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It was 2007 when a dear friend of mine announced the birth of his beautiful daughter Bianca. I wanted to make him a great present so I decided to compose several lullabies expecially for Bianca. It was in that time that the first ten track of this album were recorded. Actually, it took me only a few days to fix the ideas and to record the melodies and the arrangments, because I felt really inspired by the event. I named the CD "Ninna Nanna... Sogni d'oro", which could be translated as "Lullaby... Sweet Dreams", and when I gave them it was a nice surprise for both mum and dad: they liked my gift and the music a lot... also because it seemed that the lullabies really worked and Bianca was calming down when listening to my cd!
Two years passed and two other friends of mine had two beautiful daughters, too... It was time to compose some new music! Inspiration to write was not a problem, and in summer 2009 the last nine track were recorded. A full length album, 40 minutes with 19 lullabies, was finally realized.
The CD cover was realized by my girlfriend Costanza just about one week before she became my girlfriend... I spoke her about my music projects and about these lullabies CD, that at the time was still without an original cover. It was really a nice present! :)
In these two years I gave the CD to several friends as a present for their children and each one enjoyed the music.
Now, in 2011, I finally decide to digital distribute my music, hoping that your babies will enjoy listening to these lullabies just as the children of my friends did. The only doubt regarded the track titles. I had the thought to translate all the titles in english, but finally I decided that it was better to keep the original italian names which were chosen in the composition period, and which better express my feeling regarding my music.
I try here to write a translation, in case you are interested:
1. Ninna nanna (Brahms) - Lullaby (Brahms)
2. Twinkle twinkle little star (canto popolare)
3. Il bacio della buonanotte - A goodnight kiss
4. La carezza della mamma - The mum's caress
5. Al chiaror di luna - In the moonlight
6. E' ora di dormire - it's time to sleep
7. Cullata dal vento - Cradled by the wind
8. La nanna vicino al ruscello - Sleep by the river
9. Un fiore nella culla - A flower in the cradle
10. Preludio n.1 (Bach) - Prelude n.1 from Bach's Well Tempered Clavier
11. In braccio al papà - In dad's arms
12. Vicino alle stelle - Close to the stars
13. Arriva la sera - It comes the night
14. Un sonno sereno - A peaceful sleep
15. Dormi, sogna, fai la nanna - Sleep, dream, go to bye bye
16. Il mio bimbo si addormenta - My child falls asleep
17. La gioia dell'abbraccio - Hugs of joy
18. Piccola farfallina - Little butterfly
19. Una culla sulla spiaggia - A cradle on the beach
These lullabies were featured on The baby sleepsite during the 2011 Christmas giveaway
Graphics by Costanza Manzini
Twinkle twinkle little star (canto popolare)