music with silence written into the score

[alocispepraluger102]

{"how we live depends on our

relationship with death: how we make music depends on our relationship

to silence".}

cantus in memory of benjamin britten(part)

Edited July 12, 2007 by alocispepraluger102

[alocispepraluger102]

obviously cage's......

[kh1958]

Silence from Ornette Coleman's Fairfield Hall Concert.

Ornette Coleman In Europe, Vol. 2 (Freedom FLP 40103)

Ornette Coleman (as, tp, vln) David Izenzon (b) Charles Moffett (d)

"Fairfield Hall", Croydon, England, August 29, 1965

Falling Stars

Silence

Happy Fool

Untitled Ballad

Doughnuts

[(BB)]

Art Ensemble of Chicago is the first one that pops to mind, especially on "People in Sorrow". Actually I'm giving it a spin and as I listen to it and it's hard to say where there is "silence" and where a sound is left to find it own conclusion. I have the feeling that trying to define "silence" is right up there with trying to define what music is.

Edited July 12, 2007 by (BB)

[alocispepraluger102]

what i meant was classical pieces with silent beats written into the score, but those are fine examples.

Edited July 12, 2007 by alocispepraluger102

[Nate Dorward]

what i meant was classical pieces with silent beats written into the score, but those are fine examples.

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.

[B. Clugston]

Braxton has written compositions incorporating silence in the score.

[alocispepraluger102]

what i meant was classical pieces with silent beats written into the score, but those are fine examples.

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.

beginning of one of the movementos 2?-3?

[porcy62]

I wrote hundreds of compositions based on total silence. Never found a producer. And they were surely better then all the BS I posted here.

[alocispepraluger102]

I wrote hundreds of compositions based on total silence. Never found a producer. And they were surely better then all the BS I posted here.

who among us will start a silent thread of nonposts?

[7/4]

The music of John Cage and Morton Feldman frequently have silence written into the score.

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[catesta]

I wrote hundreds of compositions based on total silence. Never found a producer. And they were surely better then all the BS I posted here.

who among us will start a silent thread of nonposts?

It already exists, I post in it all the time.

[porcy62]

Funny, I tried to post a nonpost and I got back a message of error. Unforgivable in a music forum. The today's tech doesn't suffer silence.

[porcy62]

.......

[porcy62]

That's the only way to post a nonpost.

[freeform83]

After the English group the Planets released a track called "A One Minute Silence," they were sued by Cage's estate for copyright infringement. The group's leader, Mike Batt, defended the piece by saying, “Mine is a much better silent piece anyway. I was able to say in one minute what took Cage four minutes and 33 seconds.”

[alocispepraluger102]

After the English group the Planets released a track called "A One Minute Silence," they were sued by Cage's estate for copyright infringement. The group's leader, Mike Batt, defended the piece by saying, “Mine is a much better silent piece anyway. I was able to say in one minute what took Cage four minutes and 33 seconds.”

splendid post.

Edited July 12, 2007 by alocispepraluger102

[catesta]

[catesta]

And, I quoted you.

[alocispepraluger102]

And, I quoted you.

the testy one displaying a mean creative streak.

[Chuck Nessa]

I wrote hundreds of compositions based on total silence. Never found a producer. And they were surely better then all the BS I posted here.

who among us will start a silent thread of nonposts?

It already exists, I post in it all the time.

Sadly these don't show up in your post count.

It would be interesting to see the number of "posts typed but not sent".

[porcy62]

And, I quoted you.

You censored me, that is different.

that's would be the way, but as silent composer I regret the wraps, some kind of unnecessary accent that disturbs the composition.

Edited July 13, 2007 by porcy62

[Chuck Nessa]

And, I quoted you.

I'll sue you for copyright's violation.

This is my lawyer:

You might know threats would come from a guy in Italy.

[T.D.]

Another modern classical composer who writes a lot of silences is Salvatore Sciarrino.

Ben Johnston's String Quartet #3 has a short "silent movement". It's on the New World recording. I listened before reading the liner notes, and it freaked me out.

[porcy62]

And, I quoted you.

I'll sue you for copyright's violation.

This is my lawyer:

You might know threats would come from a guy in Italy.

What do you mean?