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Scelsi: Konx-Om-Pax |
 | | the attribution of the Hindu syllable "Om" to the Buddhists. |
| | In Scelsi's case, it brings a quintessential evocation of peace by repeatedly chanting the syllable "Om" on a main pitch of A. The chorus is surrounded by various destabilizing musical gestures which it nonetheless succeeds in unifying. |
| | Both of the larger outer movements have a relatively simple bipartite form, building to an initial climax which is followed by a central calm and then a reassertion of the original musical dynamic. |
| www.medieval.org /music/modern/scelsi/konx.html (1650 words) |
