Inspired by the painting "Refuge" by the American realist painter Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009).

Refuge

We are excited to share the latest release from Daniela Spadini, an Italian pianist and composer whose music is as heartfelt as her journey. 

Daniela's passion for the piano began at just two years old, and her unique musical path has led her through classical training, choir performances, and collaborations with talented artists. Her new composition, "Desiderio", is a deeply emotive neoclassical piece that beautifully blends delicate piano lines with cinematic string arrangements by Daniela Mastrandrea.

This heartfelt collaboration unfolds with grace, longing, and profound beauty, inviting you to immerse yourself in a world of emotion and expression.

Woman Muse

Desiderio

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The Beginning

Sheet Music: https://sebastianmorawietz.bandcamp.com/album/passage-of-time-free-sheet-music
Video: https://youtu.be/A-NPT_9SKG4
Hey, it’s me again!
This piece has a long history. I wrote it many years ago, back when I was living in Liverpool. The original title was Waterloo – named after the small seaside town just outside the city. I often took the train out there, just to walk along the shore and gather my thoughts.

The sea has always had a deep, humbling power to me – vast, strong, timeless. It teaches you humility. Being near it felt like standing next to something ancient and wise.

Recently, I rediscovered this piece and played it again. It felt like a quiet conversation with the sea – me asking, the sea answering. That’s how I shaped the sections of the piece: a dialogue between the searching and the still, the questioning and the calm.

The visuals in the video are simple – I’m still learning and experimenting – but they’re meant to hint at that inner process, that silent exchange with something greater.

Thank you for listening.

Yours truly,
Sebastian Morawietz

>> Video <<

Passage Of Time (Notes From The Shore)

A Sacred Wish

My soul is greater than the world

Live Video: https://youtu.be/SUlkvdyt_UU

Hey – it’s me again!
This is Talking to Ghosts — the second release from my ongoing project Cycles I.

I’ve refined my TouchOSC loop engine for this one, making it easier to switch between loops in real time. It’s a quiet but important step forward in my setup — less distraction, more flow.

The piece itself has a strange kind of presence. The loops start talking back. Layers appear, disappear, reappear — like echoes of something that was once there. Or maybe still is.

Over the past weeks, this piece slowly became more personal. As the anniversary of my brother’s death approached, certain memories and emotions began to resurface — quietly, insistently.
I didn’t plan for it to become personal, but somehow it did.
There’s a feeling of reaching out — not knowing who (or what) might answer. A sense of speaking into something unseen, hoping to hear something in return.

Maybe that’s what looping is: a conversation with what’s left behind.

The world is shifting — AI, music, identity, everything. I’m trying to figure out what it means to exist as an artist right now. What can I offer? What am I even trying to say? I don’t have answers yet. But this is part of the search.

Let me know what you think of the piece — and of this format.
It means a lot to hear from you.

Yours truly,
Sebastian

Talking To Ghosts (Live Looping Session)

French pianist Sophie Riviere and Japanese composer Makoto Sawai reunite for “Nagi no tsuki”, a delicate and melancholic duet where gentle piano lines meet soft saxophone tones.
Like a quiet conversation at dusk, the piece offers a soothing and introspective experience, calm, emotional, and evocative. ad21.

Nagi no tsuki

I have not been able to resist to put music to this beautiful, dark folktale voiced by Barbary Grant.

Music by Vicente Bueso.
Voice: Barbary Grant (from Barbary Core Library)

Lyrics (irish traditional)

Ushag veg ruy ny moanee doo,
Moanee doo, moanee doo,
Ushag veg ruy ny moanee doo,
C'raad chaddil oo riyr syn oie?

Ushag veg ruy ny moanee doo,
Moanee doo, moanee doo,
Ushag veg ruy ny moanee doo,
C'raad chaddil oo riyr syn oie?

Chaddil mish riyr eddyr daa ghuillag,
Eddyr daa ghuillag
As O! my chadley

Chaddil mish riyr eddyr daa ghuillag,
Eddyr daa ghuillag
Myr cadley yn oikan er keeagh y vummig,
As O! my chadley cha kiune.

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(english)

Little red bird of the black peat ground,
of the black peat ground, of the black peat ground,
little red bird of the black peat ground,
where did you sleep last night?

Little red bird of the black peat ground,
of the black peat ground, of the black peat ground,
little red bird of the black peat ground,
where did you sleep last night?

Last night I slept between two leaves,
Between two leaves
Like and infant 

Last night I slept between two leaves,
Between two leaves
Last night I slept between two leaves,
Like and infant between two blankets.

Black ground

Endless walk

Listen to my debut album 'Dimensions' out now: https://ffm.to/dimensions_album

Piano Sheet Music now available - http://joealexandershepherd.com/

Joe is a 30 year old pianist/composer/songwriter from York, England who studied at Paul McCartneys Academy of Music for two years. Previous clients include: BBC1 / BBC2, UEFA, RFU English Rugby, Melvita, Landrover.
 He has a huge passion for writing songs on piano. Joe has been writing music since he was 15, currently signed with Nettwerk Music Group worldwide.

Feel free to drop Joe an email regarding licensing/sheet music/publishing/advertising/collabs/using his tracks in videos/short films and he will get back to you as soon as possible  - 

contact@joealexandershepherd.com

Have a great day!

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Joe Alexander Shepherd