What is it called when music cuts to silence?

The Song · 06-01-2014, 09:19 PM

What is it called when music cuts to silence?

Preferably as in at the end of a song, but for my purposes the term for a bit of silence in a song works to.

**Janszoon** · 06-01-2014, 09:20 PM

Rest?

Cicatrice · 06-01-2014, 09:38 PM

The end?

Dr_Rez · 06-01-2014, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Song

What is it called when music cuts to silence?

Preferably as in at the end of a song, but for my purposes the term for a bit of silence in a song works to.

Well if you mean suddenly then it Rest would cover it. But if you mean a semi gradual start or stop to a song maybe a fade in or fade out?

Paul Smeenus · 06-01-2014, 10:05 PM

Ed

Wpnfire · 06-01-2014, 10:37 PM

Fade To Black? Heh.

I gotta stop listening to Metallica....

Jade_City · 06-02-2014, 06:09 AM

What kind of question is this...?

Plankton · 06-02-2014, 09:39 AM

A Coda?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coda_(music)

Zyrada · 06-02-2014, 11:39 AM

In classical music, you might call a non-ending pause a caesura.

But then, you're likely not looking for classical terminology. A break, maybe? Do you have any musical example of what it is you're thinking?

MaxiGee · 06-02-2014, 03:23 PM

It would be called a punch if it were in the middle. But at the end I guess, it's called "play till it fades"

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Cicatrice Writing my own disaster Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: I'm waiting for the sun to shine Posts: 173	The end? __________________ If you're in the middle of the ocean with no flippers and no life preserver and you hear a helicopter, this is music. You have to adjust to your needs at the moment. -- Tom Waits My Last.fm

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	A Coda? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coda_(music) __________________ See location... Last edited by Plankton; 06-02-2014 at 11:31 AM.

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Zyrada Avant-Gardener Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Inside your navel gazing back at you Posts: 163	In classical music, you might call a non-ending pause a caesura. But then, you're likely not looking for classical terminology. A break, maybe? Do you have any musical example of what it is you're thinking?

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MaxiGee Groupie Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ghana, WA Posts: 6	It would be called a punch if it were in the middle. But at the end I guess, it's called "play till it fades"