21 January 2011
The problem with American religion…
…is, among other things, a lack of music like that. Below, a quote from the music’s composer Arvo Pärt, excerpted from a recent profile. (It’s good.)
- “There is a good rule in spiritual life, which we all forget continually,” he said, “that you must see more of your own sins than other people’s.”
And another thing we don’t have here, the occasional awesomeness of the BBC.
PART ONE
PART TWO
Posted by Alec Hanley Bemis
Tags: Arvo Pärt, BBC, Great New Music, Minimalism, Religion, Spirituality, The Problem With the Avant Garde