Arvo Pärt

Arvo Pärt Estonian pronunciation ??r?o ?pært born September 11 1935 is an Estonian composer of classical and religious music Since the late 1970s Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli a compositional technique he invented His most performed works include Fratres 1977 Spiegel im Spiegel 1978 and Für Alina 1976 From 2011 to 2018 Pärt was the most performed living composer in the world and the second most performed in 2019 The Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa was opened to the public in 2018 Pärts music is in part inspired by Gregorian chant