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Something wrong?The Estonian composer who invented tintinnabuli - a minimalist technique rooted in Gregorian chant - and became the most performed living composer in the world multiple times between 2011 and 2025.
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Arvo PärtAlbum, 20142013Konzert für ChorAlbum2012Adam's LamentAlbumSerenity: The Beauty of Arvo PärtAlbum2011Knight of the Legion of HonourAwardIn memoriam Pehr Henrik NordgrenAlbumPiano MusicAlbum2010Honorary Doctor of the University of St AndrewsAwardArvo Pärt: PortraitAlbum, 2010Pilgrim's SongAlbum2009Honorary doctor of the University of LiègeAwardA Place BetweenAlbumIn principioAlbum2008Léonie Sonning Music PrizeAwardContemporary Sacred Music from EstoniaAlbum2007Honorary doctor of the University of FribourgAward2006Recipient of the Order of the National Coat of Arms, 1st ClassAward2003Honorary Doctor of Durham UniversityAward2002“A need to concentrate on each sound, so that every blade of grass would be as important as a flower.”In their wordsArvo Pärt: 24 Preludes for a Fugue (DVD, 2002)2000Herder PrizeAward1935Born11 September 1935Also in Deutsch
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, A need to concentrate on each sound, so that every blade of grass would be as important as a flower.
I have discovered that it is enough when a single note is beautifully played.
Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers--in my life, my music, my work.
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Arvo Pärt was born 11 September 1935 in Estonia. Since the late 1970s he has worked in the stark minimalist style he created, building pieces from tintinnabuli, a method partly inspired by Gregorian chant. That shift produced Für Alina in 1976, then Fratres in 1977 and Spiegel im Spiegel in 1978 - works that became his most performed. From 2011 to 2018, and again in 2022 and 2025, he held the title of most performed living composer in the world. The Arvo Pärt Centre opened to the public in Laulasmaa in 2018.
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