Such wonderfully contemplative piece, and your guitar playing is indeed so soulful... Thank you for this beautiful work!

I had missed this one, until now! It is another calm beauty.

Such Gorgeous & Emotional Playing Stan ~~

Daydreaming that what I do best was any of my school teachers would say (van Gogh-yeah I think I might've heard of him l,l,l)

A beautiful guitar piece – gentle, clear, and full of emotion. Your playing feels so natural and dreamy. 🎶❤️🎶

Amazing what you can do when restricting yourself to only a few harmonies!

Composed, played & produced by http://www.StanLeonard.com
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Picture inspired by van Gogh ;-)

Daydreaming (solo guitar)

For Piano Day 2025...A companion piece to "The Magic Forest".

"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." - Edith Wharton

Candlelight - Piano Day 2025

Hi friends, new single out now.
I hope you will enjoy it.

Big thanks!
Artwork: Pere Vilardebo Miró 

Maybe love is simply this:
giving one hand to two other hands,
smelling a golden nape of the neck
and feeling that another body responds to us in silence.
Perhaps love is simply that:
the gesture of approaching and forgetting.
Each remains himself,
but there are two bodies that merge.

Quizá el amor es simplemente esto:
entregar una mano a otras dos manos, 
olfatear una dorada nuca
y sentir que otro cuerpo nos responde en silencio.
Quizá el amor sea simplemente eso:
el gesto de acercarse y olvidarse.
Cada uno permanece siendo él mismo,
pero hay dos cuerpos que se funden.

Antonio Gala

#guitar #calm #peace #nowar #simply #stopbombinggaza🇵🇸 #stopwar #love #beauty #solo fingerstyle

simply

"I Just Can't Live Without You" (Instrumental)

First of all, I would like to wish a happy springtime to all of my fantastic friends here on SoundCloud!  

Without further ado, here is the full instrumental version of a short demo song I made on September 5, 2024. Originally this tune came to me when thinking about the chords and progressions in my earlier song "Peace".

This song was made, played and recorded by me as MIDI and with e.g. the following instruments and sounds: Yamaha Montage 8 (TX816 Electric Piano), Spectrasonics Keyscape (Roland MKS-20 EP sound), Arturia Jup-8 V (Horns), Arturia Synthx V, UVI Ultramini & Arturia Mini-V (Minimoog bass sound), Arturia JUN-6V (the "55 Pop Corn" sound, cf. Juno-6 Synthesizer), Native Instruments Session Guitarist - Electric Mint; and other sounds from the UVI SonicPass VST library including UVI PX Memories (cf. Memorymoog mod), UV-XXX (from the UVI "OB Legacy", horns & the brass sound), UVX-10P (cf. Roland JX-10, the flute sound) and Marcato Strings (from UVI Emulation II). The drums come from Native Instruments Abbey Roads 1980s Drummer, layered with the fantastic Simmons SDS 5 style kick & snare drums from UVI Beatbox Anthology 2.  

Recorded, edited and mixed in Cubase Pro 14, with some significant help from iZotope Neutron. Mastered in Cubase Pro with Ozone 11.


I'm certainly not a lyricist but I got some help with the lyrics! And the idea was that the lyrics would go something like this:


VERSE 

My life is good 
having you by my side
We face the future together
The years roll by
... 
It wouldn’t be the same without you
... 


CHORUS 

I just thought that you should know
I never wanna let you go...
... love you so
I just thought that you should know 
I never wanna let you go
... I just can’t live without you


I Just Can't Live Without You

I am hugely grateful to Stefan Kraft, an incredibly talented musician and composer, for enriching my music with his stunningly beautiful arrangement & orchestration. It has been a great honour and pleasure for me to collaborate with Stefan.

You can hear more of his wonderful music here: @stefankraft_music.

Thank you very much for listening —  we do hope you will enjoy this piece!

Credits:

Piano: Anastasiya Ihnatovich
Arrangement & orchestration: Stefan Kraft


The video made by Stefan for our music is available via the following link:

https://youtu.be/BFBwKQEJkTY

All (Ft. Stefan Kraft)

"How many crossroads are you allowed to have in life? I seem to have a lot of crossroads. I think maybe I crossed back across the same road too often." -- Queen Latifah

When I was younger, I imagined life would present a few major, yet basic crossroads. Of course, there have been many crossroads encountered since then…Life is filled with countless decisions and changes.  Some crossroads are obvious; others, not so much, and this can produce some significant stress until a choice has been made. Even after making a decision, doubt can linger: Was it the right path? Of course, only time will tell, but all crossroads, taken or missed, can still provide us with valuable life lessons and personal growth. 

This composition offers a glimpse into the crossroads we encounter in our lives, and the inner turmoil that may accompany the decision-making process.  As the piece nears the end, a very subtle change signals a decision and movement toward resolution.

Crossroads

Composed, played & produced by http://www.StanLeonard.com
I've been working on this instrumental since March. You can see me practicing an earlier (and slightly faster) version here on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/reel/DHbWh7HNPEw/

If you enjoy this track, I'd really appreciate a follow on Spotify:
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This piece is about how life is like the ocean...Sometimes it’s calm and clear… other times, wild and unpredictable. You can’t fight the waves, but you can learn to ride them. Thanks for listening and sharing 🙏
Ambient Acoustic Guitar
Chill Guitar Instrumental

Waves (solo guitar)

This track is my very personal take at the Koan "Hear the Clap of your Hand". My lyrics version (https://soundcloud.com/konrad-spittelberg/the-clap-of-one-hand-pp) might make things clearer. (yes, this is my sneaky strategy to guide you from one song to another :-))

Compositionwise, the track is roughly split into two equal parts. The first part introduces its cinematic theme in the very beginning, taking it thereafter up several times with slightly different accentuations and rhythms which gives it a fresh feel with different highlighted nuances in each repetition. Several interludes contribute to the cinematic feeling. 

The second part, starting @1.53 starts by a more Jazzy version of the main theme. However, from 2.20 onwards, it is very restricted in its harmonies - only two harmonies are used from thereon until the end, C major and C# major. The tension arises purely from the rhythmic changes (such as the shift from 4/4 to 3/4 @3.17 and back), climaxing at the end.

The Clap of One Hand (Piano Miniature)

The Weight of Gentle Things

в небе он нас ждёт

The Way Out

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I tell my stories through my own composed (and improvised) instrumental guitar music, using a combination of acoustic guitars, sometimes supported by orchestral instruments. 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 you.
If you want to support my music, thank you | PayPal: stan@stanleonard.com
My music has a Creative Commons Licence, so you can use it for non-commercial purposes.

Daydreaming (solo guitar)

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