{"product_id":"part-in-principio-universal","title":"Pärt: In principio","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/arvo-part\"\u003eArvo Pärt (1935-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation (this edition)\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"edition-instrumentation\"\u003eSATB Choir\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eOriginally for\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eSATB Choir, Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: In Principio (2003)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork Language\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-language\"\u003eLatin\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790008076800\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e8.3\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e11.7\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 24\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn principio\u003c\/em\u003e takes its words from the Gospel of John 1:1-14 and puts them into a five-movement form. This work, as in all of Pärt's music, is governed by a strict formal design, with the clarity of the musical structure corresponding to that of the Latin text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first movement (vv. 1-5) and the fifth (v. 14) are limited to two opposing formal elements: a static, syllabically articulated A-Minor chord, and its timbral and tonal opposite, a fanfare-like figure that expands with each new section, growing in loudness and returning to its beginning after traversing all twelve keys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second movement (vv. 6-8), devoted to John the Baptist, is conceived as a powerfully moving single-voice monody.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe central third movement (vv. 9-11) is not only the longest but the one whose message Pärt specially emphasised by repeating the words three times – something he had never done before in his vocal music. He evidently did so to send a signal directly to each and every one of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fourth movement (vv. 12-13) seems to begin ex nihilo, growing slowly but with an ineluctable pulse in a mighty procession. The fifth movement (v. 14) constitutes, in combination with the first, the formal and expressive frame of the composition, albeit in mirror reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the chorus in the first movement statically pulsates while the orchestra proceeds dynamically through the circle of keys, these roles are reversed in the fifth movement. Thus, the expanding thrust given to the orchestra in the opening movement is now focused entirely on the text of the chorus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWolfgang Sander, translation by J. Bradford RobinsonI.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Universal Edition","offers":[{"title":"Choral Score","offer_id":43778783674447,"sku":"UE32655","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Study Score","offer_id":43778783707215,"sku":"UE32656","price":161.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/6bd2cb10e53aee1c81a1c90b7643af8f.jpg?v=1762356755","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/zh\/products\/part-in-principio-universal","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}