Gelida Notte (Cold night)

Reminiscent of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, although it might be as well a rather "rainy" night, at least according to the initial sound effect. Nice performance by the singer (the lyrics are in Italian language, but we could use a translation ). Thanks for sharing!

What Austie said :DD Somehow similar to Beethoven's work.
And oh my gosh, it's so reminiscent! It's like a lake I am on, and I'm gazing on it... Maybe I'm IN it. And ... just breathless!!! O_O
Lovely voice for the singer and nice piano accompaniment (thumbs up)
I like this piece 8DD

Thank you so much! So many people tell me about the similarity with Beethoven's work :-)

Well obviously I have to agree on the similarity with Beethoven.
This really is lovely. I would love to see the text & translation my italian is rather poor. And if you would be so kind as to share a score that would be wonderful.

I think the piece would stand alone without that initial sound effect better. With it only appearing once it is nice but it doesn't feel like it belongs.

Well Done.

Considering the great demand of an English translation, I will content you soon! :-D On the 20th of August we'll play here in Italy at the Shakespearean festival, and we'll perform Gelida Notte, too. The organizers asked us, if possible, to make an English translation (because this festival is all in English). But it was too late for the singer to learn the song in English..but in the days after our participation (now we have too much work to do!), we'll translate it.
Joshm, thank you so much for your review..do you find the initial sound doesn't sound good? It's better according to you to eliminate or to modify it?

If you keep it at the beginning I would fade into it. But I would also suggest that it should probably be at the end as well. I have two things with it right now. First it is rather jarring at first (this would be fixed by a fade in). And secondly that it has no counter part in the rest of the piece. Some advice I was given once was if you are going to do something with an idea use it, if not leave it out. But if an idea is only used once it sounds out of place.

So all of that said I think it would be improved by either adding it again at the end (fading it in and then out), or by removing it.

Yes, I agree with you that the sound effect at the beginning needs a fade-in. It has been an oversight of me..the effect begins suddenly, and doesn't make a good impression..surely there's no other counter-part in the rest of the song; it was a decision of me and the singer, but we are open to new possibilities..if we could improve this song (which is our favourite:-) all new ideas would be very useful.
Please, don not hesitate giving us some other suggestions! Thank you very much!

Hi guys! I made an English translation of my song. It's not a translation to sing the song in English, because I think it wouldn't be synchronized with the music..please, tell me if you like it! The lyrics were written by Prinzessin Simhild, the singer of this song.