“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.
Pärts musikalische Interpretation der Seligpreisungen aus der Bergpredigt
lateinische Fassung
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 293654
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
Dance of the ducklings / Pardipoegade tants
aus "Fünf leichte Tanzstücke für Klavier"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 676237
for: Bassoon, piano
Item no.: 577599
for: 2 Klaviere zu 4 Händen
Ensemble score
Item no.: 148035
for: für Gitarre, Streichorchester und Schlagzeug
Study score
Item no.: 141032
for: für Sopran oder Chor SA (unisono) und Orchester
Item no.: 156251
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 327475
für Kinderchor und Klavier
for: Children's choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 664758
for: für 4 Schlagzeuger
Study score
Item no.: 476260
for: Oboe, piano
Item no.: 486737
for: 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), 2 organs
Score
Item no.: 227472
for: 4 oder 8 oder 12 Violoncelli
Set of parts
Item no.: 341422
Psalm 137
for: Singstimmen oder gemischten Chor (SATB) und Orgel
Item no.: 124250
eingerichtet von Hermann Conen (2011)
for: für 2 Gitarren
Spielpartitur
Item no.: 606516
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Partitur und Stimmen
Item no.: 211897
for: für Chor TBar und Streichorchester
Study score
Item no.: 192021
Psalm 96 (95)
for: gemischten Chor oder Solisten (SATB) und Orgel
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 1645402
for: 8 oder 4 Violoncelli
Set of parts
Item no.: 608420
für Streichorchester
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 140802
für Soli, Chor, Ensemble und Orgel (1989, rev. 1992)
Diese Komposition wurde beauftragt vom Festival d'Eté in Rouen und 1989 ebendort uraufgeführt.
for: Soloists, mixed choir, ensemble, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 145992
for: für Englischhorn und Klavier
Item no.: 486738
for: für 14 Streicher und Schlagzeug
Study score
Item no.: 142414
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) und Orgel
Choir score
Item no.: 297179
Musik für Kindertheater
for: Piano
Item no.: 141089
Arvo Pärts Vertonung des Te Deum, welches liturgisch zu den ältesten überlieferten musikalischen Äußerungen der christlichen Zeit gehört.
for: 3 choirs (SSAA, SATB, TTBB), string orchestra, prepared piano, tape
Choir score
Item no.: 627252
Lk. 18, 9-14
for: Frauenchor (SSSAAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 313829
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1664726
Trio piccolo
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 554626
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 410315
for: für Chor SATB und Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 361301
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 155080
Samuel Saulus, Herman Talmre, Uwe Uustalu, Roland Kriit und Eugen Saanpere gewidmet
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score
Item no.: 289711
für Chor (Soli) und Orgel (1990/2002)
Partitur
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 176593
for: Bläseroktett und Schlagzeug
Set of parts
Item no.: 633077
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
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1053320
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019937
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1019897
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019896
for: 4 recorders (SATB quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 1546723
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
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