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Archiving a living
composer: building
Arvo Pärt’s personal
archive.
IAML 2017 congress in Riga 18.-22.06.2017
Anneli Kivisiv, archivist
Kai Kutman, musicologist
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Arvo Pärt Centre
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Oldest document
1899
Skeches
1960-70
Musical diaries
1970
Most of documents
1980
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Soviet-time documents holders:
National Archives of Estonia
Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
Estonian Film Archives
Estonian Literary Museum
Estonian Public Broadcasting
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The classification system
1. Biography
2. Works
3. Composer's comments and quotations
4. Creation of the works and recording materials
5. Perfomance materials
6. Correspondence
7. Writings about Arvo Pärt’s life and work
8. Photos
9. Audio and video material
10. Honorary degrees and awards
11. Other items of archival value
12. Private collections about Arvo Pärt
13. The documents from SSR Composers Union,
Ministry of Cultures and others archives about
Arvo Pärt
14. Private collections from composers family
Nora’s files
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Calendars, scores,
musical diaries,
sketches, musical
dedications, concert
programmes, posters,
interviews, research
papers and books, fan
letters, greeting cards
and invitations,
correspondence, films,
radio and TV shows
about the composer,
ballet performances,
feature films,
documentaries,
commercial releases,
personal library,
furniture, awards, gifts
...
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Juta Kurman’s
collection. 130
articles from
expatriate Estonian
and American
newspapers from the
years 1980–2006,
four of these written
by Kurman herself.
The photo collection
from Erich Marinisch
6,924 items of video
and photography
from 1997 until now.
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The most valuable items: handwritten scores, sketches/
outlines and musical diaries.
Digitalisation of the entire archive
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APIS – the Arvo Pärt Information System
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Construction of the new building
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Centre’s new building
Designed by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos (Spain)
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© Arvo Pärt Centre
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• Descriptions of the creative process of
the works
© Arvo Pärt Centre
Archive work in cooperation with
the composer
• Comments to musical diaries
• Preparation of the exhibition
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Publications
© Arvo Pärt Centre
Public activities
In principio Songs from Childhood Playing Pärt Archetypes and
geometry
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15 © Arvo Pärt Centre
Music in Movement musicinmovement.org
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Thank you!
© Arvo Pärt Centre