The Welsh composer Sir Karl William Pamp Jenkins (b.1944), with works like his mass for peace, Karl Jenkin’s The Armed Man, and his Adiemus, is one of the most important and most frequently performed living composers. Browse our sheet music and scores, and discover why with Stretta Music today!
It was clear early on, that Karl Jenkins sought to be a pioneer of a new, universal musical language. As a member of Nucleus and Soft Machine, he was an enthusiastic advocate of Jazz Rock, and he was also a brilliant oboist, featuring as Principal Oboe for the National Orchestra of Wales.
With the Adiemus project, he finally made his international breakthrough in the 90s. The hit of the same name, which became hugely popular after being featured in a TV advert, combines pop and classical music, and contains elements from contemporary pop music, sacred choral music, the classical symphony and world music. Jenkins created his own language for the vocal part, made up of sounds intended to evoke an atmosphere, devoid of meaning, open for interpretation.
His mass for peace, dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo war, The Armed Man, includes elements that unite religions, and people, from all over the world, and is one of the most frequently performed works by a living composer. The anti-war mass is written for a four-part mixed choir with two soloists (soprano and muezzin) and symphony orchestra.
In 2016 his choral work Cantata Memoria – For The Children, which he wrote to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, where 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives when a coal tip engulfed a school in south Wales, saw its premier. Apart from depicting the tragedy, Jenkins says: “Cantata Memoria is also a celebration of childhood, gradually moving from darkness into light.”
Karl Jenkins was knighted in 2015 for his remarkable contribution to music.
“I never categorized music. It’s always the same twelve notes, and it’s all about writing something with taste and integrity, regardless of the style. Ultimately, I always compose for myself, and if people like it, then that’s wonderful.”
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 792234
arrangiert für Brass Band (Blechblasorchester)
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 656178
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1650931
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1143463
Tros y Garreg
for: 2 Harps, Strings and Percussion
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 579251
Psalm for Saint David from Adiemus Iv: the Eternal King
for: Brass Band and Flugelhorn[s]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1144857
From Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary
for: Brass Band and Baritone[s]/Euphonium[s]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1142940
from In These Stones Horizons Sing
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1650946
for: Clarinet and Choir
Score
Item no.: 1032170
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 1144923
from In These Stones Horizons Sing
for: Bariton Solo, gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1650945
for: Contralto solo (optional), gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1650977
for: Saxophone Quartet [SATB]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132553
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Voice(s)/Accompaniment
Item no.: 1565391
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1032024
from In These Stones Horizons Sing
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1650947
for: Clarinet
Music score, CD
Item no.: 1211655
for: Klarinettenchor
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132206
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Orchester
Music score
Item no.: 1650932
So, we’ll go no more a-roving
for: Gesang und Klavier oder Orgel
Music score
Item no.: 792229
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1132242
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1142930
from In These Stones Horizons Sing
for: Bariton Solo, gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1650939
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Music score
Item no.: 1650976
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1650930
for: Children's Choir and Piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 241823
für Sopran, gemischter Chor (SATB), Kinderchor (SSA) ad libitum und Ensemble
for: Solo voice (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), chamber ensemble
Piano reduction
Item no.: 566106
A collection of six carols
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
10 scores
Item no.: 247271
A collection of six carols
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 185233
A collection of six carols
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1478439
A collection of six carols
(Pack of 10)
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
10 scores
Item no.: 579255
A collection of six carols
for: Choir and instruments [Piano]
Set of parts
Item no.: 466857
for: SSAATTBB
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 459717
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 566105
for: Flexible ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 137261
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