This is having a nice calming effect on this Friday morning...

Beautiful song and performance! Love the themes and ideas

What feel on the keys...  Just driftin off here thinkin about jupiter....

🎵 Dear Francesco! Your cosmic piano journey is absolutely mesmerizing! The way you translate the mysteries of space into musical expression is pure genius 🎹 Each note flows with such perfect emotional depth and dynamic range ✨ Love how your arpeggios dance like galaxies in motion 💫 The composition paints such a vivid picture of cosmic wonders through sound 🌟 From the ethereal opening to the rich finale - this is truly a masterpiece of astronomical proportions! 🎼

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Listen also to the other songs in this song trilogy ''Vibrations of Change"
Act 1:  The Arrival: https://soundcloud.com/stanleonard/arrival
Act 2: Retrospection: https://soundcloud.com/stanleonard/retrospection
Act 3: Time to Go:  https://soundcloud.com/stanleonard/time-to-go

Composed, played, written and produced by Stan Leonard

Poem:
Now its time to let it go
Pick up your bags and lonely soul 
and leave your world behind

Take a deep breath, and face the unknown
Hear the winds that blow and moan 
Trust the path that's yet to be shown.

Time To Go (Act 3)

So it Begins

From my new EP: Songs The Night Bird Taught Me, which was inspired by the bittersweet, solitary sound-world of the nocturnal. I hope to take the listener on a journey through starlit waking dreams, inside the liminal world that hums between moonset and sunrise.

Songs The Night Bird Taught Me

They Flew Apart

They Flew Apart #PianoDay2024

Inspired by the final lines from the poem Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

"The Clouds that gather round the setting sun
Do take a sober colouring from an eye
That hath kept watch o'er man's mortality;
Another race hath been, and other palms are won.
Thanks to the human heart by which we live,
Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears,
To me the meanest flower that blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears."



Intimations: A Prelude

A request from a dear friend whom I have known since I was 17. 
We have shared some wonderful times through the years, on the Isle of Arran, Edinburgh and France. She is a constant light, and I give thanks for her friendship.
Recorded this morning, guitar and vocal together, then added some mouthie

Carey ( Joni Mitchell )

Another relic from the lockdown vault...

I wrote and recorded this at the end of 2020 (hence no mention of the events of Jan 6th 2021) but never released it at the time for various reasons. 

Given recent events I thought why not clean it up and put it out. 

Just a bit of haaahmless fun as Arnie might say :)

This Guy

"Halo Bias" is a solo piano piece that captures the mysterious and intricate nature of cosmic phenomena. The composition opens with a soft, resonant motif, evoking the vastness of space and the subtle beauty of dark matter halos. The initial theme is ethereal and contemplative, inviting the listener into a realm of quiet wonder.

As the piece unfolds, it introduces more complex harmonies and rhythmic patterns, mimicking the gravitational clustering and the dynamic interplay of celestial bodies. The music crescendos and decrescendos, creating waves of tension and release, much like the ebb and flow of cosmic structures forming and evolving.

The middle section features a series of cascading arpeggios, symbolizing the intricate dance of galaxies within dark matter halos. These arpeggios are both delicate and powerful, highlighting the contrast between the immense scale of the universe and the fine details of its underlying patterns.

Towards the end, the piece returns to its initial motif, but with a richer and fuller texture, reflecting the growth and complexity of the structures over time. The final notes fade gently, leaving a lingering sense of awe and curiosity about the vast cosmos. "Halo Bias" is a musical journey through the cosmos, blending scientific inspiration with artistic expression to create a deeply moving and contemplative experience.

Halo Bias - Francesco Adornetto

"Faded Memories" is a piano track that tells the story of a person who, over time, retains only the positive memories of a carefree youth. The piece opens with a sweet and nostalgic melody played in a high register, evoking faded images of happy, distant moments. The light and airy tones recall days of youth, full of laughter and freedom.
The middle section introduces soft arpeggios and warm harmonies, creating an atmosphere of intimacy and reflection. Here, the music explores the deeper and more affectionate details of the memories, capturing the essence of past experiences and the emotional connections that shaped the protagonist's life. The notes follow one another like fragments of memories, each with a special meaning and unique emotional nuance.
Towards the end, the piece reprises the initial theme but with greater depth and harmonic richness, symbolizing how memories, even if faded, retain an intact beauty and purity. The track concludes with a delicate and soothing coda, leaving a feeling of peace and gratitude for the past.

Faded Memories

extraterrestrial, a strange taste from elsewhere

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Alien, Un Gout Étrange Venu D'ailleurs By Zitou Itou & Cecilia Speciale

Poem “Dillard Sissman” from the Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters

Thanks for recital from LibriVox.org read by Linda Leu

The buzzards wheel slowly
In wide circles, in a sky
Faintly hazed as from dust from the road.
And a wind sweeps through the pasture where I lie
Beating the grass into long waves.

My kite is above the wind,
Though now and then it wobbles,
Like a man shaking his shoulders;
And the tail streams out momentarily,
Then sinks to rest.

And the buzzards wheel and wheel,
Sweeping the zenith with wide circles
Above my kite. And the hills sleep.
And a farm house, white as snow,
Peeps from green trees - far away.

And I watch my kite,
For the thin moon will kindle herself ere long,
Then she will swing like a pendulum dial
To the tail of my kite.
A spurt of flame like a water-dragon
Dazzles my eyes -
I am shaken as a banner!

Kite

Music & Lyrics: Jan Schonander

Self-doubt is a killer. Sometimes you just have to drown out all the noise.

IT’S NOT OVER

It’s all over
It’s all over
It’s all over
It’s all over
Did you think that it would never end
Did you lose your mind
Did you think that you were going blind
That maybe you might be one of a kind

It’s all over
It’s all over
It’s all over
It’s all over
Maybe it’s time to try again
Maybe it’s time for a second glance
Maybe a small thing overlooked
And maybe maybe maybe you’re alone in your nook

Oh-oh
They tell you
Oh-oh
They yell ya
Oh-oh
They fell you
Oh-Oh
It’s hell ya
Oh-oh
They tell you
Oh-oh

They tell you
It’s all over
Tell you
It’s all over
They tell you
It’s all over
Tell you
It’s all over
You can see beyond the doubt
You can feel what’s right and what’s wrong
All this time and its not so bad
You’re all alone and you had it all figured out
It’s not over
It’s not over

It's Not Over

Reflections on the life of a boy working in a glass factory in Glasgow, Scotland over 100 years ago.
Copyright 2024 Brian James McDonald (ASCAP)
Copyright 2024 Hoon Toons Publishing (ASCAP)

Measure Of A Life (Piano)

We are starting to come out of winter, so, in celebration, this little piano/viola ditty is in celebration of sunshine unhindered by a chem-trail sky.
1-Mar-25 update. I spoke too soon - the chem-trails are back.

First Sign of Spring

bruno mars | just the way you are

01 - Fountain of Life

Fountains of Joy

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Francesco Adornetto is a neoclassical and ambient pianist and composer who believes music is a form of breath.
His pieces unfold slowly, like a mindful exhale — offering space, silence, and a sense of emotional truth.

🧘‍♂️ Deeply inspired by yoga, inner stillness, and the quiet power of presence,
his music invites you to pause, soften, and reconnect with the moment.

Blending calm piano, neoclassical minimalism, and ambient textures with occasional ethereal vocals, Francesco Adornetto creates soundscapes for yoga, meditation, slow mornings, study, and reflection.
His sound resonates with fans of Ólafur Arnalds, Ludovico Einaudi Yann Tiersen, Max Richter, and Joep Beving and more...

Since beginning his neoclassical journey in 2024, his work has gained recognition for emotional depth, introspective tone, and a delicate yet expressive language.
He has collaborated with Jessica Bains Brown, Francess Harris, Alessandra Celletti, Mauricio De Los Santos, Araceli Parra, Roberto Guerra, Dawn Walters, and others.

Francesco composes with a handcrafted approach, guided by touch, attentive listening, and the inspiration of the moment — creating music not as a product, but as a deeply human act.

Halo Bias - Francesco Adornetto

Francesco Adornetto - Emotional Piano

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