“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.
Dance of the ducklings / Pardipoegade tants
aus "Fünf leichte Tanzstücke für Klavier"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 676237
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 216485
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 745232
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1664726
Psalm 137
for: Singstimmen oder gemischten Chor (SATB) und Orgel
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 241398
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 148008
für Kinderchor und Klavier
for: Children's choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 664758
for: Mixed choir (SATB) [4 voices (SATB)]
Choir score
Item no.: 173909
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 664759
for: Mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 1019890
Psalm 96 (95)
for: gemischten Chor oder Solisten (SATB) und Orgel
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 615907
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 113940
Pärts musikalische Interpretation der Seligpreisungen aus der Bergpredigt
lateinische Fassung
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1663949
for: 4 Singstimmen (Ct/ATTB) a cappella
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 133058
Pärts musikalische Interpretation der Seligpreisungen aus der Bergpredigt
lateinische Fassung
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 293654
Psalm 96 (95)
for: gemischten Chor oder Solisten (SATB) und Orgel
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 1645402
Samuel Saulus, Herman Talmre, Uwe Uustalu, Roland Kriit und Eugen Saanpere gewidmet
for: Flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon (wind quintet)
Score
Item no.: 289711
Pärts musikalische Interpretation der Seligpreisungen aus der Bergpredigt
englische Fassung
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 133059
for: für gemischten Chor SATB oder Solisten (SATB) und Orgel
Vokalpartitur
Item no.: 229638
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 155080
for: Piano
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 191130
'Ja ma kuulsin hääle ...'
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1666979
für gemischten Chor a cappella (2007)
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 330775
Motette für de la Motte
for: für Alt oder Countertenor, Violine und Viola
Item no.: 113787
'Ja ma kuulsin hääle ...'
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 692250
Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem
für Soli, gemischten Chor, Instrumentalquartett (Oboe, Fagott, Violine, Violoncello) und Orgel
for: Soloists, mixed choir, ensemble, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 194127
Psalm 130 (129)
for: Männerchor (TTBB), Schlagzeug ad lib. und Orgel
Choir score
Item no.: 290519
Lk. 18, 9-14
for: Frauenchor (SSSAAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 313829
Matthäus-Evangelium 22, 15-22
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 226920
Psalmus 133 (132)
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 499823
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019896
für gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 490764
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019894
Pärts musikalische Interpretation der Seligpreisungen aus der Bergpredigt
lateinische Fassung
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 195109
for: für Violine, Röhrenglocke in cis ad lib. und Streicher
Study score
Item no.: 301382
for: Children's choir (1 voice), piano
Score
Item no.: 579640
Tantsud. Musik für Kindertheater
Veröffentlicht auf CD: ERES-CD 06
Musik aus Estland
for: Piano
Item no.: 389286
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 124020
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.: 1019937
Psalm 130 (129)
for: Männerchor (TTBB), Schlagzeug ad lib. und Orgel
Spielpartitur
Item no.: 162711
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019978
aus "Kanon Pokajanen"
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1019895
for: gemischten Chor (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 216486
für Orgel
for: Organ
Single edition
Item no.: 656758
for: 4 voices [mixed choir], (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 471772
for: String orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 410315
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