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Arvo Pärt
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A native of Estonia, Arvo Pärt initially wrote in a style perceptibly influenced by Russian composers. Later he developed a language of his own by exploring the twelve-note system. His music reflects his interest in early musical traditions, tempered by deep religious feeling. 
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| In 1976 Pärt wrote a moving tribute to Benjamin Britten, Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra and bell. His Cello Concerto (Pro et Contra) and three symphonies reflect the course his music has taken. A wind Quintettino of 1965 has been followed by the interesting work Fratres, for violin and piano, and Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror) for cello and piano. Pärt has made a particularly strong impression with works such as his Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secondum Johannem (St John Passion), his Stabat mater, for three solo voices and string trio, his Miserere of 1989 and the Biblical Sarah was ninety-years old. Music for smaller ensembles and solo instruments by Pärt includes his 1977 Fratres for violin and piano and Spirgel im Spiegel for cello and piano, together with his organ Pari intervalli.
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