Arvo Pärt

Arvo Pärt

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Sound

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1935-09-11 (89 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Paide, Estonia

Biography

Arvo Pärt (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈɑrʋo ˈpært]; born September 11, 1935) is an Estonian composer of classical and religious music.

Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli, a compositional technique he invented. His most performed works include Fratres (1977), Spiegel im Spiegel (1978), and Für Alina (1976).

Known For

Crew