The Deer's Cry (Pärt)

The Deer's Cry
Sacred motet by Arvo Pärt
The composer in 2008
StyleContemporary music
Textfrom Saint Patrick's Breastplate
LanguageEnglish
PerformedFebruary 2008
Published2007 (2007)
ScoringSATB choir

The Deer's Cry is a sacred motet by Arvo Pärt, set to text from a traditional Irish lorica for a four-part choir a cappella. He composed the piece on a commission from the Ireland's Louth Contemporary Music Society. It was published by Universal Edition in 2007 and first performed in County Louth, Ireland, in February 2008.

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