Arvo Part is the Pope

I've been listening to Arvo Part's compositions and he has quite the dissonant stuff.

Symphony 2 being my favorite so far. But what I don't get about him is in his pieces he relates music from the Renaissance era to Romantic. I find this weird and uncomprehendable. Someone if they can, explain!

He's completely a dissonace composer while he often play jokes with a hamonic chord, such as in his 'pro&contra'. It begins with a D chord, which represents 'pro', followed by a culster of tones as 'contra'. Really an interesting and excellent thought!

And BOOK says that arvo part's 2nd brings dissonace to an unbearable level, i don't think so. How about you?

The rubber ducky was the highlight of the second, ha ha only joking.

Unbearable, no its not unbearable, definitely not unbearable. Most definitely enjoyable!

The way he beautifully shapes everything, is what I admire most out of him. He takes these ambient noises and really adds something to them.

The Pro et Contra i didn't really understand, but I really like your reasoning for it.

Now Perpetuum Mobile is an amazing work, slightly minimalistic?

Try his choral works for a minimal and mostly tonal alternative to his instrumental stuff. "The Beatitudes" and "Passio" are two of the best.

Pärt is, in my opinion, really amazing with 'De profundis' and 'Berliner Messe'.

The 'Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen' is, as someone earlier mentioned, most definitely enjoyable.

Yes, I love! berlinger messe and Magnificat. I'm extremely curious to see where he is now, and what will become of him.(unless he is dead, I used to think that Takemitusu was still alive :) )

I'd seriously cry,........

Yes, I love! berlinger messe and Magnificat. I'm extremely curious to see where he is now, and what will become of him.(unless he is dead, I used to think that Takemitusu was still alive :unsure: )

I'd seriously cry,........

AHh! that is extremely welcoming news :unsure:

What are his current works?