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To talk of the role of 'silence' in the realm of music is bound to sound paradoxical at the outset. Silence or Death is invariably comprehended as the absence of sound; so much so that only by achieving a complete elimination of sound can a silence be deemed perfect. This commonly current notion, by dwelling on the 'absence' aspect, relegates silence to a vast mass or nothingness-inert, dark, barren and death. Music which means creation, vibration, movement and growth can derive nothing from such silence; what can such negative phenomenon mean but an absolute antonym to music. This book is an…mehr

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To talk of the role of 'silence' in the realm of music is bound to sound paradoxical at the outset. Silence or Death is invariably comprehended as the absence of sound; so much so that only by achieving a complete elimination of sound can a silence be deemed perfect. This commonly current notion, by dwelling on the 'absence' aspect, relegates silence to a vast mass or nothingness-inert, dark, barren and death. Music which means creation, vibration, movement and growth can derive nothing from such silence; what can such negative phenomenon mean but an absolute antonym to music. This book is an unforgettable journey into the world of dark silence through the forgotten songs of enchantment...
Autorenporträt
Prasenjit Dasgupta is a young musicologist and independent researcher in the field of ethno-musicology and social anthropology. Associated with F.E.R.S(Forum for ethno- musicology and religious studies, Kolkata), he has also edited ¿Children of Apocalypse: Contemporary Reflections on Myth and Neo-religious Orientation¿(Charcoal Press, 2009).