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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      28 September 2012
      17 May 2012
      ISBN:
      9780511842566
      9781107009899
      9780521279109
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CCOL9781107009899
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.64kg, 274 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.54kg, 274 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Music, Music, Music: General Interest, Music Performance
      Series:
      Cambridge Companions to Music
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    Subjects:
    Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Music, Music, Music: General Interest, Music Performance
    Series:
    Cambridge Companions to Music
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    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 Für 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 Pärt and his music. The book begins with a general introduction to Pärt'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 Pärt's creative process. The book also examines the spiritual aspect of Pärt's music and contextualizes him in the cultural milieu of the twenty-first century and in the marketplace.

    Reviews

    ‘A persuasive act of stimulation and provocation.’

    Source: Classical Music

    '… substantial, with thoughtful and unobvious editorial decisions behind the book's make-up.'

    Source: The Wire

    'Packed with valuable scholarship, The Cambridge Companion to Arvo Pärt undoubtedly has a leading role to play in the future … the diversity of contributor backgrounds and the plurality of critical perspectives on offer only increase the importance of this welcome new volume.'

    Source: Music and Letters

    '… furnishes a fascinating portrait of the composer as a 'cosmopolitan persona of global renown' …'

    Scott Ordway Source: MAKE Literary Magazine

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