Silence

Coptic, 8th century, National Museum in Warsaw

Silence means no sound that can be heard. It can also mean no communication.

A moment of silence is a common way to remember tragedies.

The right to silence is a legal protection for people being interrogated by police in some countries.

Silence Media

A silent audio file
Keep Silent sign, Key Monastery, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh
Soldiers bow their heads during a moment of silence before going on a commemorative march on Forward Operating Base Warrior, Kirkuk, Iraq, September 11. The march gave the opportunity to reflect on the tragedy that happened eight years prior.
Bach, "Sind Blitze, sind Donner" (chorus) from the St. Matthew Passion.
"Sind Blitze, sind Donner" (chorus) from the St. Matthew Passion.
Handel, Hallelujah Chorus closing bars
Handel, Hallelujah Chorus closing bars
The closing bars of String Quartet in E flat, Op. 33 by Haydn
The closing bars of String Quartet in E flat, Op. 33 by Haydn.
The opening bars of the scherzo from Beethoven's ninth symphony
Wagner, Tristan Prelude, opening
Brahms Symphony No. 2, finale, bars 135-142
Scott Joplin, from the Rag-Time Dance (1902)

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