When early works were banned by Soviet censors, Pärt entered the first of several periods of contemplative silence, during which he studied choral music from the 14th to 16th centuries.
Kada su Sovjetski cenzori zabranili rane radove, Pert je ušao u prvi od svojih nekoliko perioda kontemplativne tišine, tokom kojih je proučavao horsku muziku iz 14. i 16. veka.