What can I say but the Darkness has just found me now! Wow Milana what a amazing and beautiful piece. Thank you for sharing this with everyone❤️❤️❤️😊🙏

Just heard Stefan's version. Very beautiful piano piece, Milana.

A calm and dreamy and melancholic piano track with additional cello sound... composed for a short movie... enjoy listening! 😊 If you like my music, please share, repost, like and comment it. Thank you so much! ❤️

Seelentrost

Seelentrost - Comfort of soul

Something different again from my last 'uplifting piece' [Moths to a Flame], this one slower,  more simple and gentle …… and in progress [I think!] hehe ….

The night was silent at the start of a another heatwave here in Australia, houses still warm despite the coming of relief and 'cool' air over the last few nights. The only sound was that of the portable air conditioner struggling to fill the room with cold air. On nights such as this, during the worst times, one dreads to leave that 'cold' room to enter into rooms where a furnace seems to envelope one.

Despite the silence, I couldn't sleep. Feeling unwell, drained from heat, worried about someone dear to me, I felt a strong urge to play the piano. A melody of sorts had formed in my mind, a melody to soothe the soul. So I pushed past that pain and mental barrier which was telling me  'I can't get up', and I got to the piano. Darkness surrounded me except for the gleam of lights from the street lamps outside my window, …..The only other light came from the glow of the computer screen spilling out onto my piano.

So I closed my eyes and just gently played in that silent warm night,… to my surprise it sounded soothing and delicate, my fingers seemed to hit the right notes and a gentle melody and harmony was created - after a difficult patch with my music, I was surprised at how my fingers effortlessly 'found' what I 'felt',….. I was so engrossed with what was happening, how calm it felt, how much joy I was gaining from playing, thinking that maybe things would be ok for the person I care for,  that I couldn't pull myself away to simply press the record button. 

My heart sank.

Could I play it again, play an improvisation, the way in which had just been created from nothing, or from within? To soothe my soul and the person I cared about so deeply, and hopefully others too.  I tried to forget that it was recording and ignore that darn metronome which I had forgotten to turn off - it throws me, hindering the free-flow nature and freedom of an improvisation

I continued to play, attempting to recapture this melody once again, and this is the result after several problems with my DAW and it not capturing the recording properly.  No, its not the same as my first attempt, no, it doesn't seem to flow as well, or find some of those harmonies that just 'came' so effortlessly from within the first time……  …..simple and imperfect though this piece may be, it still portrayed a sense of the gentleness I felt, ….. in playing ……. "quietly in the night" …. hoping that my dear friend would be alright ….

Improvisation/Composer: Megan McCarthy
Piano Solo: Megan McCarthy

I would also like to draw your attention to  David Ackerman, who surprised me by sending me a wonderful version and interpretation of this track, adding a new dimension of guitar and ambience which suited [playing] quietly in the night' so beautifully, so I most gratefully said yes for him to upload it …. You can find him and the track at: https://soundcloud.com/deephod/quietly-in-the-night-feat  :-)

If this piece [Quietly in the Night] speaks to you in anyway, I would love to hear your feedback, the more I continue on my 'journey' …..  I might also attempt a second version of this with added instruments, and/or if anyone is interested in a collab?  :)

Graphic Source:Julie Lueders  http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/walk-quietly-into-the-night-with-me-julie-lueders-.jpg  

Quietly In The Night - Megs McCarthy

Hi all - Here is a new version of my track Lament, which features Virharmonic's new Czech Boys Choir virtual choir.

I really enjoyed creating this track and I hope you enjoy listening - please let me know what you think; it's always nice to receive feedback :)

Please also follow me on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/EdHaydonMusician

Thanks, Ed

Lament (Czech Boys Choir version)

Enigmatic Resonance" invites you into a world of spontaneous creation where no rules apply. This impromptu piece weaves a tapestry of elusive patterns and hidden codes, creating a sense of effortless complexity. Discover the mystery behind each note as it effortlessly blends simplicity with profound depth.

Enigmatic Resonance

The opening track from the album, "The Arrow & the Song."  It's a song about awakening. 

Daybreak

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iTunes: itunes.apple.com/album/id1064667349
Facebook: fb.me/ZilnikMilana
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The success of the previous open collaboration "Moonlight Stroll" was somewhat overwhelming - I did not expect at all anything near those 50 versions that were created based on my original improvisation. Neither did I expect the original track to be played over 60k times and receive over 1000 likes. I've received many questions about when do I plan to initiate another open collaboration but was a little bit scared to do so. 

Anyways, here is the next piano piece of mine for you to remix, also based on Arty's motif.  You may download this file or download the following archive:

www.milana.ws/audio/milana_darkness_awaits.zip (51Mb)

that includes both this version and quantized version, named "for remixes" with both WAV and MIDI files. The original track is a free improvisation, played without any click. The "for remixes" version is aligned with 180bpm, so you can apply beats in an easier fashion.

Use your imagination :) You shouldn't follow the original piano as-is but as well can cut parts of the MIDI, leaving some connection to the original, e.g. by incorporating the same motif.

Here is the list of all the versions I've received so far:
https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/sets/darkness-awaits-milana-open

Same as with "Moonlight Stroll", at the end I will choose the most unique and intriguing arrangements and send them to my publisher for commercial licensing - of course, upon mutual agreement about the split with the arranger :)

Darkness Awaits

Darkness Awaits - Milana - on iTunes, Spotify - Open collaboration

Composed & played by Iren Hope. Visit irenhopepiano.com.

Op. 4 No. 2

Waterfall

Driving on the road  through a foggy landscape in the end of november inspired me to create this piece of music...


MACRIMA - Nebelschweif überm Novemberwald

Return

Mattarello

Emotional, building piano piece. Written at a difficult time in our lives, hopefully conveying that emotion.

Waiting

Playing piano since I was four and studied in a musical school for ten years. Though, I always felt that playing by notes and singing in a choir is not enough to become a musician. I needed to be able to play anything I want by ear so, by starting improvising, I've found my own style of playing. When I teach children to play piano or sing, I offer them improvisation right from the beginning. I wish I was taught that way, since until my mid-30s I had hard times to relax and believe in my ability to create my own music. Twelve years ago my husband (@arty-sandler) finally convinced me to record some of my improvisations and we opened this account on SoundCloud - it happened in July, 2012.

You won't find a single particular genre on my cloud: my musical tastes are rather eclectic. Jazz and soft rock are my favorites but I also play blues, classical, folk, middle-eastern, New Age, ambient and others. Piano and vocal are my main instruments but together with my husband we also experiment a lot with different arrangements and orchestrations. 

When we started uploading our music to SoundCloud back in 2012, it was first shy attempts to record my improvisations straight from a keyboard. Many things have evolved since then. Over the years we've grown into a professional recording and composing studio, with a conservatory grand piano in an acoustically treated room and a bunch of microphones and other recording equipment. We scored a few documentaries, short films and animations. This year my orchestral and piano solo works were performed by Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra for Bryan Arias’s ballet show based on “The Little Prince” story. We've published three books with my original scores for solo piano and released twenty original full-length albums (solo piano, multi-instrumental and original songs in various genres) and numerous singles that have been streamed over 70 million times across multiple platforms.

I am glad you stepped by into my musical world and appreciate your comments and following me.

Darkness Awaits - Milana - on iTunes, Spotify - Open collaboration

Milana Zilnik

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