Achieve Quote by Claudio Abbado
![“I love the sound of snow... You can hear it even if you are only standing on a balcony. [The sound] is only minimal, not even a real noise: a breath, a trifle of a sound. You have the same thing in music: if in the score there is a pianissimo marked that ends in nothing. Up thee you can feel this…” quote by Claudio Abbado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f50/claudio-abbado-99337_achieve_i-love-the-sound-of-snow-you-can-hear-it_2468740.jpg)
“I love the sound of snow... You can hear it even if you are only standing on a balcony. [The sound] is only minimal, not even a real noise: a breath, a trifle of a sound. You have the same thing in music: if in the score there is a pianissimo marked that ends in nothing. Up thee you can feel this 'nothing'. With an orchestra it is very difficult to achieve it. The Berlin Philharmonic manage it sometimes.”
About This Quote
Silence in music, like snow’s faint sound, requires mastery to create meaningful absence, emphasizing subtlety’s power.
In simple terms: Silence can be powerful in art
Key Takeaway
Appreciate subtlety in creation
Themes
music
silence
snow
minimalism
orchestration
Mood
contemplative
aesthetic
Type
achieve:1
balconies:0
berlin:0
breaths:0
difficult:0
ends:0
feels:0
if s:0
manage:0
music:1
noise:0
orchestra:1
real:0
score:0
snow:1
sometimes:0
song:0
sound:0
standing:0
thee:0
trifles:0
sound snow:0
feel orchestra:0
snow hear:0
sound minimal:0
When to use this quote
- orchestral conducting
- sound design
- mindfulness practice
Key Concepts
negative space
aesthetic restraint
sound perception
Questions to Reflect On
- How does silence affect emotional impact?
- What techniques create purposeful emptiness?
A Different Perspective
Achieving silence is technically demanding.
![“The switch had two settings. You could either turn it to AUTO, in which case the awning lowered itself whenever the sun came out, or you could set it to MANUEL [sic], in which case, we assumed, a small, incompetent Spanish waiter came and did it for you.” quote by Douglas Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fd4/douglas-adams-122_balconies_the-switch-had-two-settings-you-could-ei_178746.jpg)
