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Arvo Pärt
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musician

Arvo Pärt

Musician · born September 11, 1935

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Arvo Pärt is an Estonian composer. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli, a compositional technique he invented. Pärt's music is in part inspired by Gregorian chant.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~73Received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize2008
  2. ~79Named Praemium Imperiale2014
  3. ~88Received the Polar Music Prize2023

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