List of silent musical compositions


This is a list of musical works which consist mostly or entirely of silence.

Classical compositions

Some composers have discussed the significance of silence or a silent composition without ever composing such a work. In his 1907 manifesto, Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music, Ferruccio Busoni described its significance:
When Hindemith read that, he proposed a work consisting of nothing but pauses and fermatas.