The Cambridge Companion to Arvo Pärt

Book Overview

Arvo P rt is one of the most influential and widely performed contemporary composers. Around 1976 he developed an innovative new compositional technique called 'tintinnabuli' (Latin for 'sounding bells'), which has had an extraordinary degree of success. It is frequently performed around the world, has been used in award-winning films, and pieces such as F r Alina and Spiegel im Siegel have become standard repertoire. This collection of essays, written...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521279100
• ISBN13: 9780521279109
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.6"