Arvo Pärt (11 September 1935) is an Estonian composer of classical and sacr… Read Full Bio ↴Arvo Pärt (11 September 1935) is an Estonian composer of classical and sacred music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs his self-invented compositional technique, tintinnabuli. His music is in part inspired by Gregorian chant. Pärt has been the most performed living composer in the world for 5 consecutive years.
Arvo Pärt was born in Paide, Järva County, Estonia. His musical studies began in 1954 at the Tallinn Music Secondary School, interrupted less than a year later while he fulfilled his National Service obligation as oboist and side-drummer in an army band. He returned to Middle School for a year before joining the Tallinn Conservatory in 1957, where his composition teacher was Professor Heino Eller. Pärt started work as a recording engineer with Estonian Radio, wrote music for the stage and received numerous commissions for film scores so that, by the time he graduated from the Conservatory in 1963, he could already be considered a professional composer. A year before leaving, he won first prize in the All-Union Young Composers' Competition for a children's cantata, Our Garden, and an oratorio, Stride of the World.
Today Arvo Pärt is best known for his choral works, which he started to produce in the 1980s, after his emigration from the former Soviet Union to Germany, Berlin. Before that he had written his most recognised works from the 1970s, Fratres, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten, and Tabula Rasa. In 1978 Pärt composed Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in Mirror).
Pärt's oeuvre is generally divided into two periods. His early works ranged from rather severe neo-classical styles influenced by Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Bartók. He then began to compose using Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique and serialism. This, however, not only earned the ire of the Soviet establishment, but also proved to be a creative dead-end. When early works were banned by Soviet censors, Pärt entered the first of several periods of contemplative silence, during which he studied choral music from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries.
The spirit of early European polyphony informed the composition of Pärt's transitional third symphony (1971); thereafter he immersed himself in early music, re-investigating the roots of western music. He studied plainsong, Gregorian chant, and the emergence of polyphony in the Renaissance. The music that began to emerge after this period was radically different. This period of new compositions included Fratres, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten, and Tabula rasa.
Pärt describes it as tintinnabuli: like the ringing of bells. The music is characterised by simple harmonies, often single unadorned notes, or triad chords which form the basis of western harmony. These are reminiscent of ringing bells. Tintinnabuli works are rhythmically simple, and do not change tempo. The influence of early music is clear. Another characteristic of Pärt's later works is that they are frequently settings for sacred texts, although he mostly chooses Latin or the Church Slavonic language used in Orthodox liturgy instead of his native Estonian language. Large-scale works inspired by religious texts include St John Passion, Te Deum, and Litany. Choral works from this period include Magnificat and The Beatitudes.
A new composition, Für Lennart, written for the memory of the Estonian President Lennart Meri, was played at his funeral service on 2nd April 2006. In response to the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in Moscow on 7th October 2006, Pärt declared that all his works performed in 2006-2007 would be in commemoration of her death.
Pärt was honoured as the featured composer of the 2008 RTÉ Living Music Festival in Dublin, Ireland. He was also recently commissioned by Louth Contemporary Music Society to compose a new choral work based on St Patrick's Breastplate, to be premiered in 2008 in Louth, Ireland.
Arvo Pärt was born in Paide, Järva County, Estonia. His musical studies began in 1954 at the Tallinn Music Secondary School, interrupted less than a year later while he fulfilled his National Service obligation as oboist and side-drummer in an army band. He returned to Middle School for a year before joining the Tallinn Conservatory in 1957, where his composition teacher was Professor Heino Eller. Pärt started work as a recording engineer with Estonian Radio, wrote music for the stage and received numerous commissions for film scores so that, by the time he graduated from the Conservatory in 1963, he could already be considered a professional composer. A year before leaving, he won first prize in the All-Union Young Composers' Competition for a children's cantata, Our Garden, and an oratorio, Stride of the World.
Today Arvo Pärt is best known for his choral works, which he started to produce in the 1980s, after his emigration from the former Soviet Union to Germany, Berlin. Before that he had written his most recognised works from the 1970s, Fratres, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten, and Tabula Rasa. In 1978 Pärt composed Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in Mirror).
Pärt's oeuvre is generally divided into two periods. His early works ranged from rather severe neo-classical styles influenced by Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Bartók. He then began to compose using Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique and serialism. This, however, not only earned the ire of the Soviet establishment, but also proved to be a creative dead-end. When early works were banned by Soviet censors, Pärt entered the first of several periods of contemplative silence, during which he studied choral music from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries.
The spirit of early European polyphony informed the composition of Pärt's transitional third symphony (1971); thereafter he immersed himself in early music, re-investigating the roots of western music. He studied plainsong, Gregorian chant, and the emergence of polyphony in the Renaissance. The music that began to emerge after this period was radically different. This period of new compositions included Fratres, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten, and Tabula rasa.
Pärt describes it as tintinnabuli: like the ringing of bells. The music is characterised by simple harmonies, often single unadorned notes, or triad chords which form the basis of western harmony. These are reminiscent of ringing bells. Tintinnabuli works are rhythmically simple, and do not change tempo. The influence of early music is clear. Another characteristic of Pärt's later works is that they are frequently settings for sacred texts, although he mostly chooses Latin or the Church Slavonic language used in Orthodox liturgy instead of his native Estonian language. Large-scale works inspired by religious texts include St John Passion, Te Deum, and Litany. Choral works from this period include Magnificat and The Beatitudes.
A new composition, Für Lennart, written for the memory of the Estonian President Lennart Meri, was played at his funeral service on 2nd April 2006. In response to the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in Moscow on 7th October 2006, Pärt declared that all his works performed in 2006-2007 would be in commemoration of her death.
Pärt was honoured as the featured composer of the 2008 RTÉ Living Music Festival in Dublin, Ireland. He was also recently commissioned by Louth Contemporary Music Society to compose a new choral work based on St Patrick's Breastplate, to be premiered in 2008 in Louth, Ireland.
Tabula Rasa
Arvo Pärt Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Tabula Rasa' by these artists:
100 Атмосфер Внутри диалог, словно радио, с которым я когда-то свыкся Мно…
Abraxas Za horyzontem, gdzie milczenie znaczy niebo, Przetykam złot…
Aepoch Communication through sensory perception Awakening the proce…
Ákos A szádban a tiszta víznek is fanyar az íze …
Along Those Lines I never knew I would Feel it too, I thought Time was…
Ben Büdü Kızma bana kız vatikan’da priest'e Palestine’den gelip ister…
Björk We are all swollen From hiding his affairs Let's put it all…
Bloodbound I reach so deep inside the shambles that is me…
Cäthe Ich hoffe es regnet bald Damit die Hitze uns nich' zu…
Danebo The last few years have been one of those days Whenever…
Doc Hache Como esos lentes viejos que están en el cementerio Observand…
Earl Sweatshirt Uh, off the strength I'm not as numb as I…
Episode 13 The journey keeps the sun by the shadows overgrown Invincib…
Forget Cassettes A city worth creating for Each little winner's loss All the …
Freundeskreis Watch me appear on the field, my mission is to…
Haya Zaatry هاي البلاد منكوبة منكوبة نكبتين النكبة الأولى محسوبة السؤال …
Hinol Polska Wersja Znów inspiracji szukam pukam do drzwi mego ducha A tam pustk…
JNM Tabula rasa Tabula rasa Deal on the table, start again Compl…
Kacper Nigdy nie byłbym raperem gdybym nie miał co mówić Skoro myśl…
Kärbholz Und im Spiegel wird das, was ich kenn', immer kleiner Vor…
Kekal Beyond the mental image of a man Lies a blueprint made…
KRI. Epidemia dwulicowych ludzi zaczęła się dawno Każdy z nas poz…
LEO今井 Nothing I've got nothing in my hands Nothing as white Drawn…
LIVING ROOM - Earl Sweatshirt Uh, off the strength I'm not as numb as I…
Lucy Swann Searching for the big idea To sweep me off my feet Chasing…
Lustrum Albertus Magnus Jij bent in de mood Iedereen die voelt zich goed Geen wolkje…
Mellowbag Watch me appear on the field, my mission is to…
Mellowbag & Freundeskreis Ft. Mr Gentleman What absurd strategy is this? Send down a handful of warrio…
Mellowbag + Freundeskreis feat. Mr. Gentleman Watch me appear on the field, my mission is to…
Mr. Right Tabula rasa, blank state of mind Clarity disparity With noth…
młody yerba Tabula rasa Zacząć czystą kartą (yeah yeah) Chciałbym tego b…
No Sugar Ahogy egy letört szikladarab földet ért, lehúzta a mély,…
Nominon A blank page to form and fill The abstract absurdity to…
Panzerfaust Don't believe your lying eyes And not once consider wha…
Scotchka I'm somewhere between Turning the lights off and falling asl…
Sinch The kid next door is defective, the trees are rotting…
Soen I was one of those who lived in doubt. I was…
The Covenant I feel too many affectious obstacles Water must be allowed t…
The Dialectic I am so fed up with all the shit I…
tiredbvy Leb nicht für 'ne Bitch, ja ja Mach mein Ding, lass…
Venerea You begin to wear me out, I feel like crossbones…
wasiu Sometimes I get that writer's block- Fack… that incredible f…
wolver It’s not for nothing We rose to fame It’s not for nothing Ca…
Yodael G Uh Got a sick throat But whatever I got this it'll be cool I…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Arvo Pärt:
Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten (Instrumental)…
Credo Credo Credo in unum deum, Patrem omnipotentem, Factorem cael…
De Profundis De profundis clamavi ad te Domine Domine exaudi vocem meam f…
Es sang vor langen Jahren Es sang vor langen Jahren (Clemens Maria Brentano) Es sang …
Magnificat Magnificat anima mea Dominum. My soul doth magnify the Lord,…
Nunc Dimittis Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, secundum verbum tuum in p…
Parce mihi domine Parce mihi Domine Parce mihi, Domine, nihil enim sunt dies…
Procedentem sponsum Procedentem sponsum Procedentem sponsum de thalamo; Laude di…
Sanctus Sanctus Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus. Dominus deus Sabaoth. P…
Summa Credo in unum Deum. Patrem omnipotentem, Factorem caeli et t…
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Jovan Pavloski Pavljikj
on Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
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