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.”
A cappella motet from The Healer: A Cantata For St Luke
for: SSAATB a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 908886
A cappella motet from Adiemus: Songs Of Sanctury
for: SSAATB a Cappella
Score
Item no.: 907562
A cappella Motette für Sopran solo und gemischten Chor (SSATB) aus "The Peacemakers"
for: Solo voice (soprano), mixed choir (SSAATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 674948
aus dem "Requiem"
für gemischten Chor und Klavier
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 444870
A cappella motet
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 770636
A cappella Motette für gemischten Chor (SSAATB) aus "The Peacemakers"
for: Mixed choir (SSAATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1667367
A cappella Motette für gemischten Chor (SSAATB) aus "The Peacemakers"
for: Mixed choir (SSAATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 655015
A cappella motet from "Stabat mater"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 655971
A cappella motet from "Requiem"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SAATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 691670
from "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; cello ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 619749
Concerts for Choirs Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 608706
Thema aus den "Songs of Sanctuary"
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 371297
for: Mixed Choir [SATB] and Organ
Choir score
Item no.: 566104
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 687265
from "Symphonic Adiemus"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1671792
from "Symphonic Adiemus"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672511
aus "Symphonic Adiemus"
Contemporary Choral Series
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 672501
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1032024
for: men's Choir [TTBB] and Piano [organ]
Choir score
Item no.: 299123
As sung by Lesley Garrett on her album "I will wait for you"
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 747667
Theme from Songs of Sanctuary
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 466853
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 297723
for: Mixed Choir [SATB] and Organ [3 Trumpets and 3 Trombones optional]
Piano reduction
Item no.: 466854
Theme from Song of Tears
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 162861
Three movements
for: Women's Choir [SSA], Piano and Recorder, percussion ad lib.
Piano reduction
Item no.: 294610
from Requiem
for: String orchestra, percussion
Score
Item no.: 863187
Jazz
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 561901
from "The Armed Man": A Mass For Peace mds idnv
for: Voice (medium), piano
Single edition
Item no.: 374674
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 140474
for: 1–2 voices, piano
Music score
Item no.: 429261
aus: The Armed Man
for: Piano 4 hands
Ensemble score
Item no.: 587470
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 578011
Thema "Song of Sanctury"
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Single edition
Item no.: 464793
for: Mixed choir (SABar), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 618165
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 863214
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 190681
Concerto grosso for string orchestra
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 194614
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1660555
for: Flute, harp
Book
Item no.: 863431
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 443784
for: Harp, Tambourine Ad Lib.
Book
Item no.: 648468
For The Children
for: Soloist, Mixed Choir [SATB], Children Voices and Orchestra
Choir score
Item no.: 864553
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 579250
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 490917
A celebration of collective nouns
for: Mixed Choir, saxophone, Percussion and 2 Pianos
Piano reduction
Item no.: 560200
für Violine und Klavier
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 668699
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 608993
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