Arvo Part

and he actually started of as a serial composer! :D

Told you I've read a book about him ;)

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.

Is this the J. Lee Graham I think it is? :O

Or is this just an april-fools joke, since it is created the 1st of April...

No, it's me. Though in light of recent events, if I had any belief that I am of any consequence whatever as regards the disposition of this community, I might deduce that my homecoming has done more harm than good! :O

Nah you are out saviour

LOOK *points at the map*

There, he lives there; let us bring myrrh, gold and (was it incense:P)?

Frankincense. But leave the smelly stuff home. Just bring the gold! ;)

We now return you to your originally scheduled thread.

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Wow, that sounds like a challenging paper...those three are tough to compare stylistically. I'd love to see what you come up with!

It's easy to write when they all write in completely different styles. All you have to do is point out what's different. There you go, 3,500 words. :D

good luck with the paper! I'd love to see what you come up with also:)

My fav by him YouTube - ARVO PART - MY HEART IS IN THE HIGHLANDS

he has one complex piece 'tabula rasa' others 'cantus ..' 'festiva lente' are imho ambient music. this is what classical.net has to say.

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We also recently performed 'The Beatitudes'. It was actually a really really invigorating experience - I sing 5 services a week and it's not often that a piece snaps you out of the general run of the mill of it. I think it's a brilliant piece and am looking forward to discovering more of his work.

Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten is one of the simplest, yet most fascinating and beautiful pieces of music i've ever heard. The end, with the final bell ringing JUST before the release of the extremely long chord (the effect is that one hears pretty much only the resonance), is absolutely brilliant.

Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten is one of the simplest, yet most fascinating and beautiful pieces of music i've ever heard. The end, with the final bell ringing JUST before the release of the extremely long chord (the effect is that one hears pretty much only the resonance), is absolutely brilliant.

It's only beautiful because the A minor triad (the harmonic basis of the piece) is, of itself, something beautiful. Other than that, the piece has hardly any musical substance. The only creative thing about it is its mensuration canon technique, which however was used before to much more profound effect by the likes of Bach and Josquin...

It's only beautiful because music is beautiful... how dare he say his music is beautiful when he used a beautiful triad to create that!!! Sorry.. I just don't see how your argument makes any sense at all...

Quit looking at the technicalities of music and just LISTEN.

It's only beautiful because the A minor triad (the harmonic basis of the piece) is, of itself, something beautiful. Other than that, the piece has hardly any musical substance. The only creative thing about it is its mensuration canon technique, which however was used before to much more profound effect by the likes of Bach and Josquin...

Wait, what? A Minor is "beautiful"? Confusing personal opinion with fact much? I happen to think A Minor is a very boring and slightly ugly chord.

I would also want to learn about the menstruation canon technique!

:D

Haha. Anders, I read it as that, too! But I didn't want to say anything in case I was the only one!

Quit looking at the technicalities of music and just LISTEN.

True, the piece has a very beautiful surface. Too bad there isn't much content beneath that surface.

It's only beautiful because the A minor triad (the harmonic basis of the piece) is, of itself, something beautiful. Other than that, the piece has hardly any musical substance. The only creative thing about it is its mensuration canon technique, which however was used before to much more profound effect by the likes of Bach and Josquin...

I laff'd.

True, the piece has a very beautiful surface. Too bad there isn't much content beneath that surface.

& laff'd.

True, the piece has a very beautiful surface. Too bad there isn't much content beneath that surface.

arrgh, stop spouting off bullshit.

Anyway.

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