Pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi‘s ‘Nuvole Bianche‘ is a piece that captures the majesty of nature and the human experience. If the gentle melody reminds you of the wind blowing, it might be because that’s part of the inspiration. ‘Nuvole Bianche,’ which Einaudi wrote in 2004 for the album ‘Una Mattina,’ translates to ‘white clouds.’
‘I wrote Nuvole bianche in Milan in the spring of 2004,’ the artist said in a live session. ‘I remember I had bought my first grand piano, and in my flat I had nice, big windows from where I could see the roofs and the sky of the city. I was sitting at my piano, and some white clouds were passing slowly by the windows. They looked like majestic ships in the sky, and the piece came.’
The song’s airy quality and minimalist writing is catchy, giving listeners time to really get into the song’s atmosphere. Its repeated melody is accompanied by four chords – Fm, Db, Ab, and Eb – to give the song a meditative quality.
Today we’re watching the master at work with a video of Enauldi performing “Nuvole Bianche” live at the Steve Jobs Theatre in 2019. As one commenter wrote, it’s clear that the song is still meaningful to Einauldi.
‘He must’ve played this thousands of times and still plays it with love and passion,’ they wrote.
Get the official score to get into the magic of ‘Nuvole Bianche.‘
