Cantique des degrés 佩爾特．阿爾沃 總譜 環球版

根據摩納哥/漢諾威卡洛琳公主為紀念摩納哥蘭尼埃三世親王在位 50 周年而提出的倡議，作曲家阿爾沃-派特受邀為合唱團和管弦樂隊創作了一部作品。作品《Cantique des degrés》於 1999 年 11 月 19 日在蒙特卡洛大教堂舉行的特別儀式上首演，王室成員出席了儀式。該作品由蒙特卡洛愛樂樂團和歌劇合唱團演奏，由愛沙尼亞指揮家托努-卡爾尤特（Tõnu Kaljuste）指揮。

作曲家: Paert, Arvo
樂器: for mixed choir (SATB) and orchestra
出版社: Universal Edition
原文簡介:
Following an initiative by Princess Caroline of Monaco/Hannover to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the reign of his Highness, Prince Rainier III of Monaco, composer Arvo Pärt was commissioned to compose a work for choir and orchestra. The finished work, Cantique des degrés, received its premiere on 19 November 1999 during a special service in the Cathedral of Monte-Carlo in the presence of the royal family. It was performed by the Orchestre Philharmonique and the opera choir, both of Monte-Carlo, and conducted by Estonian conductor Tõnu Kaljuste.

Cantique des degrés is based on Psalm 121 - Je lève mes yeux vers la montagne - and sung in Latin. Pärt's setting comprises eight sung verses of the psalm that lead to a final, hymn-like instrumental coda.

The tonalities of the composition progress regularly, ascending stepwise from verse to verse (cantique des degrés); but despite this episodic character, the overall mood of the sequences remains consistent. In this way, the two contrasting basic elements of the piece - dynamic motion and balanced repose - are united creating a harmonious whole.