He manages to examine most of parts output up to the 1990s, making informed observations and staying on point. Arvo part paralleled in england by john tavener has succeeded in capturing the attention of a broad public through his consummate ability to weave a sense. He studied at the guildhall school of music, beginning his professional career while a vicarscholar at st pauls cathedral, london. The volume of part s collected choral works assembled by universal edition with an introduction by paul hillier includes several of the pieces discussed above, as well as other important shorter works such as the beatitudes 1990.
May 18, 2010 paul hillier conductor recorded march 1988, st. His music also takes inspiration from gregorian chant. Arvo part by paul hillier, 1997 online research library. He was also commissioned by louth contemporary music society 18 to compose a new choral work based on st. He began to experiment with the top and bottom notes as the familys pianos middle register was damaged. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
It is characterized by a homophonic combination of two kinds of voices to use paul hilliers helpful terminology. Watson nyyd quartet theatre of voices ars nova copenhagen dir. Arvo parts passio domini nostri jesu christi secundum joannem of 1982 is just such a piece. In this first fulllength study, paul hillier draws on his own considerable experience working with part and his music to explore the famous tintinnabuli works in depth. Creator spiritus is the latest collaboration between grammy award winning conductor paul hillier and celebrated estonian composer arvo part. If you listen to spiegel im spiegel it really sounds like just a series of arpeggiated triads over a stepwise scale. Jun 18, 2012 a guide to arvo parts music this week, tom service looks at a deeply spiritual composer who found his own musical language with a love of every note at its heart all articles in this series. Arvo part is an estonian classical composer and one of the most prominent living composers of sacred music. Paul douglas hillier born 9 february 1949 is a conductor, music director and baritone.
See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Selectie uit het programma podium witteman van 19 april 2015. October 23, 2006 estonianborn composer arvo part is in the news. Patricks breastplate, which premiered in 2008 in louth, ireland. The beatitudes for mixed choir or soloists and organ, composed in 1990 and revised in 1991, is one of the first works in which the composer uses the english language the composition is based on the text from jesus sermon on the mount in matthew a passage of blessings 5. Only three years later did part add a violin, but today it can be difficult to imagine the piece without the violin. Spirituality and romanticism williams chamber players 02 february 2018 arvo part b. It is characterized by a homophonic combination of two kinds of voices to use paul hillier s helpful terminology. My year with arvo part he is a man of courage, humility and authenticity.
Paul hillier brings two choirs together, juxtaposing the norse with america choirs with songs, psalms and instrumental chamber music by the nyyd quartet from different periods in arvo parts career. Since the late 1970s, part has worked in a minimalist style that employs his selfinvented compositional technique, tintinnabuli. Peter laenger, stephan schellmann produced by manfred eicher. We will consider a wide array of eastern and western spiritual traditions that serve as an inspiration to post1960 composers, and consider the cultural, political and economic conditions in which composers worked. Its opening proclamation speaks directly to the heart. Arvo part, paul hillier, theatre of voices, ars nova. Arvo part oxford studies of composers paperback 14 nov. Arvo parts achievements were honoured in his 61st year by his election to the american academy of arts and letters. Lets look at text patterning in another piece, summa. Composed in 1978, just before part left estonia for berlin, it was originally written for single piano and violin, though many other versions exist, including for piano and cello, or viola, clarinet, flute, and percussion. May 12, 2015 selectie uit het programma podium witteman van 19 april 2015. He specializes in early music and contemporary art music, especially that by composers steve reich and arvo part.
On this magnificent audiophile recording, esteemed conductor paul hillier leads the estonian philharmonic chamber choir and organist christopher bowersbroadbent through nine of the most sacred pieces by arvo part. Estonian composer arvo part is a unique voice in todays music. The second part of the process is to generate a harmony tvoice using the tintinnabuli method. Arvo part da pacem paul hillier estonian philharmonic chamber choir by.
Part was honoured as the featured composer of the 2008 rte living music festival 17 in dublin, ireland. His most performed works include fratres 1977, spiegel im spiegel 1978. Although part has seemingly reconstructed polyphony and melodic shaping into a minimalist form his sense of silence and musical notation is ethereal. Da pacem by estonian philharmonic chamber choir and paul hillier on amazon music. My year with arvo part he is a man of courage, humility. Paul hillier conducts arvo part for the first time in 3 cd sets, discover the major recording projects matured over many years by ensembles and musicians of harmonia mundi including paul hilliers classic recordings of arvo parts music on the occasion of the composers 80th birthday. Paul hillier arvo part oxford studies of composers oxford university press, 1997. This was the opening of arvo parts short speech at the vatican in february 2015. There are six possible different tvoices not counting octave transposition. Jul 11, 2012 one of the major sources of information on part is paul hilliers biography on arvo part published in 1997. The volume of parts collected choral works assembled by universal edition with an introduction by paul hillier includes several of the pieces discussed above, as well as other important shorter works such as the beatitudes 1990.
Last week, he announced that all of this seasons performances of his music. His music also finds its inspiration and influence from gregorian chant. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. Born in paide, he grew up in a society dynamically affected by its proximity both to germany and to russia and its status, after. His concert debut was in 1974 in londons purcell room. Summa was originally conceived in 1977 as a setting of the credo from the latin mass for fourpart choir, with the composer subsequently adapting it for string orchestra in 1991. Jan 01, 1997 paul hillier found a balance of breadth and brevity that does parts work justice. If youre reading the book and happen to be on spotify, i made a playlist that contains almost every piece that hillier references in this book.
In this book, the first fulllength study of part, paul hillier explores the tintinnabuli works in considerable depth. Publication date 1997 topics part, arvo, part, arvo, 1935, part, arvo, part. Using a tonal idiom based on a mixture of scales and triads, part created a style called tintinnabuli. The title of pari intervallo quite accurately describes the compositional process functioning in this and other tintinnabular works. He also examines the music of part s earlier, somewhat neglected serial period, and charts the composers steady evolution towards the abstract tonality of his later years. The disc features a carefully selected collection of part s choral and instrumental chamber music, drawn from different periods in the composer s career. Paul hillier brings two choirs together, juxtaposing the norse with america choirs with songs, psalms and instrumental chamber music by the nyyd quartet from different periods in arvo part s career. For an indepth study of arvo parts music, refer to paul hilliers book arvo part in the oxford university press oxford studies of composers series published may 1997. In loving memory arvo part cantus in memoriam benjamin britten for string orchestra and bell. In this first fulllength study, paul hillier draws on his own considerable experience working with part and his. Spiegel in spiegel has to the bestknown of all the music by estonian composer arvo part b. My year with arvo part he is a man of courage, humility and.
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