SNR selection 27-Jun-2025

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Life

duet with cello

From my new EP: Songs The Night Bird Taught Me, which was inspired by the bittersweet, solitary sound-world of the nocturnal. I hope to take the listener on a journey through starlit waking dreams, inside the liminal world that hums between moonset and sunrise.

Songs The Night Bird Taught Me

They Flew Apart

They Flew Apart #PianoDay2024

Inspired by the final lines from the poem Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

"The Clouds that gather round the setting sun
Do take a sober colouring from an eye
That hath kept watch o'er man's mortality;
Another race hath been, and other palms are won.
Thanks to the human heart by which we live,
Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears,
To me the meanest flower that blows can give
Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears."



Intimations: A Prelude

I just had to do a second song from my project about The Myths & Legends Of Arthur. I used exactly the sam prompt as with "Arthur and The Sword" but of course the AI would not do as it was told (quite usual) and had to do several iterations, before I got what I was asking for - you get used to this with AI.
Anyway, wrote another poem/lyric today (31/1/2025) and this is the track I decided to upload. I don't expect to post a track per day but at least with two tracks, I now expect to I will complete the project. I imagine many edits before I consider it fully finished.

Merlin the wise - lyrics

In ancient times, when magic thrived, 
A wizard wise and grand, 
Counseled a boy, with heart so pure, 
To lead a noble land.

Merlin's eyes, with wisdom bright, 
Saw Arthur's destined reign,
 He taught him strength, and honour's might, 
Through joy and deepest pain.

With spells and lore, he paved the way, 
For Arthur's rise to fame, 
A bond unbroken, night and day, 
In heart and soul, proclaimed.

Beside the boy, and man alike
Through battles fierce and crucial
Stood Merlin like a rock unmoved.
His advice was always vital 

He helped him through the hardest times
Their friendship did succeed
For Merlin's counsel, wise and strong, 
Made Arthur a King fit to lead

Merlin The Wise

Long Hours

In Essence

Music, piano, prog. strings, mix: Vicente Bueso
Voices: versolun4

Cloud goes by

One-take piano impro, always nice to catch these, if only one would never forget to hit the record button. The forest soundscape I recorded a few years ago was a nice addition. And cello in the back? One of those crazy ideas...

Morning In The Forest

All for the Best

"Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." - Roald Dahl

“He does not despise real woods because he has read of enchanted woods; the reading makes all real woods a little enchanted.” - C.S. Lewis, On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature

The Enchanted Hour

117 - Old Ghosts Through You

Singing Birds by Shirley Ly | Piano Quintet

The Boxer Moms

Encore une pièce “à la manière de“ pour remplacer une bande son temporaire dont on a toujours du mal à se défaire.

Allarichter

a2rbeatz - only you pain rap loop 176bpm (a2rbeatz x fany808)

Melody-driven duet for cello and piano.

Composed, arranged, recorded and produced by Mark Taylor (Chameleon Music)

Silence & Tears: 17 Musical Short Stories

Ysabel's Lament

NEW EP, BENEVOLENCE (2025) AND ALBUM, WINDS OF THE EAST (2025) IS OUT NOW!

Instagram: @shirleylymusic

Shirley Ly is a self-taught British female contemporary classical music composer from Greenwich in London, United Kingdom, with Chinese and Vietnamese heritage. She has composed over 50 pieces for solo piano / violin / cello, duets, trios, quartets and quintets. She has produced an EP: Benevolence (2025), and 5 albums: Winds of the East (2025), 9 Lives (2023), Paradise (2023), Blossom (2021), and Impetus (2018) and released multiple singles i.e. Olive Tree (2024), Emerald (2023), and London Strive (2023). Her music has been played around a million times across more than 100 countries around the world spanning six continents, including by BBC radio. Shirley plays the piano in all of her pieces.
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The pieces in her albums aim to capture her reflections on life experiences relating to nature (i.e., swallows' journeys to their nests, the seasons, swans), living in London, dance, relationships with family and other loved ones, travel (i.e. to Berlin, Amsterdam), and dreams. 

Winds of the East (2025) is inspired by Shirley’s Chinese and Vietnamese heritage, her grandfather who was a distinguished painter and poet in China and her recent travels in South East Asia particularly in areas of natural beauty. 

Paradise (2023) is inspired by her experiences of swimming, diving, sailing, and surfing in the ocean, and she hopes that her music can further emphasise its importance. 
 
9 Lives (2023) is inspired by the beauty, charm and mysteriousness of cats. She lives in London with her five cats, and gain a lot of inspiration from them. This album aims to raise money for animal charities in areas which need support the most.

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© Shirley Ly

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

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