Berliner Messe (Berlin Mass) 佩爾特．阿爾沃 彌撒曲 總譜 環球版

柏林彌撒是為了在聖靈降臨節期間進行禮儀性吟唱，其中包括聖靈降臨節特有的'Veni Sancte Spiritus'。緩緩展開的重複刻意避免了戲劇性和圖像元素，散發出寧靜的莊嚴和深沉的喜悅感。聲樂樂譜幾乎沒有任何詮釋標記。演奏者的任務是體驗和傳達音樂中豐富的精神可能性。作品虔誠而透明。對於願意聆聽的聽眾來說，它可以成為一扇通往靈魂的明窗。(理查-布朗）

作曲家: Paert, Arvo
樂器: for mixed choir (SATB) and string orchestra
出版社: Universal Edition
原文簡介:
The Berlin Mass is intended to be sung liturgically during Pentecost, and includes the Veni Sancte Spiritus specific to that service. The gently unfolding repetition deliberately avoids dramatic and pictorial elements, exuding quiet dignity and a profound sense of joy. The vocal scores have almost no interpretive markings. Dynamics and tempi are left to the performers; it is their task to experience and communicate the rich spiritual possibilities offered in the music. The work is devout and transparent. For the willing listener, it can be a clear window into the soul. (Richard Brown)

The Berlin Mass was given its first performance (by Theatre of Voices) at the Catholic Days in Berlin during May 1990. The occasion was a celebration of Mass, and the music, scored for four singers and organ, had a strictly liturgical function. Pärt subsequently decided to orchestrate the work for strings and chorus, and also made many changes to details of the composition, most substantially to the accompaniment of the Sanctus. (Paul Hillier)

'... diatonic melodies, clearly defined rhythmic patterns, consonant harmonic textures that coalesce into long, arching spans during which time seems to stand still.' (Peter G. Davis, music critic)