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I wrote the main theme of ANGELS on Mother's Day in 2019: it was an immediate inspiration, a simple melody to which the ternary meter gave a lulling quality, a "tender little improvisation for my strong mother," as I wrote in posting it. Instinctively I went back to this note when I felt the need to dedicate a piece to doctors, nurses and more generally to all those who in those difficult months of 2020 were putting their lives at the service of the community: and it was no accident to use that theme, because a mother, at least on an ideal level, embodies the deepest sense of caring for others. ANGELS seemed to me the most appropriate title, or at least it perfectly represented my feelings about that. Then a significant synchronicity occurred: just before releasing the video with the first performance as usual, I realized that I had unfortunately forgotten to focus the shot. At first, I was a little discouraged, because at that point I would have had to postpone the new recording until the next day. But then, that blurred image in front of me made me think that there were other angels to whom I wanted to dedicate this sixth chapter of my diary of a quarantine - that's what I called it at the time: the many people who didn't make it and who often had to spend their last hours in hospitals without the comfort of their loved ones. ANGELS, which began as a tribute to my mother, had transformed, first honoring those who had generously given themselves to others, then paying my last respects to those who were no longer with us.

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angels

una culla dondola
il canto dell’infanzia
si insinua nelle pieghe
di memorie immaginate
ben vive ancora nella carne
quando il respiro era all’unisono col cuore e il dentro e il fuori erano insieme
senza confini

ora non più
ora il tempo è sospeso su domande che solo il silenzio può afferrare ma l’eco di quel canto
dolce continua il suo incanto

ieri e oggi
dentro e fuori
ora sono ben distinti
illusione feroce
se non quando la mano è calda
e nutre del suo calore
attesa e dono di una risposta priva di parole

credits

from Spring Will Come, track released February 22, 2023
Music composed and performed by Paolo Cognetti

Recorded and Mixed by Filippo Rossi and Lawrence Fancelli at Officina Sonora del Bigallo

Mastered by Niccolò Caldini

Digital distribution: Distrokid

Artwork: Dashti Design Studio

Poem: Maria Ester Mastrogiovanni (MEM)

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Paolo Cognetti Florence, Italy

Ciao, I'm happy you found me here!

I just released my album for piano solo Spring Will Come: conceived as an aural space for listeners to feel safe and connect with their own emotions, it's a journey through the first lockdown back in March 2020, when we all experienced fear, boredom and frustration but also courage, strength and hope.

It’s music only when it’s shared: let’s make some together!
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