“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: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 124020
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 113494
for: Piano
Item no.: 577598
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 182151
Tantsud. Musik für Kindertheater
Veröffentlicht auf CD: ERES-CD 06
Musik aus Estland
for: Piano
Item no.: 389286
für Streichquartett
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 583529
für Chor (SATB), auch mit Instrumenten/ Orchester
vollständige Partituren
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 492598
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 776837
Universal Orgel Edition
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 113986
Neuausgabe 2011
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 604432
für gemischten Chor a cappella (2007)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 330775
für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 490764
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
op. 2
for: Piano
Item no.: 144913
für Orgel
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 603408
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 113992
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 113065
für Orgel
for: Organ
Single edition
Item no.: 656758
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 152171
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 138887
for: 4 voices [mixed choir], (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 471772
for: Piano 4 hands [2 pianos 4 hands]
Ensemble score
Item no.: 605786
for: Double bass, piano
Item no.: 471768
for: Viola, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 155488
op. 1
for: Piano
Item no.: 213613
für Knabensopran und Klavier
Gewidmet dem Heiligen Vater, Papst Benedikt XVI.
for: Voice (high), piano
Piano score, CD
Item no.: 587428
für Streichorchester
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1657494
for: für Chor SATB und Orchester
Study score
Item no.: 1657214
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1681089
'Ja ma kuulsin hääle ...'
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1666979
for: String orchestra, percussion
Score
Item no.: 1672488
'Los Angeles'
for: String orchestra, kettledrums, percussion, harp
Study score
Item no.: 1667558
Psalm 130 (129)
for: Männerchor (TTBB), Schlagzeug ad lib. und Orgel
Spielpartitur
Item no.: 162711
for: String orchestra, percussion
Score
Item no.: 113659
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 148008
for: für Sopran und 8 Violoncelli
Study score
Item no.: 1658094
Pärts musikalische Interpretation der Seligpreisungen aus der Bergpredigt
lateinische Fassung
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1663949
Psalm 117, Psalm 131
for: gemischten Chor oder Solisten (SACtTB) a cappella
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 216342
Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem
für Soli, gemischten Chor, Instrumentalquartett (Oboe, Fagott, Violine, Violoncello) und Orgel
for: Soloists, mixed choir, ensemble, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 194127
Neue Studienpartituren-Reihe
for: String orchestra, bell
Study score
Item no.: 603409
for: Violin, piano
Item no.: 327475
für Kinderchor und Klavier
for: Children's choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 664758
Psalm 96 (95)
for: gemischten Chor oder Solisten (SATB) und Orgel
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 1645402
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1664726
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 155080
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 113940
für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 134900
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