calm, uplifted manner

Pärt's own performance direction printed in the score of Für Alina: 'in calm, uplifted manner, listening to one's inner self'. It encapsulates the meditative quality required for all tintinnabuli piano music.

Take this direction literally. Begin by listening to the room's silence before playing the first note. Allow each phrase to end completely before starting the next. The performer's interior state shapes the music directly.