Adam's Lament

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Adam's Lament is a choral-orchestral composition by Arvo Pärt that reflects his signature tintinnabuli style and explores themes of human fallenness and spiritual sorrow.

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instanceOf choral-orchestral composition ⓘ
associatedWith Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir ⓘ
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra ⓘ
commissionedBy European Capital of Culture Istanbul 2010 ⓘ
European Capital of Culture Tallinn 2011 ⓘ
composer Arvo Pärt ⓘ
conductorOnNotableRecording Tõnu Kaljuste ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Estonia ⓘ
duration approximately 25 minutes ⓘ
explores existential grief ⓘ
relationship between God and humanity ⓘ
search for divine mercy ⓘ
genre contemporary classical music ⓘ
hasKeyCharacteristic bell-like sonorities ⓘ
modal harmony ⓘ
slow, meditative pacing ⓘ
transparent textures ⓘ
label ECM Records ⓘ
language Russian ⓘ
narrativePerspective voice of Adam expelled from paradise ⓘ
orchestration choir and orchestra ⓘ
partOf Arvo Pärt's sacred choral oeuvre ⓘ
period late style of Arvo Pärt ⓘ
placeOfPremiere Istanbul ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
publisher Universal Edition ⓘ
recordedBy ECM New Series ⓘ
recordingProducer Manfred Eicher ⓘ
recordingTitle Adam's Lament ⓘ
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
scoring brass ⓘ
mixed choir ⓘ
organ ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
string orchestra ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
style tintinnabuli ⓘ
subject biblical figure Adam ⓘ
textAuthor Saint Silouan the Athonite ⓘ
textSource writings of Saint Silouan the Athonite ⓘ
theme human fallenness ⓘ
loss of paradise ⓘ
repentance ⓘ
spiritual sorrow ⓘ
yearOfPremiere 2010 ⓘ

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