Arvo Pärt
Fratres
Short instrumentation: ob(2), cl(2), bsn(2), hn(2), perc(1)
Duration: 10'
Bearbeitet von: Beat Briner
Bearbeitung und Mitarbeit von: Beat Briner
Instrumentation details:
1st oboe (+c.a)
2nd oboe
1st clarinet in A
2nd clarinet in A (+bass cl(Bb))
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
percussion (1 player)
Pärt - Fratres for wind octet and percussion
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Arvo Pärt
Pärt: Fratres for 8 wind instruments and percussionOrchestration: for 8 wind instruments and percussion
Type: Partitur
Arvo Pärt
Pärt: Fratres for 8 wind instruments and percussionOrchestration: for 8 wind instruments and percussion
Type: Stimmensatz
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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)