Yonder is an old English word that means, that way. Far away.
I was always captivated by long gone civilizations with buried cities waiting to be discovered, no one really knows were they are, they lay somewhere Yonder...
 Its with great pleasure I dedicate this piece to a young lady I found out is a fan of mine, thank you Ella for bringing a smile to my face, this piece is for you. <3

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The art work is by a wonderful photographer called Ray ,he has a brilliant eye for beauty, visit his website, it will make your day, I promise  https://www.raybilcliff.uk/

Yonder

All the sounds you are about to hear are made from real instruments, I used 3000 year old Mayan ,Aztec and Inca flute samples.
Ancient civilizations didn't used the same notes we use today, those early musical instruments like flutes were just mimicking what they heard in the rainforest, animals like birds, owls, wolfs, parrots etc...
This is by far the largest piece I wrote and I am exhausted. 

Special dedication to someone I consider a friend here on SC, Max a wonderful composer also known as Synthgrinder https://soundcloud.com/synthgrinder-1/tracks

Also and as usual a special thank you to Ray Billcliff the wonderful photographer I work with, please do yourself a favour and visit his online site, it will brighten your day for sure, he has a wonderful eye for beauty www.raybilcliff.uk/

Rainforest

Since pre-historic times, man have been in love with colours, collecting pigments from various rocks and plants to express themselves with cave and body paintings....the artist was born.
In medieval times great painters paid Immense amounts of money to have certain colours produced with particular pigments, these pigments came from all over the world, these same pigments today are worth small fortunes, and the painters knew how important they were, their painting still look alive today.....this is my homage to colours...
Big thank you to Audio Ollie for providing a world class free piano called Memoir Piano, visit his site he's a 5 star library creator.
Special thank you this time goes to an artist you can find on Pixabay, his name is Ivanovgood, after a few messages he was graceful enough to allow me to use his work as my artwork.
Please visit his page, it will brighten your day, immensely talented he is https://pixabay.com/users/ivanovgood-1982503/
 Kind regards.

Pigments

Ancient Egypt, land of great mystery, culture and achievements..
Land of Ra...
Ra is the Egyptian word for 'sun'. As a solar deity, Ra embodied the power of the sun but was also thought to be the sun itself, envisioned as the great god riding in his barge across the heavens throughout the day and descending into the underworld at sunset.
My ode to that great civilization and the Sun  responsible for all life on this planet..
For those who want to know,the Duduk I used is a free instrument from Evolution Series,they are a fantastic company well worth a visit 
 https://www.evolutionseries.com/portfolio/world-colors-clar-duduk/
A special thank you to Pamela Illanes, (https://soundcloud.com/user-315009621), a wonderful composer that even had her own work played by a real orchestra, early on during my writing I struggled with writers block for almost 2 weeks, one night we engaged in a conversation and Pam was very helpful, she gave me the patience and strength I needed at the time, writers block really gets to me. Its wonderful when artists help each other and I am very lucky to have her as a friend.
Another fabulous photo from my dear friend Ray ,please visit his site ,he's a professional photographer and it will brighten your day  www.raybilcliff.uk/

I heard Erik the Flutemaker describe how he imagined how the pre-historic man first came up with the flute concept.
He imagined a group of early humans living near a forest, occasionally weird sounds would come from the forest that scared them into running away, until a inquisitive ancestor ventured into the forest in search of this unworldly noise .
He found a bamboo that fell ,the little forest bugs ate the inside of the bamboo as it is soft and eventually decomposition made holes in to the bamboo.
Occasionally when it was windy and the wind blow from a certain angle its created a note, a sound.
And that ancestor of ours tried to understand the concept of wind, hollow bamboo with holes...
And maybe this was the way that the flute was born...
I loved that vision and when I saw this art work, it reminded me of this story and my creativity started to develop ...
Erik is a master flute maker, he makes All kinds of amazing flutes, please visit his site, it will bring you joy... https://eriktheflutemaker.com/

A special thank you to Brita Seifert, a generous ,fabulous ,creative artist with a great talent and eye for beauty.
Please visit her site , it will definitely brighten your day  
https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Brita+Seifert

For Tom and Ela

The Bamboo and the Wind

There are forests on Earth that endure extreme winters, places where temperatures can reach up to -40/-50C.
They are called Taiga 
Plants and animals go into hibernation hoping they have stored enought nutrients to survive another extreme seasson.
A once thriving forest full of beauty, sounds and colours turn in to a deadly , almost lifeless , colourless and soundless frozen desert.
Life`s clock seems to slow down to a halt while hours turn to days , days turn to weeks and weeks turn to months.
Until the first sun rays strong enough to stop the ice and snow`s  deadly grip ,appear..
Like an explosion...Life`s clock speeds up while the forest heart beats faster and faster, the forest is awaking along with its inhabitants..
Spring returns ...Life begins ....again...

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Photo by Bernat Rangil , Bernat is a wonderful photographer with an incredible eye for beauty.
He has a wonderful heart, after I spoke to him he gave me permission to use his work as cover for my new piece. Visit his site, it will bring you a smile.
https://pixabay.com/users/bernat-848806/

Taiga

I did it just out of curiosity,just to see if people would like my type of music,I was afraid,nervous and scared of putting it out there,the reception I got was amazing,so I owe the Soundcloud comunity all my music after Dragon because it was all inspired by the nice motivational feedback I got.

Dragon

#NowScoreThis: Lara Croft

Another Day

Loss it`s about the feelings that assaulted me when i lost two dear friends recently,that kind of Loss.

LOSS

I have Insomnia and this is how it feels.....

INSOMNIS

I pictured a Viking funeral and tried to capture the sorrow and lament of its participants.
When the instruments fade at the end you will hear the earth rumble,thats the sound of the warriors passing to Valhalla....where Odin awaits with open arms.
The rumble is playing from the start,its always present.
Image by Blaise_L on Pixabay
Kind regards.

A Vikings Farewell

I tried to capture the dawn of a forest,when the first sun rays wakes every living creature of the forest,this is basically how i would like to wake up every morning,if you listen carefully you can hear bird tweeting in the beginning.
I dedicate this track to a Soundcloud user I met last year,his work is really good,experienced composer that gave me the motivation I needed at the time.
Thank you Luppi Davide Como,hopefully one day ill compose a piece as grandeur as some of yours,kind regards.
Artwork by the wonderful Ray , https://www.raybilcliff.com/

The Forest Awakes

Artwork by the wonderful Ray , www.raybilcliff.com/
All my music is design to have the EQ on Flat.
Kind regards.

Reflection

This is Charnia.
Charnia is the oldest extinct  organism known to man.
We still dont know if it was a plant or animal.
What we do know is that it lived alone in the bottom of the ocean in freezing temperatures and total darkness.
Charnia died .... without ever feeling the warmth of the sun.
Art work idea by me,done by SamBuddz.

Charnia

Fauna and Flora are my great passions.
Biosphere is the layer of the planet Earth were life exists.,this work is a celebration of that,of Life.
This song is dedicated to You,the Soundcloud user,that for the past year have come to my channel,listen to my work and leave wonderful feedback.
It `s your feedback that motivates and inspires me,it also makes me want to do better next time,without your feedback all of my music wouldnt exist,so...thank you.
The art work is done by a gentleman called Raymond Bilcliff,he has a beautiful site online and an amazing eye for photografy,here Ill post his website.
https://www.raybilcliff.uk/
Kind regards.

Biosphere

I`ve always liked to walk late at night while the city sleeps,I like the quietness.But as time goes by,weeks,months,while navigating through these Rivers of Stone,a voice appears in my head,quietly at first,but encreasing in loudness as time goes by,to the point it becames unbearably loud and I cant ignore it anymore.The natural sounds of this sintetic forest gets too much for me.The voices scream "Natura",nature in latin,its nature calling me..I need music as old as the planet,music billions of years in the making,ever changing,sung by the wind and the trees,by the ocean and the birds by the storms and the critters that all seem to sing for me...the perfect orchestra...the perfect symphony.
A special thank you to Tomade for giving me motivation to write for piano again,hes a talented musician well deserved your time,I love his song Six Feet Under.
Also to Ray,the amazing photographer I work with,visiting his site and checking his work,will brighten your day,without a doubt https://www.raybilcliff.uk/

Rivers Of Stone

I find it hard to communicate,sometimes only through the piano can I express what I truly feel. I love to write music for people who love to dream.
Thank you for taking the time to listen.
Kind regards.

Ricardo da Silva

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