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In 2020 I was introduced to Arvo Pärt's "Für Alina" via a ukulele version played by Albini on the ukulele.

It hit something on me.

I started listening to Pärt's minimalist works, and learnt a bit about his tintinnabuli technique.

I listened to his choral works.

I cried. Their beauty drove me to tears.

I wrote "A. P. Drove Me to Tears".

Once again, Albini honoured me rendering my composition into a beautiful performance in Jan, 2021.

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In this piece I intended to translate into music the ecstasy I felt listening to Pärt's "Magnificat" sung by the Tallis Scholars.

I used some uncommon (for me, at that moment) resources: slow tempo, long notes, alternate tuning, quintuple meter…

If Albini’s marvelous performance of "A. P. Drove Me to Tears" made you cry, we both succeeded.

Here's my own rendition, recorded a year later — I like Albini's best.

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This was one of the first scores publshed by @theukulelebookshop

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For completeness: this is the piece (and the actual recording) that pushed me to tears by the door of the supermarket:

And once again while I redacted this short posts.

Viva Pärt!

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