Fratres

Fratres
Instrumental music by Arvo Pärt
The composer in 2008
Form Variations
Composed 1977 (1977)
Scoring varied

Fratres (Brothers) is a composition by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt exemplifying his tintinnabuli style of composition.[1] It is three-part music, written in 1977, without fixed instrumentation and has been described as a “mesmerising set of variations on a six-bar theme combining frantic activity and sublime stillness that encapsulates Pärt’s observation that ‘the instant and eternity are struggling within us’.”[2]

Structure and versions

Structurally, Fratres consists of a set of eight or nine chord sequences separated by a recurring percussion motif. The sequences themselves follow a pattern, and while the progressing chords explore a rich harmonic space, they appear to have been generated by means of a simple formula.[3] Authorized versions of Fratres are as follows:

In film

In other compositions

Jazz pianist Aaron Parks incorporated elements of Fratres into his composition "Harvesting Dance," heard on his album Invisible Cinema and on Terence Blanchard's album Flow.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Zivanovic, Rade (2012). "Arvo Part's Fratres and his Tintinnabuli Technique". Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  2. ↑ Arvo Pärt, Sinfini Music website
  3. ↑ Linus Åkesson (2007-12-03). "Fratres". Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  4. ↑ Frank J. Oteri (2014). "Aaron Parks: Make Me Believe A Melody". Retrieved 2014-06-17.
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