On 07/02/2009, at 8:36 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> Music begins with silence. The silence that >> precedes the upbeat is part of the music. Sometimes the Nothing is >> inserted into the midst of the music, Listen to the opening 20 or so >> bars of Claude Debussy's "L'après midi d'un faune" for a glowing >> illustration of what I mean. He starts with the one, then remembers >> the zero ( an inexplicable and mystical silence takes place, not long >> after the beginning. People have long wondered why this silence.) > > > Yeah, zero is a bit mystical, 0 notes, at the right place, can even > be dissonant, frightful ... > > To begin with a silence is almost perverse, you mean this? > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7tE1PvoSYI&feature=related > >
Géniale!! The ZERO comes precisely at the 40 second mark (camera dissolve on French Horn) and lasts exactly 5 seconds (I have heard some conductors make it last nearly 10 seconds: for ex. Leonard Bernstein) followed by the harpist's glissando. I can think of no more perfect illustration of the musical power of silence. The Zero thus maintains it's historical place of appearing AFTER one!! Best K --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
