create my own worlds, organize my thoughts according to my personality, and not to be put into the frame of adulthood. I feel the rebellious urge to wake myself up from a grey existence and use all the colors, humor, sounds, and smells that exist in the story of the Little Prince.

It became even more special since my son was born. We painted the Little Prince on the window in a daycare room, the home daycare I used to run in our own house before embarking on the journey of a composer. At that time, we were surrounded by music and art all day long as my children grew up, and I was experiencing their enchantment with music and the Little Prince once more. In 2021 another miracle happened that was also related to the story: I received an email from Leipzig Ballet, asking for permission to use two of my compositions for their ballet show based on "The Little Prince". All that inspired me to write an entire album dedicated to the story.

I am extremely grateful to my family: parents, children, and a wonderful husband who allows my inner child to grow into an artist. I believe we all need the magic of a storytelling experience, and I tried my best to awaken all the senses into it.

"A Drunkard" from "Piano Stories of the Little Prince" by Milana Zilnik

« Psaume 106 » for Flute and Piano (My new by handwriting work)
Duration : 3' - 4'30
- Opus 75 -
Flute : Franck Douvin (myself)
Piano : VST Bösendorfer playing
Franck Douvin © 2024 Contemporary Chamber Music
Composed between Sunday, June 30, 2024 and Sunday, July 28, 2024
The score is now available on my website : https://www.franckdouvin.com
Thanks for listening & sharing
I hope you'll enjoy !

Psaume 106 « Louez le Seigneur car il est bon, et son amour n'a pas de fin...» My new piece

Goin’ to Caddiewomple (Piano Improv)

An original piece showcasing the incredible artistry of Audric Jankauskas.
So, so privileged to join forces again with Audric to produce this work, giving him space to stretch out and showcase his musicality and precision.

Check out Audric Jankauskas on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/Yav17

Credits:
Audric Jankauskas: Guitars, Synths, 
Andy McLean: Baritone/Tenor Saxophones,Yamaha EWI (horn sections), Keyboards, Bass, Drums

Remembering the legend Ronnie Cuber

Arranged, mixed and produced by Audric Jankauskas
Written by Andy McLean

Dance Of Magic - Audric Jankauskas / Andy McLean

Marco Lucchi_Soliloquy

I added Vocaloid singing to Marco Lucchi’s “Soliloquy”.
https://soundcloud.com/marcolucchi/soliloquy
I would like to thank Marco for giving me this opportunity.

濁り水のたうつ冬の雪曇りここは地獄と独り言す火

Winter. Snowy cloudy. Muddy water rushed in from the ocean and swept everything away. At night, “This is hell,” someone said to himself, staring at the fire in the distance.

Art work: Umut İzgi via Pixabay

Marco Lucchi _Soliloquy

Marco Lucchi_Soliloquy

Just an extend of my previous Haiku track...

Ship Calls

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Upper Rooms - I Hear You Now As You Were Back Then

Let go, breathe deep, in the crisp, cool air, Autumn's lesson: be here, be aware.

Autumn's Descent

Pathétique: First Movement

Copyright 2024 Brian James McDonald (ASCAP)
Copyright 2024 Hoon Toons Publishing (ASCAP)

Inspired by the poem “What if you slept ...”
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

What if you slept
And what if
In your sleep
You dreamed
And what if
In your dream
You went to heaven
And there plucked a strange and beautiful flower
And what if
When you awoke
You had that flower in you hand
Ah, what then?

She Awoke To A Dream

Piano.   Track 3    Looking Inward

From the album    Matters of Music     (2016)

Goin’ to Caddiewomple (Piano Improv)

Brian James McDonald | Composer

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