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Arvo Pärt
Sound
Born: September 11, 1935
Paide, Estonia
Biography
Arvo Pärt (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈɑrʋo ˈpært]; born September 11, 1935) is an Estonian composer of classical and religious music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli, a compositional technique he invented. His most performed works include Fratres (1977), Spiegel im Spiegel (1978), and Für Alina (1976). From 2011 to 2018, Pärt was the most performed living composer in the world, and the second most performed in 2019. The Arvo Pärt Centre, in Laulasmaa, was opened to the public in 2018. Pärt's music is in part inspired by Gregorian chant.
Known For
Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
as Piano Player at the Restaurant
Grisha
The Lost Paradise
as Himself
Rebel with a Bow Tie
as Self (uncredited)
Arvo Pärt: 24 Preludes for a Fugue
as Himself
Arvo Pärt: And Then Came the Evening and the Morning
as Himself
Arvo Pärt: Even if I lose everything
as Himself
7 Lakes, 7 Lives
Sounds and Silence - Travels with Manfred Eicher
as Himself
That Pärt Feeling
as Himself
