Arvo Pärt
Fratres
für Gitarre, Streichorchester und Schlagzeug (1977)
for guitar, string orchestra and percussion
Duration: 11'
Bearbeitet von: Manuel Barrueco
Bearbeitung und Mitarbeit von: Manuel Barrueco
Instrumentation details:
percussion (1 player: claves and bass drum or tom-tom)
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello: contrabass
Fratres
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Arvo Pärt
Pärt: Fratres Available digitally
UE32801
Orchestration: for guitar and piano
Type: Klavierauszug
Arvo Pärt
Pärt: Fratres
UE32801A
Orchestration: for guitar, string orchestra and percussion
Type: Solostimme(n)
Arvo Pärt
Pärt: Fratres for guitar, string orchestra and percussion
UE32635
Orchestration: for guitar, string orchestra and percussion
Type: Studienpartitur
Work introduction
Composed in Pärt's very own Tintinnabuli-style, Fratres allows many different settings because it is not bound to a specific timbre.
“The highest virtue of music, for me, lies outside of its mere sound. The particular timbre of an instrument is part of the music, but it is not the most important element. If it were, I would be surrendering to the essence of the music. Music must exist of itself … two, three notes … the essence must be there, independent of the instruments.” (Arvo Pärt)
“The highest virtue of music, for me, lies outside of its mere sound. The particular timbre of an instrument is part of the music, but it is not the most important element. If it were, I would be surrendering to the essence of the music. Music must exist of itself … two, three notes … the essence must be there, independent of the instruments.” (Arvo Pärt)