Arvo P舐t (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780198166160)

Estonian composer Arvo P舐t is a unique voice in today's music. Using a tonal idiom based on a mixture of scales and triads, P舐t created a style called "tintinnabuli." In this first full-length study, Paul Hillier draws on his own considerable experience working with P舐t and his music to explore the famous tintinnabuli works in depth. Hillier covers the music of P舐t's earlier, somewhat neglected serial period as well, and sheds valuable light on the development of P舐t's music by looking at P舐t's biography and at the influences of Russian Orthodox spirituality, minimalism, and early music.

With the increasing popularity of recording and performing P舐t's music, Hillier's own thoughts on performance issues will be especially welcome in the world of contemporary music.

The book includes appendices containing a discography, a bibliography, and a list of works.

Author: Paul Hillier
ISBN-10: 0198166168
ISBN-13: 9780198166160
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Language: English
Published: 06/19/1997
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.55h x 5.46w x 0.57d