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----------------------------------------------- The (Real) Sound of Silence Science shows what we all instinctively know: pauses in music speak loudly to the brain. by, Meera Lee Sethi 19 March 2008 In the second section of Samuel Barber’s exquisitely mournful composition “Adagio for Strings,” the cellos, violas, and violins join together to build to a rising melodic climax, reaching a thrilling, almost keening peak of grief - and then sharply stop. There is a breathtaking silence that lasts several long seconds. Finally, after more than a few thudding heartbeats, the instruments resume their play with a series of soft chords that now seem painfully delicate, carrying the piece to its sighing, fading conclusion. When you listen to “Adagio for Strings,” that brief pause two thirds of the way into the music is… http://www.inklingmagazine.com/articles/the-real-sound-of-silence/
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