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Minimalism, the Gothic Style, and Tintinnabulation in Selected Works of Arvo Pärt

• Introduction
• Brief Biography and Evolution of Compositional Style
• Pärt's Gothic and minimalist influences
• Analysis of rhythm and form in the Magnificat and Stabat Mater
• Analysis of pitch, texture, and tintinnabulation in the Magnificat and Stabat Mater
• Relationship of music to text
• Works Cited
• Zip file of the entire thesis in Word format (137K)

Other Analyses

• Analysis of Fratres (strings and percussion) by Tim Smith.
• Pärt and Penderecki: Divergent Voices and Common Bonds by David G. Dover
• Arvo Pärt: The Credo of Eternal Truth by Alisa Rata