The Silence And Awe Of Arvo Pärt
The Silence And Awe Of Arvo Pärt
Some time ago, when I was randomly browsing the internet, I found an article about Arvo Pärt
attending a festival in New York. The article seemed interesting but I didn't exactly read it,
because Arvo Pärt has always been a composer I respect and know of, but I haven't directly
listened to his music or been to any of his concerts so it didn't strike my interest, but on the
bottom of the same page was a review where a journalist described his music very vividly and
colorfully. It was also very inspiring and so I started to search for more.
The silence and awe of Arvo Pärt is an article written by Tom Huizenga. There he talks about
Pärt's childhood and how he found his current style. The most important was what inspires him
and they also had an interview:
In the article he says that Pärt is a major composer and he was little nervous to meet him.
Although the 78-year-old musician us...