Arvo Pärt
Fratres
Short instrumentation: 1 1 1 1 - 1 0 0 0 - perc, str(1 1 1 1 1)
Duration: 10'
Dedication: für das Ensemble „Hortus Musicus“
[Ansamblile „Hortus Musicus“]
Instrumentation details:
flute
oboe
clarinet in Bb
bassoon
horn in F
percussion (1 player: claves and bass drum or tom-tom)
1st violin
2nd violin
viola
violoncello
contrabass
Pärt - Fratres for chamber ensemble
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Work introduction
Composed in Pärt's very own Tintinnabuli-style, Fratres allows many different settings because it is not bound to a specific timbre.
“The highest virtue of music, for me, lies outside of its mere sound. The particular timbre of an instrument is part of the music, but it is not the most important element. If it were, I would be surrendering to the essence of the music. Music must exist of itself … two, three notes … the essence must be there, independent of the instruments.” (Arvo Pärt)