Hi there

I'm a graphic designer and I'm making a book that has to go from silence, to extreme volume, and back to silence again.

I wondered if anybody could suggest any pieces of classical music, particularly any well-known peices that fit that description? I'm looking for a piece that is exciting and rousing in the middle and peaceful at either end?

Even if it doesn't return to silence again at the end it might still be useful.

Any suggestions?

Thanks. Mike.

I suggest Mahler's 1st Symphony. It starts out like a very quiet morning. Strings very soft and little flute and clarinet bee-boops like birds starting to rise with the morning sun.

But as a GRAPHIC DESIGNER how is this going to work in a BOOK?
Hmmmmmmmm.

such is the task of the graphic designer!