My bad then, I thought it was a generally liked song and hence all the upvotes. Not going to delete my comment because if that was the case it still stands.
…it’s a bit more than just that: it included the performative ambience of an assembled orchestra - conductor and musicians - managing their bodies, instruments, and staging equipment as they turn through sheet music of their respective parts, as well as that of the venue and audience…
…there’s quite a bit going on in a proper performance which we’ve been trained to otherwise ignore…
The studio version might be silence only, but real performances involve the soloist, or the orchestra and conductor prepared to play but not producing any notes from their instruments.
Whether live or not, in either case the performance involves one listening to the ambient sound around them. So playing this song in nature, listeners should be paying attention to the natural sounds around them.
(Psst… It’s 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence. Or rather “ambient sound” when played live. The musicians don’t play their instruments.)
My bad then, I thought it was a generally liked song and hence all the upvotes. Not going to delete my comment because if that was the case it still stands.
…it’s a bit more than just that: it included the performative ambience of an assembled orchestra - conductor and musicians - managing their bodies, instruments, and staging equipment as they turn through sheet music of their respective parts, as well as that of the venue and audience…
…there’s quite a bit going on in a proper performance which we’ve been trained to otherwise ignore…
That’s the “ambient sound” of a performance
The studio version might be silence only, but real performances involve the soloist, or the orchestra and conductor prepared to play but not producing any notes from their instruments.
Whether live or not, in either case the performance involves one listening to the ambient sound around them. So playing this song in nature, listeners should be paying attention to the natural sounds around them.