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Having sung several of Part's works, including "The Beatitudes" and "Passio," I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of performing them - his frequent voice crossings (and hence unusual voice leadings) make them deceptively difficult to execute. Revoicing chords by crossing tenor below bass and alto below soprano, and back again, he achieves a subtly undulating texture and timbre. The effect can be mesmerising.
That said, I don't own any recordings of Part's music, and wouldn't listen to it for pleasure even if I did, despite it's effectiveness and, at times, great beauty.
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