Stabat Mater

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Stabat Mater is a choral composition by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt that exemplifies his meditative, minimalist tintinnabuli style in setting the traditional Latin hymn about the sorrow of the Virgin Mary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral composition
associatedWith Marian devotion
Passion of Christ NERFINISHED
basedOn Stabat Mater hymn NERFINISHED
character austere
contemplative
slow
composer Arvo Pärt NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Estonia NERFINISHED
emotionalTone devotional
lamenting
penitential
genre contemporary classical music
sacred choral music
instrumentation cello
string ensemble
viola
violin
languageOfText Latin
liturgicalUse Passiontide
devotion to the Virgin Mary
movement single-movement structure
notableFeature emphasis on silence and resonance
focus on spiritual contemplation
strict application of tintinnabuli rules
period late 20th century
religiousTradition Christianity
style meditative
minimalism
tintinnabuli
subject Mary at the foot of the Cross
sorrow of the Virgin Mary
technique repetition of simple motifs
tintinnabuli voice leading
textAuthor traditional Latin hymn "Stabat Mater" NERFINISHED
textType Latin hymn
texture homophonic
modal
sparse
title Stabat Mater NERFINISHED
vocalForces alto
bass
choir
solo voices
soprano
tenor

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Arvo Pärt notableWork Stabat Mater