Whispering-gallery wave Whispering-gallery wave Whispering-gallery waves, or whispering-gallery modes, are a type of wave that can travel around a concave surface. Originally discovered for sound waves in the whispering gallery of St Paul’s Cathedral, they can exist for light and for other waves, with important applications in nondestructive testing, lasing, cooling and sensing, as well as in astronomy. Whispering-gallery waves were first explained for the case of St Paul's Cathedral circa 1878 by Lord Rayleigh, who revised a previous misconception that whispers could be heard across the dome but not at any intermediate position. He explained the phenomenon of travelling whispers with
Whispering Pines (The Band song) according to Hoskins provides "magical sounds." Janovitz also explicitly praises Helm's drumming and Rick Danko's "thoughtful" bass. Janovitz describes "Whispering Pines" as "one of the Band's most beautiful songs, if not the most gorgeous." Music critic Nick DeRiso says "it may be the most unbearably sad thing the Band ever did." "Billboard" regarded the song as one of The Band's "most haunting ballads." Author George Case likewise wrote that "Whispering Pines" is "one of the most haunting ballads in rock 'n' roll." "Whispering Pines" has appeared on several of the Band's compilation albums. It appeared as one of the bonus