“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: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1676690
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 1053320
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019937
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1019897
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019896
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019978
for: 2 soloists (SA), women's choir (SA), string orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1019938
for: 2 soloists (SA), women's choir (SA), string orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 1019930
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019894
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 1019941
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019893
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019940
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019895
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019891
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 1019890
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 776837
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 745232
'Ja ma kuulsin hääle ...'
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 692250
Clarinet trio based on the 2nd movement of the Piano Sonata
for: Clarinet, cello, piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 679829
Dance of the ducklings / Pardipoegade tants
aus "Fünf leichte Tanzstücke für Klavier"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 676237
Russische Musik der Moderne
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 625535
Piccola cantata
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 273892
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar/AATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 577597
Doppelkonzert
for: 2 violins (soli), string orchestra, piano
Score
Item no.: 187303
Tantsud. Musik für Kindertheater
Veröffentlicht auf CD: ERES-CD 06
Musik aus Estland
for: Piano
Item no.: 389286
for: für Sopran und 8 Violoncelli
Study score
Item no.: 462066
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 664759
for: für gemischten Chor (SATB) und Orgel
Item no.: 427742
for: für 7 (8) Blockflöten(SATB) und 3 Triangel ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 113538
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 113508
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 212666
Matthäus-Evangelium 22, 15-22
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 226920
exempla nova 187
for: STR OB CEMB KLAV
Study score
Item no.: 157257
für 4 Blockflöten
for: 4 recorders (quartet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 113539
op. 2
for: Piano
Item no.: 144913
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 471760
for: Sopran, 4 Violen und 4 Violoncelli
Study score
Item no.: 462067
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 369380
for: für 2 gemischte Chöre (SATB) und 2 Orgeln
Item no.: 114009
for: 3 solo voices [soprano, counter tenor [alto], tenor), violin, viola, cello
Piano reduction
Item no.: 486775
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 155485
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 124021
exempla nova 185
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 201564
for: für Posaunenquartett
Study score
Item no.: 608423
for: Voice, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 141849
Arvo Pärts Vertonung des Te Deum, welches liturgisch zu den ältesten überlieferten musikalischen Äußerungen der christlichen Zeit gehört.
Neue Studienpartitur-Reihe
for: 3 choirs (SSAA, SATB, TTBB), string orchestra, prepared piano, tape
Study score
Item no.: 490038
Psalmus 133 (132)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 499823
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