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Documentary · DW Classical Music · 2026The Composer Who Made Silence Sing
14 min
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A short film portrait of Arvo Part's life and musical language, built from archive footage and conversations with musicians close to his work.

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Meet Arvo Pärt.

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Tintinnabuli

Arvo Pärt

Estonian composer whose tintinnabuli style, drawn in part from Gregorian chant, has made him for years the most performed living composer in the world.

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