Requiem is a classical work by

Karl Jenkins Sir Karl William Pamp Jenkins (born 17 February 1944) is a Welsh multi-instrumentalist and composer. His best known works include the song " Adiemus" and the ''Adiemus'' album series; '' Palladio''; ''The Armed Man''; and his ''Requiem''. J ...

, first recorded and performed in 2005. It was premièred at

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on 2 June 2005, by the West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra and Adiemus percussion and brass, conducted by the composer. Soloists were Nicole Tibbels (soprano),

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(shakuhachi), Sam Landman (treble) and

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s in the form of a

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with those traditionally encountered in a

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. At times, the

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text is sung below the text of the haiku. Oriental instruments are included in the orchestration, such as the shakuhachi, the darabuca, daiko and frame drums. The work was released in a 2005 album of the same name.

Album

Requiem was included on Jenkins' 2005 album of the same name: ''Requiem''. Along with his work '' In These Stones Horizons Sing'', it was written for the opening ceremony of the

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in Cardiff. Contributors to the album included the West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra, Clive Bell (on shakuhachi), Marat Bisengaliev (as solo

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), and

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( soprano saxophone).

Album track listing

:: ''Requiem'' #"Introit" – 6:49 #"Dies Irae" – 4:41 #"The Snow of Yesterday" – 3:15 #"Rex Tremendae" – 3:10 #"Confutatis" – 2:56 #"From Deep in My Heart" – 2:38 #"Lacrimosa" – 4:51 #"Now as a Spirit" – 4:01 #"Pie Jesu" – 4:36 #"Having Seen the Moon" – 4:19 #"Lux Aeterna" – 3:27 #"Farewell" – 4:05 #"In Paradisum" – 5:37
''In These Stones Horizons Sing'' #"Agorawd Part I: Cân yr Alltud" – 2:34 #"Agorawd Part II: Nawr!" – 2:41 #"Grey" – 4:50 #"Eleni Ganed" – 2:01 #"In These Stones Horizons Sing" – 4:32

References

External links

Jenkins, Karl: Requiem (2004)
Boosey & Hawkes
Karl Jenkins, Interview on Requiem
karljenkins.com {{Authority control Compositions by Karl Jenkins Jenkins 2005 compositions