Item Detail
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Pinkerton II, David E.
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Arvo Pärt : information archive
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Website (Archived)
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c1997-2014
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English
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Pinkerton II, David E. “Arvo Pärt: Information Archive.” http://www.arvopart.org/ (accessed 26 June 2013).
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Provides information about Arvo Pärt and his music, and guidance to other sources (both print and online) about the composer. Useful for performers and music enthusiasts as a way to study the context of Pärt’s music. Students will find it a useful starting point for research projects and papers.
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Compositions and Pärt on Film pages list information about the composer’s compositions between 1960 and 2008. CD Discography contains 422 entries. LP Discography includes record releases from 1959 to 1990. Articles span from 1978 to 2003. Pinkerton gives no explanation of criteria for inclusion or exclusion on any page, but most pages (with the clear exception of Analyses) appear to attempt to be comprehensive within the parameters listed above. The Analyses page contains only 4 analyses: Pinkerton’s own and those of 3 other authors who submitted their work for inclusion.
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23 pages. (1) Home. Site name and a link to the What’s New page. (2) Search. A simple search engine for the site. (3) What’s New. A chronological record of site updates from most to least recent. (4) News. Brief news updates about the composer. (5) Biography. 12 paragraphs. (6) Starting points. Suggestions for listening based on the reader’s preference of musical movements. (7) Compositions: Choral. (8) Compositions: Orchestral. (9) Compositions: Chamber. (10) Compositions: Piano (11) Compositions: and Organ. Composition pages include work title, year of composition, timing, instrumentation, score purchase/rental information, and known recordings for each, as well as links to descriptions of some works. (12) CD Discography. With record title, year, label, works recorded, and performers as known for each. (13) LP discography. With record title, year, label, format, works recorded, and performers known for each. (14) Film Music. Organized by film type (animated films, documentaries, etc.). A list of Pärt’s compositions for films, with film title, year, titles involved, and the following notes as known or applicable: film company, producer, director, movie length, brief description/plot summary, film distributor with contact information, DVD regions available, country of origin, film language, rating, movie release date, A/V formatting information, and links for online viewing. (15) Analyses. Links to full text of four analyses of Pärt’s music by David E. Pinkerton, Tim Smith, David Dover, and Alisa Rata. (16) Articles. Links to full text and/or English translations of material printed in news media around the world from 1978-2003. (17) Research Materials. A bibliography of scholarly works. (18) Texts and Translations. From most of the composer’s choral works. Most translations are into English. (19) Elements of Style. A list of stylistic characteristics found in the composer’s music. (20) Glossary of Terms. Definitions of 20 musical terms. (21) Publishers. Names and contact information for publishers of Pärt’s music. (22) Related Links. Websites related to Pärt’s music in the categories Ensembles, Conductors, and Performers, Interviews, Magazines, Official Sites, Other Pärt Specific Sites, Other Related Sites, and Scores. (23) Message Board. A discussion board for topics related to the composer.
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At the time of this critique’s writing (June 2013), the site’s author continues to update the site’s news page regularly.
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No advanced search options available on the main search page. Some available on the CD Discography and Pärt on Film pages.
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Denzil Kumar; Abraham Myler
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Internet Archive (archive.org)
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