(0 users) 
Cover NOT yet available in
Join Patreon for 4K upload/download access
Your Rating (Click a star below)
Track List
01) The Armed Man
02) The Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
03) Kyrie
04) Save Me From Bloody Men
05) Sanctus
06) Hymn Before Action
07) Charge!
08) Angry Flames
09) Torches
10) The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace: Agnus Dei
11) Now the Guns Have Stopped
12) Benedictus
13) Better Is Peace
14) For the Fallen: In Memoriam Alfryn Jenkins
01) The Armed Man
02) The Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
03) Kyrie
04) Save Me From Bloody Men
05) Sanctus
06) Hymn Before Action
07) Charge!
08) Angry Flames
09) Torches
10) The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace: Agnus Dei
11) Now the Guns Have Stopped
12) Benedictus
13) Better Is Peace
14) For the Fallen: In Memoriam Alfryn Jenkins
6:26
2:04
8:12
1:42
7:00
2:38
7:26
4:44
2:57
3:39
3:25
7:36
9:29
4:41
Data Complete
50%
Total Rating
50%Total Rating
(0 users)
Back Cover
CD Art
3D Case
3D Thumb
3D Flat
3D Face
3D Spine
First Released
2001
Classical
---
Classical
---
Medium
Album
0 copies
Album Description
Available in:
Karl Jenkins' "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace" is a departure from his Adiemus recordings into the more conventional territory of large-scale choral and orchestral writing, though his customary passion for mixing languages remains in full force with texts in English, Latin and French. Jenkins has said that "The Armed Man" was inspired by the "L'Homme armé" masses which were popular in the 16th century, and he makes this debt clear with passages written in a neat pastiche of Palestrina-style renaissance polyphony. There are also echoes of earlier and later styles, including plainchant, medieval ballads, James Barry-style horn writing (think "Goldfinger") and even a direct quote from Rigoletto (the choir imitates wind sounds at one point as in Act 3 of Verdi's opera). The smorgasbord manages to hold together, probably because Jenkins' obvious sincerity shines through every note. The London Philharmonic Orchestra plays beautifully, and treble Tristan Hambleton performs his solo with ethereal clarity. The National Youth Choir sings with vigour and accuracy, even if the young sopranos sound a little thin at the top of their range. If you liked the soundtrack to The Mission, this should press all the right buttons.
User Album Review
None...
External Album Reviews
None...
User Comments
Available in:
Karl Jenkins' "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace" is a departure from his Adiemus recordings into the more conventional territory of large-scale choral and orchestral writing, though his customary passion for mixing languages remains in full force with texts in English, Latin and French. Jenkins has said that "The Armed Man" was inspired by the "L'Homme armé" masses which were popular in the 16th century, and he makes this debt clear with passages written in a neat pastiche of Palestrina-style renaissance polyphony. There are also echoes of earlier and later styles, including plainchant, medieval ballads, James Barry-style horn writing (think "Goldfinger") and even a direct quote from Rigoletto (the choir imitates wind sounds at one point as in Act 3 of Verdi's opera). The smorgasbord manages to hold together, probably because Jenkins' obvious sincerity shines through every note. The London Philharmonic Orchestra plays beautifully, and treble Tristan Hambleton performs his solo with ethereal clarity. The National Youth Choir sings with vigour and accuracy, even if the young sopranos sound a little thin at the top of their range. If you liked the soundtrack to The Mission, this should press all the right buttons.
User Album Review
None...
External Album Reviews
None...
User Comments
No comments yet...
Status
unlockedRank: External Links
