tintinnabuli

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This was Pärt's own unique style which he called tintinnabuli to refer to the prolonged layering of sound similar to the result of church bells.

news | SH | http://www.heraldtribune.com 2009
Based on the intervals and overtones of church bells, the style, which Mr. Pärt dubbed “tintinnabuli” (from the Latin word for small bells), is tonal in a way that sounds ancient yet modern.

Arvo Pärt’s Sound of Silence Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim 2009
Though not a showpiece like Annum per Annum, one of what Pärt calls tintinnabuli (eg, like the ringing of bells), the organ work

Stereophile RSS Feed 2009
The composer is famous for his concept of "tintinnabuli"—a compositional practice involving single-chord inversions and inspired by bells—as well as his controlled quietude.

Inflating Some Peace and Quiet Andy Battaglia 2011
Inspired by music from the Medieval and Renaissance eras, as well as Russian Ort hodox liturgy, he formulated his "tintinnabuli technique," from the Latin for little bells.

P Barbara Jepson 2010
E lecto exsilientes, ad subitum tintinnabuli plausum quasi fulmine territi.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007
Gregorian and Russian chant, tintinnabuli, inspired by the Latin word for bells.

NYT > Home Page By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER 2010
Mr. Pärt’s tintinnabuli compositions, by contrast, revolve around a single static tonality that invites contemplation.

Arvo Pärt’s Sound of Silence Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim 2009