Very engaging composition, Milana...great cello and percussion too..!

absolutely fantastic atmosphere and what a video! Epic work Milana!

The music is so well composed and performed, and is best understood in the context of the cinematic video.  Well worth the trip over to Youtube.

Very beautiful song and instrumental combination.

"Autumn to Winter" was composed for the Piano Soundboard "Four Key" challenge on Facebook, and is my first piece using the new Soundpaint from 8Dio, featuring their 1928 Scoring Piano.

The photo in the cover art is from 8moments on Pixabay:  https://pixabay.com/users/8moments-4532813/

Autumn to Winter

AUTUMN TO WINTER

The piece "Pine" is an attempt to convey the peaceful and contemplative atmosphere I experience when I walk in the woods. It's not so much about having a defined melody or complex harmony, but more about creating a mood and an atmosphere.

As with my previous recordings, I've used my Malmsjö piano from 1911 to bring this piece to life. However, this time, I've added some felt effects to create a slightly altered sound that fits the overall mood of the composition.

In this piece, I've used felt to soften some of the sharpness of the notes, creating a more subtle and delicate sound that blends well with the theme of the piece.

Thank you for listening.

Pine

This song is my contribution to help celebrate Piano Day 2023. Life has been messy in the last couple of years, so I haven’t really been able to release new songs lately, despite my desire to do so. ‘Hello old friend’ is all about reconnecting. Reconnecting with my piano, which is my current instrument of choice to express whatever I’m feeling. Reconnecting with myself, as playing the piano allows me to sit still, process things and just be myself. And, as a result of all this, hopefully reconnecting with my audience at a deeper level, as I feel like I’ve been living very far away from everything and everyone.

Cover artwork by Rita ( ritaslittleworld_ on instagram ).

Hello old friend (Piano Day 2023)

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For Piano Day 2017. A piece from the new album "Exile". #PianoDay
Listen to the whole album and follow me on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/6lRzdTd7lTOxX1rMgBLj7g
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Exile

Nocturne

Video that shows how it was recorded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qvVqwko3xc
This music includes acoustic piano, clarinet, back vocals, can percussions and the sound of a closing door. Recorded in studio. Thanks to anyone who support my music: https://ariad.bandcamp.com/track/sunday

The Open Path

Sunday

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music: ClassicalGlass and Oddrun Eikli

pianocomposition and piano: ClassicalGlasshttps://soundcloud.com/classicalglass-1
Vocalcomposition, vocal and words/photo: Oddrun Eikli

For A Moment, to understand, and see.
Thank you Philip, for beautiful pianocomposition for these words, thank you for this moment.

For A Moment

A door wide open
I had never seen before
in the light
of sparkling water streams
for a moment
eyes blink open
eyes like the ocean
in and out a shore
light and golden sea breaths

for a moment 
eyes blink open

For A Moment. ClassicalGlass & Oddrun Eikli

Recorded at a live session at After Eight, Jakobstad 5.2.2020

Mixed by Alexander Hindsberg

Eftertanke [live]

Pianocomposition  and arrangement : Classical Glass. https://soundcloud.com/classicalglass-1
Composition for the vocal and vocal: Oddrun Eikli.
Photo Oddrun:  Haworth, West Yorkshire, England,
Poem: by Emily Brontë (30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848)

Three verses from her poem Stars.

ah, why because the dazzling sun
restored our earth to joy
have you departed , every one,
and left a desert sky

oh stars ,and dreams and gentle night
oh, night and stars return!
and hide me from the hostile light,
that does not warm, but burn.

I turned the pillow, then,
to call back night, and see
Your worlds of solemn light, again,
Throb with my heart, and me!

Emily Jane Brontë (30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. She also published one book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne titled Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell with her own poems finding regard as poetic genius.

Desert Sky. Classical Glass and Oddrun Eikli

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-wCqGkalz4
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Abracadabra!
It is time to begin the journey!
Abracadabra!
It is time to face the new challenge behind the mirror...
Abracadabra!
It is time for new encounters, for things that are lost and things that are found...
Abracadabra!
It is time for enchantment, witchcraft and alchemy!
Abracadabra!
It is time to find Spirito Incantato!
Abracadabra!

With great pleasure and excitement I want to invite you to this magical journey into the world of "Abracadabra!". This album took us a whole year to compose and record - from August 2019 to August 2020. When we were close to finishing it up, we faced this difficult choice - what track to select for making a music video. It was a challenge! This whole album was composed as a cinematic adventure, so, basically, any track from it can be turned into the music video. We ended up asking all the participating musicians for their favorite tracks. It was quite symbolic that "Time" - the opening track - won the majority of the votes. This music video is the result of few months of scouting for locations, shaping the costume, makeup and accessories, filming and editing. We all hope you will enjoy it.

I want to thank again everyone who was a part of this project: 
- Phil DiMercurio (aka PdubJamz) for his drums and percussion truly transformed the album.
- Yamaha Artist Yoed Nir for the wondrous cello.
- Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Alexa Ray for the amazing vocals.
- Producer of several Grammy-nominated artists, Matthew Shell, who supervised mixing & mastering of "Abracadabra!", Erik Fredriksen for mixing and Steven Vagovics for mastering.
- Anastasia Frenkel for drawing such amazing artworks for each track! Vibrant, mystical, haunting, surreal - just like we envisioned this album to be. 

And, of course, I'd like to thank my husband who was behind the whole production of the album and the upcoming music video.

BandCamp: https://milana.bandcamp.com/album/abracadabra-2
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7piU2Ry3jjqwogqEbwktGH
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/album/abracadabra/1530195886
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.ca/albums/B08H1WBVQS

Abracadabra!

"Time" (from "Abracadabra") and music video by Milana Zilnik and Arty Sandler

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-wCqGkalz4
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It's been almost three months since "Abracadabra!" was released. I've been busy with some other projects since then, mainly recording and composing for clients. However, given how well "Abracadabra!" was received... we started working on the "sequel" :) 

Meanwhile, here is the title track that gave the name to the album. 

I want to thank again everyone who was a part of this project:
- Phil DiMercurio (aka PdubJamz) for his drums and percussion truly transformed the album.
- Yamaha Artist Yoed Nir for the wondrous cello.
- Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter Alexa Ray for the amazing vocals.
- Producer of several Grammy-nominated artists, Matthew Shell, who supervised mixing & mastering of "Abracadabra!", Erik Fredriksen for mixing and Steven Vagovics for mastering.
- Anastasia Frenkel for drawing such amazing artworks for each track! Vibrant, mystical, haunting, surreal - just like we envisioned this album to be.

And, of course, I'd like to thank my husband who was behind the whole production of the album and the upcoming music video.

BandCamp: milana.bandcamp.com/album/abracadabra-2
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/7piU2Ry3jjqwogqEbwktGH
Apple Music: music.apple.com/album/abracadabra/1530195886
Amazon Music: music.amazon.ca/albums/B08H1WBVQS

"Abracadabra" (from "Abracadabra!") by Milana Zilnik

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.

"Time" (from "Abracadabra") and music video by Milana Zilnik and Arty Sandler

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