28 August 2010

tintinnabuli

"I have discovered that it is enough when a single note is beautifully played. This one note, or a silent beat, or a moment of silence, comforts me. I work with very few elements—with one voice, two voices. I build with primitive materials—with the triad, with one specific tonality. The three notes of a triad are like bells and that is why I call it tintinnabulation."

- Arvo Pärt

5 comments:

John Wesley said...

Admiral--
You have exceptional taste in music.
Arvo Part deserves wider recognition. Thanks for posting.
Cheers,
--JW

Aesthetic Traditionalist said...

A great man and great music.

A.E.F. said...

Admiral, a recipe for life.

Laguna Beach Fogey said...

Yes, exactly.

Hilton said...

Bravo! Good taste in music. I own much of this Estonian gentleman's work. Less IS more.