This is music for solo trumpet and piano, it's an EP I'm here releasing, four pieces of music. The style is in the direction of classical music, but some of it also sounds more filmatic. The music sometimes move in a landscape between expressive atmospheric jazz and classical music. To me the musical genre is of less importance, the perception of music and culture of our time is probably more relevant. Hope you enjoy the music, and if you know a trumpet player please share it if you like it. Thanks for reading anyway! If you want to buy the sheet music for this album, you can get it here: http://www.jmlmusic.no/solo-trumpet-and-piano-recording.html My Facebook Sheet Music page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/JmlSheetMusic/videos/?ref=page_internal About these four pieces: Espana is a mysterious piece of music, sounds of Spain, sometimes in the distance. Both dark and beautiful, rich in sounds and harmonies. Very melodic in spite of the shades of sometimes darker qualities, a painting musical landscape and reflections, also in a voice of silence. (duration: c.4.45 min) Wake Up is a small and nice piece I wrote for my daughter entering a solo competition some years ago. She won the competition, which was a proud moment for us all in the family. If you want to play a melodic ear-catching piece with nice harmonies I would definitely recommend this piece. (duration: c.2.15 min) Nebula is a slow piece with poetic melodic lines and harmonies, in a rubato style. The sound is distant, mysterious and moving, like the meaning of the name Nebula, to do with the endless universe. Nebula is a cloud of dust and gas in space, usually illuminated by one or more stars. Nebulae represent the raw material the stars are made of. Maybe in musical resemblance. (duration: c.3.45 min) The Fairytale Waltz was originally composed in 2008 as a solo piece for trumpet and piano, to my daughter Sophia. The Fairytale Waltz is a playful piece, with many surprises on the way. You can here elements of Jazz and classical music in a distance, but with a visual touch, with filmatic flow and atmosphere. The piece is both airy and drifty, sometimes more majestic and has also a slow beautiful section in it. In 2011 it was orchestrated for full orchestra as well, exploring some of the wonderful colors of the orchestra. (duration: c.5 min) Johan M. Leiva is a songwriter, composer and music producer from Bergen, Norway. He studied film music at Berklee College of Music, Boston (USA). Leiva has composed music for several films and commercials. He has also written music for orchestra, wind band, big band and brass band. Johan’s musical style has many references, finding the meeting point between musical genres is one of his aims.