Wonderful performance Stan! Love the mood!

Es poderosa! Invita a la resolución de conflictos, transmite mucha fuerza en el peregrinaje de esta vida❤️❤️

Wonderful composition. I love the guitar work.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxpKNJFDUm4
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Someone once said that symphonic orchestra is the most sophisticated musical instrument humanity ever invented. And I always felt like this is an ultimate challenge for a composer to write music for such a giant. I started my first shy attempts to compose orchestral music a few years ago. Of course, at that time it was all done using digital libraries. I did dream that one day I may experience the thrill of hearing a live orchestra performing my compositions but that was truly an ephemeral dream, no actual plans to do it. Until now.

This summer my husband and I took a composing course (focusing on film composing). As a part of that course I had a homework: to compose a piece for a string orchestra. I chose the solo piano piece I wrote earlier this year as a foundation. It took a few evenings to come up with the orchestral arrangements - again, using digital libraries... at first! But then my husband said that he feels like this piece deserves to be recorded with live orchestra. And so it happened - two months ago we hired a session orchestra from Budapest. We only had half an hour session to record 2.5 minutes of this composition. Gosh, it was such an amazing experience! When I heard 40 musicians playing the harmony I burst in tears. Then I was shocked again to learn that my composition was nominated for Hollywood Music in Media Awards.

I called this piece "Distant Memories". It was written during one of the lockdowns when I was on the edge of breaking down. I devoted it to my mom, who lives on the other side of Atlantic but she used to come here every year.. until 2020.. and then 2021.. I hope we will see each other next year. But meanwhile all we have are those "distant memories".

The original piano solo version is coming next week!

"Distant Memories" (Orchestral) by Milana Zilnik

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jrOSb8mlpk
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In this turbulent time I didn't even know whether to post this song or not. It was supposed to be a present for my husband's birthday back in January. The world was different back then. We couldn't finish recording it on time, though, so we postponed it to Valentine's day first and to my own birthday next. It happened a month ago but I wasn't much online to upload it to SoundCloud. So here it comes.. And I will "hold on to memories of us", memories of the happier times when we celebrated our 18th anniversary together on top of Eiffel tower, "passing the people - strangers with no worries".
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Hold me when I'm alone,
Don't let me fall,
And if you let me – I will become fearless. Only because you
Told me that I am strong, 
I'll carry on.
I will remember you from a few pictures...

Chorus:	I will remember Paris in your eyes.
		I will remember how fast the time flies.
		I will hold on to memories of us.
		They belong to Paris in the past...

Look, those windows are doors
Passing us by,
Passing the people – strangers with no worries, only because 
The wind blows and by surprise 
Opens our eyes
To all the street lights hiding inside stories.

Chorus

Bridge: 	Kisses under the bridge,
		Space with no time,
		Time with no limits, memories with no hurry.
		I will be gone
		When the wind blows, and by surprise
		opens our eyes to all that Paris with another end of story...

"Memories Of Paris" by Milana Zilnik

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Listen also to the other songs in this trilogy ''Vibrations of Change"
Act 1:  The Arrival: https://soundcloud.com/stanleonard/arrival
Act 2: Retrospection: https://soundcloud.com/stanleonard/retrospection
Act 3: Time to Go:  https://soundcloud.com/stanleonard/time-to-go

Composed, played and produced by Stan Leonard

The Arrival (Act 1)

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Songwriter Pack Vol 2 Country Strumming And Picking

composed & copyright by Sandra Labsch
piano solo 2016 / re-recording: 27.11.2016
C minor

Noten / sheet music

Nocturne No. 4 - Sternenlicht - Sandra Labsch

The Commonplace for solo piano. Composed for Piano Day 2016

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The Bleak Midwinter

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The Commonplace

Composed for Piano Day 2017
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Inspired by the wonderful Rilke poem.
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Widening Circles

Melancholy

I share with you the last song made with my partner Roberto Riccò, Between us!
Good listening!

Between Us Daniela Spadini - Roberto Riccò

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I tell my stories through instrumental music, using a combination of acoustic nylon guitars and orchestral instruments. I aim to convey a sense of longing and nostalgia, while also capturing the human experience and emotions. Some have described my music as meditative, relaxing and introspective, with a touch of melancholia and a distinctly Spanish flair. Listen for yourself and let me know what stories my music tells to you.
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