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
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553906
for: Piano, Harp
Instrumental Trio
Item no.: 1638901
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1650931
from "Symphonic Adiemus"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672508
A cappella motet from "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 635304
from "Symphonic Adiemus"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672502
from Requiem
for: Mixed Choir [SMezATB] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 445270
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Voice(s)/Accompaniment
Item no.: 1565391
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SSATBB), string orchestra [organ]
Choir score
Item no.: 1672128
A cappella motet from Requiem
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 908125
from "Symphonic Adiemus"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672505
for: Choir (2 voices), piano [organ]
Choir score
Item no.: 687255
from "Symphonic Adiemus"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672510
for: gemischter Chor (SATB) und Orchester
Music score
Item no.: 1650932
from In These Stones Horizons Sing
for: Bariton Solo, gemischter Chor (SATB) und Klavier
Choir score
Item no.: 1650939
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554980
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554824
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553797
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553181
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554981
from The Peacemakers
for: SSAATTB and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 861664
Am
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554277
D
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554271
C
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1555008
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553795
F
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1554278
for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 290561
A cappella motet from Gloria
for: SSAATTB a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 909365
In memoriam Alfryn Jenkins
for: SAATTBB and Organ
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 208033
TV, Film, Musical und Show
for: Female Choir [SSA] and Piano [Recorder optional]
Choir score
Item no.: 297722
A cappella motet from The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace
for: SSATTBB[B] a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 906905
from "Symphonic Adiemus"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672509
a cappella motet from "Stabat mater"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 634432
A cappella motet from "Adiemus - Song of Sanctuary"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SSATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 649551
from "Symphonic Adiemus"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672507
from "Symphonic Adiemus"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir, piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672504
from "Symphonic Adiemus"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672503
A cappella motet from Gloria
for: SSATB[B] a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 911457
Contemporary Choral Series (Boosey and Hawkes)
for: SSAATTBB and Organ
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 907758
A cappella Motette für gemischten Chor (SAATTB(BB) aus "The Peacemakers"
for: Mixed choir (SAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 674949
A cappella motet from The Healer: A Cantata for St Luke
for: SATBB a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 908034
for: SSAATTBB
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 459717
A cappella Motette für gemischten Chor (SSAATTB) aus "The Peacemakers"
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 674950
from "Symphonic Adiemus"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672506
from Requiem
for: Female Choir [SSA] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 445162
A cappella motet from 'Stella natalis'
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 910189
A cappella motet from The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace
for: SATBB a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 910954
from Requiem
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 444869
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