Arvo Pärt
Fratres
Short instrumentation: perc(4)
Bearbeitung: Vambola Krigul
Instrumentation details:
1st percussion: marimba, glockenspiel, bass drum
2nd percussion: marimba, vibraphone, woodblock, springcoil,
3rd percussion: marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel, bass drum
4th percussion: marimba
Pärt - Fratres for 4 percussion players
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Arvo Pärt
Pärt: Fratres for 4 percussion playerOrchestration: for 4 percussion player
Type: Stimmensatz
Arvo Pärt
Pärt: Fratres for 4 percussion playersOrchestration: for 4 percussion players
Type: Studienpartitur
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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)