Arvo Part

by Paul Hillier

Book Overview

Estonian composer Arvo P rt is a unique voice in today's music. Using a tonal idiom based on a mixture of scales and triads, P rt created a style called "tintinnabuli." In this first full-length study, Paul Hillier draws on his own considerable experience working with P rt and his music to explore the famous tintinnabuli works in depth. Hillier covers the music of P rt's earlier, somewhat neglected serial period as well, and sheds valuable light on the development of P rt's music by looking at P rt's biography and at the influences of Russian Orthodox spirituality, minimalism, and early music.

With the increasing popularity of recording and performing P rt's music, Hillier's own thoughts on performance issues will be especially welcome in the world of contemporary music.

The book includes appendices containing a discography, a bibliography, and a list of works.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198166168
• ISBN13: 9780198166160
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"