Arvo Pärt’s Resonant Texts: Choral and Organ Music 1956–2015

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Synopsis
Statistically the most performed and listened to contemporary composer in the world, Arvo Pärt is a musical and cultural phenomenon. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in his extraordinarily innovative and uniquely appealing music.

Andrew Shenton surveys the full scope of Pärt's oeuvre, providing context and chronological continuity while concentrating in particular on his text-based music, analysing and describing individual pieces and techniques such as tintinnabulation. The book also explores the spiritual and theological contexts of Part's creativity, and the challenges of performing his work. This volume is the definitive guide for readers looking to engage with the form, content, and context of Pärt's compositions, as Shenton situates Pärt in the narrative of metamodernism and suggests new ways of understanding this unique and beautiful music.

This is the only book to explore the entire career of this extremely popular contemporary composer.

Includes numerous musical examples, enabling readers to understand the form, content, and context of individual pieces, as well as key innovative techniques such as tintinnabulation.

Suggests broader approaches to Christian texts, making Pärt's work accessible to a wider audience.

Copyright:
2018

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ISBN-13:
9781108505925
Related ISBNs:
9781107082458, 9781107082458
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
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Copyrighted By:
Andrew Shenton
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Religion and Spirituality, Music
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Bookshare Staff
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