“I have discovered that it is enough when a single note is beautifully played.” Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
Alongside American composers Steve Reich and Philip Glass, the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt is one of the most important representatives of the “minimalist” movement in classical music. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover all his simple, beautiful, mysterious, spiritual, atmospheric music today!
Pärt began his career at the end of the 50s and start of the 60s as a sound engineer, and also composed music for film and television. His early works were influenced by Russian neoclassicism, in particular the works of Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev, however he also used various modern composition techniques, such as dodecaphony, serialism, and aleatorism. A turning point came in the 1970s, when he devoted himself intensively to the study of medieval music, chorales and polyphony.
In 1976, Pärt began to use his own minimalist compositional technique, “Tintinnabuli”, named after the Latin word for “little bell”, which generally revolves around a simple triad, or three “little bells”. In the words of the composer:
“Tintinnabulation is like this. Here I am alone with silence. I have discovered that it is enough when a single note is beautifully played. This note, or a silent beat, or a moment of silence comfort me.”
Due to his deep devotion to Christianity, Arvo Pärt’s work includes a great number of religious and spiritual pieces for choir or soloists, either with accompaniment or a cappella. He also wrote many instrumental works, including four symphonies, and a series of piano pieces. Pärt’s music is best characterised by simple motifs, spirituality and atmosphere.
for: 8 cellos
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 606513
Neue Studienpartituren-Reihe
for: String orchestra, bell
Study score
Item no.: 603409
for: Violin, 2 violas, cello
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 114011
Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem
für Soli, gemischten Chor, Instrumentalquartett (Oboe, Fagott, Violine, Violoncello) und Orgel
for: Soloists, mixed choir, ensemble, organ
Score
Item no.: 113600
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 216485
for: 2 soloists (SA), women's choir (SA), string orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1019938
for: 2 soloists (SA), women's choir (SA), string orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 1019930
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019978
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019894
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1546723
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 182151
für Streichquartett
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 583529
Pärts musikalische Interpretation der Seligpreisungen aus der Bergpredigt
englische Fassung
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 370336
Entstanden zwischen 1965 und 1970 für verschiedene Schauspiel- und Zeichentrickfilme
in estnischen Kinderzimmern ein Klassiker
for: Children's choir, piano
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 649498
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 152171
for: Bläseroktett und Schlagzeug
Score
Item no.: 124017
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 138887
for: Alto flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 486736
for: 4 voices [mixed choir], (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 471772
for: für gemischten Chor (SATB) und Orgel
Item no.: 148972
for: Blockflötenquartett S(T)A(B)A(B)T(B)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 428396
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) und Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 428016
for: für 8 Blechbläser und Schlagzeug
Study score
Item no.: 361218
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 148008
exempla nova 231
for: TRP, Streicher, Cembalo, Klavier
Study score
Item no.: 188923
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Studienpartitur
Item no.: 149009
for: für gemischten Chor SATB oder Solisten (SATB) und Orgel
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 229638
Motette für de la Motte
for: für Alt oder Countertenor, Violine und Viola
Item no.: 113787
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 168970
für gemischten Chor (SAT) und Streichorchester (1985/2008)
for: Mixed choir (SAT), string orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 672447
'Los Angeles'
for: String orchestra, kettledrums, percussion, harp
Study score
Item no.: 605278
for: für 8 (4) Violoncelli
Score
Item no.: 608421
for: für 4 Schlagzeuger
Set of parts
Item no.: 477034
for: Violin, string orchestra, percussion
Study score
Item no.: 444818
für Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Horn und Fagott
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 380202
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 113494
for: für Violine, Röhrenglocke in cis ad lib. und Streicher
Study score
Item no.: 301382
für Kinderchor und Klavier (Ensemble)
for: Children's choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 663230
Dance of the ducklings / Pardipoegade tants
aus "Fünf leichte Tanzstücke für Klavier"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 676237
Psalm 130 (129)
for: Männerchor (TTBB), Schlagzeug ad lib. und Orgel
Choir score
Item no.: 290519
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Chorpartitur
Item no.: 296348
for: Bassoon, piano
Item no.: 577599
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 327475
for: für Sopran oder Chor SA (unisono) und Orchester
Item no.: 156251
for: 2 Klaviere zu 4 Händen
Ensemble score
Item no.: 148035
for: für Gitarre, Streichorchester und Schlagzeug
Study score
Item no.: 141032
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 1019941
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 212461
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