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'Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark hours, I have the certain feeling that everything outside this one thing has no meaning. The complex and many faceted only confuse me, and I must search for unity. What is it, this one thing, and how do I find my way into it? Traces of this perfect thing appear in many guises - and everything that is unimportant falls away. Tintinabulation is like this. Here I am alone in the silence. I have discovered that it is enough when a single not is beautifully played. This one note, or a silent beat, or a moment of silence, comfort me. I work with very few elements - with one voice, with two voices. I build with the most primitive materials - with the triad, with one specific tonality. The three notes of the triad are like bells. And that is what I call tintinnabulation.'
Arvo Part
