''Learning to Be Silent'' is the third album by composer

C.W. Vrtacek Charles O'Meara (March 13, 1953 – October 20, 2018) better known as C.W. Vrtacek, was an American multi-instrumentalist and composer. He was a founding member of Forever Einstein and group member with Biota (band), Biota. Career Vrtacek too ...

, released in 1986 through Cordelia Records. Despite never being individually issued on CD, the album can be found in its entirety on the 1996 anthology ''

Silent Heaven ''Silent Heaven'' is a compilation album by composer C.W. Vrtacek, released on March 12, 1996 through Cuneiform Records. It comprises two of Vrtacek's out-of-print records, '' Learning to Be Silent'' and '' When Heaven Comes to Town''. Release ...

''.

Track listing

Personnel

*Myles Davis – mixing *Kim Gellatly – xylophone on "Emily, Are You Happy?" *Michael Gellatly – illustrations *Marc Sichel – bass guitar on "Crooked Heart" *

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synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

, guitar, piano, xylophone, ukulele, production, mixing, recording *James Woodruff – narration on "Fly/Wave"

References

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