Name: Blue No. 02 (Trilogy) by John in SNR selection 13-Jun-2025
Duration: 1 min 44 s
Description: Welcome to the second track in the Three Colours Blue Trilogy. I hope you enjoy it.

SNR selection 13-Jun-2025

Up-tempo, arpeggiating solo piano, with a strong feel of anticipation. Moody and stunning.

Momentum - Solo Piano

Relentless

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/5FsPCoQ2Y9Z0OuG5kWDxDs?si=c03ccc558021498a
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUxKzif8IKI
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/konrad-spittelberg/yearning

Yearning. The pain when you long for something and yet can't get it. When periods of depression and self-immersion are interrupted by outbursts of hearfelt desire and longing, only to collapse into themselves again. And yet, excruciating as this bittersweet state of mind is, the heart nevertheless seems to also derive pleasure from it.

Compositionwise: 
The track is of the form Intro (@0:00) - Main1 (@0:33) - Main2 (@1:29) - Diversion (@2:19) - Main3(@2:53) - Outro (@3:17)
Overall, the track lives from its sequence of low-energy parts and muffled outbursts. Over time, the track increases in intensity, in two ways: First, its speed increases from the Intro in the Mid 60s to the Low 70s lateron. Moreoever, the melodical intensity of the variations gets increasingly dense (see below) 

The track starts with a low-paced introspect Intro where the left melody line goes up and the right hand down. This contraction in the used space of tones resembles the seclusion of the proponent of our story. The desparation is underlined by sudden crescendos and abrupt falling back into pian(issim)o. This effect is held up throughout the remainder of the track. The left hand in the Intro follows a low-paced half note beat. The right hand first introduces the lead theme that is later varied in the parts (M, M', M'') but then modulates in a unique way that is not repeated throughout the track again.
@ 0:33, the Intro is over and the first of the main parts, Main1, starts. The left hand increases its intensity from here on throughout the track by switching to quarters instead of halfs. The lead theme is modulated with more energy (and will be ever more intense in the later variations of Main). After that, the track goes @0:57 into a series of outbursts and resignations. This series is repeated in Main2 @1:57 in more intensity and a chord inversion higher.
The Diversion is characterised by chord inversions that gently fall down, just like rain that pours down that window that our protagonist stares through. And then reaches the biggest outburst of the whole track.
Finally, after Main3, which includes the most intense version of the lead theme and harmonically altered variation, the piece finishes with a questioning yet pieceful end.

In mastering the piece, after MIDI editing, one of the challenges was to find the right balance between the plaintive metallic overtone-rich outbursts versus a rich and full sound for the resignative parts. I chose the Pianoteq Warm Peterov Mistral (with some minor tweaks) as the piano. On this, I used three basic Cubase-inate effects: (1) some light-touch EQ (a scaled-downversion of Basic Piano), (2) compression (Ratio of 1.8) and (3) Reverb (the Cubase-equivalent of the Goldener Musikvereinssaal in Vienna of course :-)). The mix has been balanced at -1db to allow enough headroom for the streaming services' normalization magic to happen ;-).

Yearning (Piano Miniature)

This album is a departure from my usual style and invite you to participate:
You can have a look at the visuals that inspired these tracks and maybe even get inspired yourself? 
Visuals https://instagram.com/makanaturemusic
Submission form: https://tr.ee/G65tNDpHg-
This project came out of a creative communication assignment for my current MSc in climate science. It was inspired by "Unci Maka", which is a Lakota word meaning Grandmother Earth, the literal translation is "very ancient me". Many indigenous languages don't recognise a separation between us and nature as the English language does. Maybe this can point us to our role as nature, and deepen our connection, using our hands and hearts to heal together.

Maka Music - Maka - Very Ancient Me Music - 01 Celestial

“Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.” ― Germany Kent

A little piano improvisation dedicated to family, friends, and others who have had to start again and have shown great faith, courage and resolve in doing   so. A companion piece to "Crossroads."

Starting Again

Like the hush before morning, or the weight of a dream you can’t quite hold.
“Barely Awake” drifts slowly through stillness — a soft breath of memory, wrapped in quiet light.
Let it carry you where words no longer reach.

Barely Awake

Welcome to the second track in the Three Colours Blue Trilogy. I hope you enjoy it.

Blue Trilogy

Blue No. 02 (Trilogy)

108 - Under a Bell Jar

Apotropaic

Bandcamp

Melting Point

This piece is dedicated to all the people and organizations that are working to make the world a better place.

Cover by @perevilardebo.estudio perevilardebo.com/
Label: Florecilla Records

humans being humans

Le bal des coeurs brisés

This is track one of my latest Trilogy entitled Belle Aime (Beautiful Soul). I hope you enjoy the series. Thank you for listening.

Belle Aime

Belle Aime No. 01

Belle aime No. 01

- Picture -
Artist Picture. Naridarbandi - IG
Art Cover Editor. Shyntwirl

- Music -
Producer. Shyntwirl
Programmer. Shyntwirl
Developer. Shyntwirl
Structure. Shyntwirl
Composer. Shyntwirl
Equalizer. Shyntwirl

PROD. Shyntwirl

Shyntwirl - Drizzling For Love

This instrumental track builds on a collaboration with my brother https://soundcloud.com/skai-eriksson/desert-odyssey-acoustic-guitar-and-piano 
The original song just had acoustic guitar and piano.  Torben Fugger heard the song on SC and took it to a new level of orchestration adding tasty slide+electric guitar work.  At that point it sounded like it needed some low end, and Wayne Cribbs stepped in to add a tasteful bass guitar track.

You can listen to Torben's other elegant orchestral music on SC: @torben-fugger

Here is the credit in the order the instruments were added.

Acoustic guitar: Timothy Lundberg
Piano: Skai Eriksson
Electric guitars: Torben Fugger
Bass guitar: Wayne Cribbs
Mixing/Mastering: Erik Lundberg (Skai Eriksson) with lots of help/feedback from the rest of the group.

Desert Odyssey (w/ additions by Torben Fugger and Wayne Cribbs)

Having Visions while listening to this song

Visions

Transitioning between temporal perceptions in research of the perceiver

Kairosian

The Summer Wind in the Wheat (for string orchestra)

A very warm welcome. Thank you for listening. So many great composers and songwriters inspire me including the work and encouragement of the contributors here on SoundCloud.

Soundtracks for the imaginary movies of my life. They're not necessarily meant to be beautiful, they're meant to tell a story, like an encrypted message, but better. Your likes and comments make me happy! sleepynoonradio@gmail.com

Blue No. 02 (Trilogy)

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