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Title

The Cambridge companion to Arvo Pärt / edited by Andrew Shenton.

Publication

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

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Additional Authors

Shenton, Andrew, 1962-

Description

xix, 250 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.

Summary

"Arvo Pärt is one of the most influential and widely performed contemporary composers. Around 1976 he developed an innovative new compositional technique called 'tintinnabuli' (Latin for 'sounding bells'), which has had an extraordinary degree of success. It is frequently performed around the world, has been used in award-winning films, and pieces such as Alina and Spiegel im Siegel have become standard repertoire. This collection of essays, written by a distinguished international group of scholars and performers, is the essential guide to Arvo Pa;rt and his music. The book begins with a general introduction to Pa;rt's life and works, covering important biographical details and outlining his most significant compositions. Two chapters analyze the tintinnabuli style and are complemented by essays which discuss Pa;rt's creative process. The book also examines the spiritual aspect of Pa;rt's music and contextualizes him in the cultural milieu of the twenty-first century and in the marketplace"--

Series Statement

Cambridge companions to music

Uniform Title

Cambridge companions to music.

Subject

• Pärt, Arvo > Criticism and interpretation
• MUSIC / General

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-246) and index.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: Chronology; 1. Introduction: the essential and phenomenal Arvo Pärt Andrew Shenton; 2. A narrow path to the truth: Arvo Pärt and the 1960s and 1970s in Soviet Estonia Immo Mihkelson; 3. Arvo Pärt after 1980 Jeffers Engelhardt; 4. Musical archetypes: the basic elements of the tintinnabuli style Leopold Brauneiss; 5. Analyzing Pärt Thomas Robinson; 6. Arvo Pärt: in his own words Andrew Shenton; 7. Bells as inspiration for tintinnabulation Marguerite Bostonia; 8. Arvo Pärt and spirituality Robert Sholl; 9. The minimalism of Arvo Pärt: an 'antidote' to modernism and multiplicity? Benjamin Skipp; 10. Arvo Pärt in the marketplace Laura Dolp; Appendices: A. Radiating from silence: the works of Arvo Pärt seen through a musician's eyes Andreas Peer Kähler; B. Greatly sensitive: Alfred Schnittke in Tallinn Arvo Pärt; C. Remembering Heino Eller Arvo Pärt; D. Acceptance speech for the International Bridge Prize of the city of Görlitz Arvo Pärt; E. Acceptance speech given for the Läonie Sonning Music Prize 2008 Arvo Pärt; Works list; Bibliography.

ISBN

• 9781107009899 (hardback)
• 1107009898 (hardback)
• 9780521279109 (paperback)
• 0521279100 (paperback)

LCCN

• 2012005155
• 99950184966

OCLC

• ocn778445186
• 778445186
• SCSB-14476721

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries