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  2. List of silent musical compositions - Wikipedia

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    Monotone-Silence Symphony (1949), by Yves Klein; in two movements, a single 20-minute sustained chord followed by a 20-minute silence [7] 4′33″ (1952) by John Cage (1912–1992) silent; in three movements lasting a total of four minutes and 33 seconds, for any instrument or combination of instruments. 4'33" No. 2 (1962) by John Cage

  3. Monotone-Silence Symphony - Wikipedia

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    The entire handwritten score for the Monotone-Silence Symphony, showing the extreme sparsity of the work. The Monotone-Silence Symphony (French: Symphonie Monoton-Silence) is a piece of minimalist music by the French artist Yves Klein. It consists of 20 minutes of an orchestra performing the chord of D major, followed by a 20 minute silence. [1 ...

  4. List of minimalist composers - Wikipedia

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    Yves Klein, whose Monotone Symphony (formally The Monotone-Silence Symphony, premiered in 1960, synonym conceived in 1947–1948) is an orchestral 40-minute piece whose first movement is an unvarying 20-minute drone and the second and last movement a 20-minute silence, [1] [2] predating by several years both the drone music works of La Monte ...

  5. Monophony - Wikipedia

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    This melody for the traditional song "Pop Goes the Weasel" is monophonic as long as it is performed without chordal accompaniment. [1]Play ⓘ. In music, monophony is the simplest of musical textures, consisting of a melody (or "tune"), typically sung by a single singer or played by a single instrument player (e.g., a flute player) without accompanying harmony or chords.

  6. List of symphonies with names - Wikipedia

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    Conceived as a programmatic symphony, the composer later disowned the title, which is still being widely used. 16: F major: Авиационная: Aviation: 1933-34: Inspired by the crash of the plane Tupolev ANT-20 "Maxim Gorky". The finale also quotes a song written by Myaskovsky: "The Aeroplanes are Flying". 21: F-sharp minor ...

  7. Monotonic scale - Wikipedia

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    Art songs where the vocal part is sung entirely in monotone include Gioachino Rossini's "Adieux à la vie! (Élégie sur une seule note)" from Volume 2 of Péchés de vieillesse, and Peter Cornelius's "Ein Ton" from his song cycle Trauer und Trost (Op. 3, No. 3).

  8. List of dodecaphonic and serial compositions - Wikipedia

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    String Quartet No. 6 (for example) Witold Lutosławski. Symphony No. 1 (1947) Five Songs to Words by Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna for soprano and piano (1957); Arrangement with Orchestra (1958) Musique funèbre (1958) Trois poèmes d'Henri Michaux (1963) Livre pour orchestre (1968) Cello Concerto (1970) Mi-parti (1976) Grave: Metamorphoses for ...

  9. Numb (U2 song) - Wikipedia

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    "Numb" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the third track from their eighth album, Zooropa (1993), and was released in June 1993 by Island Records and PolyGram as the album's first single. The song features a monotonous mantra of "don't" commands spoken by guitarist the Edge amidst a backdrop of various sound effects and samples .