November 5, 2010

  • The Music of Arvo Pärt

    Arvo Part‘s music moves me.  It could be the scales he uses, his sense of silence and space, the dissonances and unresolved tensions–all that musical stuff–but I suspect that it’s also something more.  Born in Estonia in 1935, Part is considered one of the most important living composers of sacred concert music.  His music has… Continue reading