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lil  ·  4334 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ask Hubski: Silence -what role does it play in your life?

The BIG question is what music can you use in your podcast to convey silence???

Are you familiar with Jennifer Egan's slide show from her book A Visit to the Goon Squad. The character in the book is obsessed with GREAT ROCK AND ROLL PAUSES. They are on slide 11 on this powerpoint presentation.





thefoundation  ·  4334 days ago  ·  link  ·  

the sound of silence by simon and garfunkel of course!

lil  ·  4334 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes, good one. This passage comes to mind:

    "the silence of a falling star/lights up a purple sky and as I wonder where you are/I'm so lonesome I could cry"
1'28"
user-inactivated  ·  4334 days ago  ·  link  ·  

In a concert, "the silence following Mozart is still by Mozart"

lil  ·  4334 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What glorious silence it is. Mozart apparently said this (but probably in German) "Silence is very imporant. The silence between the notes are as important as the notes themselves."