Minisode: Top 10 Season 4 Episodes and Arvo Pärt “Magnificat”
What's up, dudes? Blessed Candlemas to you all! In honor of Season 4 and the end of the Christmas Cycle, let’s listen to Estonian Orthodox composer Arvo Pärt’s tintinnabuli setting of the “Magnificat” from 1989. This is a prime example of holy minimalism. So the melody is mostly done in diatonic stepwise motion, while harmonies arpeggiate a tonic triad. The piece is broken up into solo and tutti sections. Then I dive into Rad Santa’s mail fannypack to answer some questions. Finally, we...