Why Do Composers Write Silent Pieces?

Use my link today to get $250 off of the Polygence program! 🎶 Support the channel: 🎼 🎼 📚 SOURCES/FURTHER READING: “Seeing the Sound of Silence in the Great War” by Esteban Buch (Musik in Konfrontation und Vermittlung. Beiträge zur Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Musikforschung 2018 in Osnabrück –13, 2019): “’Unsilencing’ the Silence: Unacknowledged Silent Pieces” by Eder Wilker Borges Pena (Opus 26/3, p. 1–26): 0:00 Introduction 1:00 John Cage’s 4’33“ (1952) 3:41 Erwin Schulhoff’s “In Futurum” from Fünf Pittoresken (1919) 8:33 Alphonse Allais’ Funeral March (1897) 9:54 “Samuel’s” The Silence (1896) 11:09 Conclusion ---------- Classical Nerd is a video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little. ---------- Music and Footage: - Thomas Little: Dance! #2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette - John Cage: 4’33”, performed by William Marx [original upload: JTEFKFiXSx4] - Erwin Schulhoff: “In Futurum” from 5 Pittoresken, performed in two different versions by Gerard Bouwhuis and “Barbaro Mr.” [original uploads: FBfOG0D39eo and 3c5lRRaW4Jw] ---------- Contact Information: Questions and comments can be directed to: nerdofclassical [at] Facebook: Instagram: ---------- All images and audio in this video are for educational purposes only and are not intended as copyright infringement. If you have a copyright concern, please contact me using the above information. ---------- This video was sponsored by Polygence.