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Arvo Pärt

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Arvo Pärt (born 11 September 1935) is an Estonian classical composer and a composer of sacred music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs his self-invented compositional technique, tintinnabuli. His music also takes inspiration from Gregorian chant. He is often associated with the New Simplicity movement. Pärt was born in Paide, Järva County, Estonia. A prolonged struggle with Soviet officials led him to emigrate with his wife and their two sons in 1980. He lived first in Vienna, where he took Austrian citizenship, and then re-located to Berlin, Germany in 1981. He returned to Estonia around the turn of the 21st century and now lives alternately in Berlin and in Tallinn. He speaks fluent German and has German citizenship as a result of living in Germany since 1981.

Top Tracks

Spiegel im Spiegel
Seasons of Life - Bonus Tracks
Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel (Version for Violin & Piano) (Version for Violin and Piano)
Arvo Pärt: Alina
Vier leichte Tanzstücke “Musik für Kindertheater” : Pärt: Vier leichte Tanzstücke “Musik für Kindertheater”: No. 2, Rotkäppchen
"Cold Landscapes - Minimalism"
Vier leichte Tanzstücke “Musik für Kindertheater” : Pärt: Vier leichte Tanzstücke “Musik für Kindertheater”: No. 3, Schmetterlinge
"Cold Landscapes - Minimalism"
Greater Antiphons : Pärt: Greater Antiphons: I. O Wisdom
"Cold Landscapes - Minimalism"
Da Pacem Domine
Why The Caged Bird Sings
Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel
Music For Mindfulness
Tabula rasa: II. Silentium (From "A Hidden Life" Soundtrack)
A Hidden Life (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Greater Antiphons : Pärt: Greater Antiphons: IV. O Key of David
Arvo Pärt: Tractus
Pari intervallo
Labyrinth