John Luther Adams and Arvo Pärt: Music and Mysticism
Music can also be a form of contemplation: the sensual reaching for the spiritual. –John Luther Adams, “Winter Music,” 140 Earlier this year, I was researching Arvo Pärt, the contemporary Estonian composer (often considered a holy minimalist, and known for his “tintinnabular music” including Tabula Rasa and Fratres), and […]
