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FROZEN is the first track from my latest album SPRING WILL COME: static chords prop up a glacial, unmoving fixity, a musical metaphor meant to capture the feeling of a suspended world, petrified by uncertainty and fear, frozen by the upheavals we were helplessly witnessing. The unreal silence that suddenly enveloped us was so unusual, especially in cities, that it resonated as ominous because of the emptiness of meaning it suggested and because it unmistakably showed our loneliness: for too many years we had nurtured it, convinced to the point of self-harm by current narratives that joy and happiness were connected to the acquisition of something and forgetting how important others are. But since, as they say, "the darkest hour is the hour before the dawn, and only through the night can you reach the light" in that moment an extraordinary transformative opportunity opened up: in that silence, in that emptiness we could finally become aware of our deep needs and our relationships with others. We could rediscover the value of solidarity and cooperation, and understand that true well-being and happiness come not from having more and more, but from sharing and being part of a community.

Paolo

frozen

il mondo si è svuotato
del suo tempo
città deserte
spazi di silenzio

gli occhi si muovono lenti
e nuove forme appaiono allo sguardo
briciole sul tavolo
di un intero perduto
frammenti preziosi da scoprire

lenta la voce
distende i suoni
li separa
e li ingravida di nuovi sensi

lenta la mente
si riempie di spazi vuoti
l’inedito è l’attesa
di meraviglia e di paura

il respiro rallenta
diventa casa
dove il corpo si acquieta

MEM

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from Spring Will Come, track released January 18, 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! ... more

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