Arvo Pärt's White Light: Media, Culture, Politics

One of the most frequently performed contemporary composers, Arvo P rt has become a phenomenon whose unusual reach is felt well beyond the concert hall. This ground-breaking collection of essays investigates both the causes and the effects of this success. Beyond the rhetoric of 'holy minimalism' that has accompanied the composer's reception since the mid-1980s, each chapter takes a fresh approach toward understanding how P rt's music has occupied...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107182891
• ISBN13: 9781107182899
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.0" x 10.1"