
Part began composing in a Neo-classical manner. He has been living in West Berlin as a freelance composer since 1981. In January 1980 Part emigrated with his family to Vienna. He studied composition (with Heino Eller) at the Conservatoire of Tallin until 1963.įrom 1957 to 1968 he worked as a sound engineer at the Estonian Radio.

Within the theme, the sequence of 7/4, 9/4 and 11/4 measures corresponds to the principle of adding on - and the theme's melodic structure is developed according to this principle.ĪRVO PART comes from Estonia, where he was born in the little town of Paide in 1935. In one instance, this pattern of six measures is interrupted by two 6/4 percussion measures, in another instance by a two-measure piano ostinato. The sequence of entrances yields the scale e-c-a-f-d-b-g-e-c sharp. 4118 K In the initial version, the work's six-measure theme is repeated nine times, coming in often a minor or major third lower - it is repeated eight times in the violin version. PDF format sheet music Instrument part: 7 pages. To view the first page of Arvo Part - Fratres - for violin and piano (1980) click the music sheet image. To download PDF, click the 'Download PDF' button below the appropriate sheet music image. In the variations, which have added an independent violin prelude at the beginning, the two-measure percussion inserts have been replaced by piano chords and new intervals have replaced the pedal point. In the original version as well as in the violin arrangement the pedal point - the open fifth A-E - was sustained throughout the entire piece. Fratres is dated 1977 and was first performed by the Estonian ensemble of early music. You can download the PDF sheet music Arvo Part - Fratres - for violin and piano (1980) on this page.


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