List of silent musical compositions
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| - | '''Silence''' is a relative or total [[lack]] of [[sound]]. An environment with sound below 20 [[decibels]] is considered quiet or silent. | + | This is a list of musical works which consist mostly or entirely of [[silence]]. |
| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | *[[Anechoic chamber]] | + | ==Classical compositions== |
| - | *[[Background noise]] | + | *''[[Funeral March for the Obsequies of a Deaf Man]]'' (1897) by [[Alphonse Allais]], a French humorist (1854-1905) |
| - | *[[Humming]] | + | *''[[Erwin Schulhoff#Musical style|In futurum]]'' (1919) by [[Erwin Schulhoff]] (1894-1942) |
| - | *[[contact calls]] | + | *''Monotone-Silence Symphony'' (1949), by [[Yves Klein]] |
| - | *[[List of silent musical compositions]] | + | *''[[4′33″]]'' (1952) by [[John Cage]] (1912–1992) |
| - | * [[Monastic silence]] | + | *''[[4′33″#4′33″ No. 2|4'33" No. 2]]'' (1962) by John Cage |
| - | *[[Murke's Collected Silences]] | + | |
| - | *[[Omertà]] | + | ==Songs== |
| - | *[[Retreat (religious/spiritual)|Retreat]] for the religious meaning of silence. | + | |
| - | *[[Silencer (disambiguation)]] | + | *"Absolute Elsewhere" by [[Coil_(band) | Coil]] |
| - | *[[Silent film]] | + | *"Are We Here? (Criminal Justice Bill? Mix)" by [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]] |
| - | *[[Silent letter]] for a letter that does not correspond to any sound in a word's pronunciation. | + | *"The Ballad of Richard Nixon" by [[John Denver]] |
| - | *''[[Sunshine and Silent Rooms]]'' | + | *"(nothing)" by [[The Microphones]] |
| - | *[[4′33″]] | + | *"''[[The Best of Marcel Marceau]]''" by [[Michael Viner]] |
| - | *[[Vow of Silence]] | + | *"Beware! The Funk is Everywhere" by [[Afrika Bambaataa]] |
| + | *"Birthdeath Experience" by [[Whitehouse (band)|Whitehouse]] | ||
| + | *"A Lot of Nothing" by [[Coheed and Cambria]] (Split into 11 sections ranging from 5–15 seconds in length) | ||
| + | *"Magic Window" by [[Boards of Canada]] | ||
| + | *"The Nutopian International Anthem" by [[John Lennon]] | ||
| + | *"Two Minutes Silence" by [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]] | ||
| + | *"One Minute of Silence" by [[Soundgarden]] | ||
| + | *"A One Minute Silence" by [[Mike Batt]] | ||
| + | *"Pregnant Pause... Intermission" by [[Leila Bela]] | ||
| + | *"Pure Digital Silence" by [[The Melvins]] | ||
| + | *"(Silence)" by [[Ciccone Youth]] | ||
| + | *"[Silence]" by [[Korn]] | ||
| + | *"[Silence]" ("A suitable place for those with tired ears to pause and resume listening later") by [[Robert Wyatt]] | ||
| + | *"There's a Riot Goin' On" by [[Sly Stone]] | ||
| + | *"Three Bagatelles for David Tudor" by [[György Ligeti]] | ||
| + | *"The Ten Coolest Things About New Jersey" by [[Bloodhound Gang|The Bloodhound Gang]] | ||
| + | *"Thirty-second Silence" by [[Guster]] | ||
| + | *"Tunnel of Goats XVII" by [[Coil (band)|Coil]] | ||
| + | *"9-11-01" by [[Soulfly]] | ||
| + | *"12:97:24:99" by [[Mudvayne]] | ||
| + | *"Page 13" by [[Fantômas (band)|Fantômas]] | ||
| + | *"Path XII Inlustra Nigror" by [[Vesania]] | ||
| + | *"15 Minutes" by [[Télépopmusik]] | ||
| + | *"18 sekúndur fyrir sólarupprás"(18 seconds before sunrise) by [[Sigur Rós]] | ||
| + | *"Non Musical Silence" by [[All-American Rejects]] (The album ''[[When The World Comes Down]]'') | ||
| + | *"Non-Musical Silence" by [[Marilyn Manson]] (The album ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' consists, in addition to the regular tracks, of 72 tracks of silence, each four seconds long, followed by a song called "Untitled") | ||
| + | *"You Can Make Your Own Music" by [[Covenant (band)|Covenant]] (a 4 minute and 33 second silent track, in reference to John Cage's song "4′33″) | ||
| + | *"Intentionally Left Blank" by [[James Holden (producer)|James Holden]] (in ''[[The Idiots Are Winning]]'' (2006)) | ||
| + | *"The Sound of Free speech" by [[Crass]] | ||
| + | *"Schweigenminute" by [[VNV Nation]] on ''[[Praise the Fallen]]'' (1999) | ||
| + | *"Silence" by [[Brian Eno]] on ''[[Drums Between The Bells]]'' (2011) | ||
| + | *"Silencio sepulcral" (Sepulchral Silence) by [[Soziedad Alkoholika]] | ||
| + | *"The Misinterpretation of Silence and its Disastrous Consequences" by [[Type O Negative]] on ''[[Slow, Deep and Hard]]'' (1991) | ||
| + | *"In Remembrance" by [[Pan.Thy.Monium]] on ''[[Khaooohs and Kon-Fus-Ion]]'' (1996) | ||
| + | *"Rwanda" by [[Matthew Herbert|Radio Boy]] (2001). | ||
| + | *"42 Minutes of Silence" by [[Milosh]] on ''[[Quiet Time, with Milosh]]'' (2002) | ||
| + | *"Anniversary Of World War III" by [[The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band]] on ''[[Volume 3: A Child's Guide to Good and Evil]]'' (1968) | ||
| + | *"Song of the Deaf Girl" by [[Cloud Cult]] on ''[[The Meaning of 8]]'' (2007) | ||
| + | *"Le chant des carpes" by [[Ludwig von 88]] on ''[[Houlala II "la mission"]]'' (1987) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Anti-art]] | ||
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This is a list of musical works which consist mostly or entirely of silence.
Classical compositions
- Funeral March for the Obsequies of a Deaf Man (1897) by Alphonse Allais, a French humorist (1854-1905)
- In futurum (1919) by Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)
- Monotone-Silence Symphony (1949), by Yves Klein
- 4′33″ (1952) by John Cage (1912–1992)
- 4'33" No. 2 (1962) by John Cage
Songs
- "Absolute Elsewhere" by Coil
- "Are We Here? (Criminal Justice Bill? Mix)" by Orbital
- "The Ballad of Richard Nixon" by John Denver
- "(nothing)" by The Microphones
- "The Best of Marcel Marceau" by Michael Viner
- "Beware! The Funk is Everywhere" by Afrika Bambaataa
- "Birthdeath Experience" by Whitehouse
- "A Lot of Nothing" by Coheed and Cambria (Split into 11 sections ranging from 5–15 seconds in length)
- "Magic Window" by Boards of Canada
- "The Nutopian International Anthem" by John Lennon
- "Two Minutes Silence" by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- "One Minute of Silence" by Soundgarden
- "A One Minute Silence" by Mike Batt
- "Pregnant Pause... Intermission" by Leila Bela
- "Pure Digital Silence" by The Melvins
- "(Silence)" by Ciccone Youth
- "[Silence]" by Korn
- "[Silence]" ("A suitable place for those with tired ears to pause and resume listening later") by Robert Wyatt
- "There's a Riot Goin' On" by Sly Stone
- "Three Bagatelles for David Tudor" by György Ligeti
- "The Ten Coolest Things About New Jersey" by The Bloodhound Gang
- "Thirty-second Silence" by Guster
- "Tunnel of Goats XVII" by Coil
- "9-11-01" by Soulfly
- "12:97:24:99" by Mudvayne
- "Page 13" by Fantômas
- "Path XII Inlustra Nigror" by Vesania
- "15 Minutes" by Télépopmusik
- "18 sekúndur fyrir sólarupprás"(18 seconds before sunrise) by Sigur Rós
- "Non Musical Silence" by All-American Rejects (The album When The World Comes Down)
- "Non-Musical Silence" by Marilyn Manson (The album Antichrist Superstar consists, in addition to the regular tracks, of 72 tracks of silence, each four seconds long, followed by a song called "Untitled")
- "You Can Make Your Own Music" by Covenant (a 4 minute and 33 second silent track, in reference to John Cage's song "4′33″)
- "Intentionally Left Blank" by James Holden (in The Idiots Are Winning (2006))
- "The Sound of Free speech" by Crass
- "Schweigenminute" by VNV Nation on Praise the Fallen (1999)
- "Silence" by Brian Eno on Drums Between The Bells (2011)
- "Silencio sepulcral" (Sepulchral Silence) by Soziedad Alkoholika
- "The Misinterpretation of Silence and its Disastrous Consequences" by Type O Negative on Slow, Deep and Hard (1991)
- "In Remembrance" by Pan.Thy.Monium on Khaooohs and Kon-Fus-Ion (1996)
- "Rwanda" by Radio Boy (2001).
- "42 Minutes of Silence" by Milosh on Quiet Time, with Milosh (2002)
- "Anniversary Of World War III" by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band on Volume 3: A Child's Guide to Good and Evil (1968)
- "Song of the Deaf Girl" by Cloud Cult on The Meaning of 8 (2007)
- "Le chant des carpes" by Ludwig von 88 on Houlala II "la mission" (1987)
See also
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