From Silence to Sorcery

From Silence to Sorcery
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2007
GenreAvant-Garde
Contemporary classical
Length36:09
LabelTzadik TZ 8035
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Asmodeus: Book of Angels Volume 7
(2007)
From Silence to Sorcery
(2007)
Filmworks XIX: The Rain Horse
(2008)

'From Silence to Sorcery' is an album of contemporary classical music by John Zorn which features three instrumental works touching upon themes of magic and mysticism. "Goetia" is a set of variations for solo violin written in 2002. "Gris-Gris" (2000) is a work for thirteen tuned drums performed by William Winant inspired by the music of Korean Shamanism, Haitian Voodoo and a scene from Howard Hawks’ classic film To Have and Have Not. Scored for clavichord, three muted strings and percussion, 'Shibboleth" (1997) is a tribute to the Jewish poet Paul Celan.[1]