COMPLETE VOCAL SCORE INSTRUMENTATION : MIXED CHOIR (SATB) AND ORCHESTRA VERSION : VOCAL/PIANO SCORE DESCRIPTION : COMMISSIONED FOR THE MILLENNIUM BY BRITAIN'S ROYAL ARMOURIES AND DEDICATED TO THE VICTIMS OF THE KOSOVO CRISIS, THIS WORK IS A CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLE OF A MASS BASED ON THE 15TH-CENTURY FRENCH SONG L'HOMME ARMÉ (THE ARMED MAN). SET WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE CHRISTIAN MASS, THE ARMED MAN IS A MAJOR CHORAL WORK WHICH USES BOTH SACRED AND SECULAR TEXTS. CONTENU : THE ARMED MAN - CALL TO PRAYERS - KYRIE - SAVE ME FROM BLOODY MEN - SANCTUS - HYMN BEFORE ACTION - CHARGE! - ANGRY FLAMES - TORCHES - AGNUS DEI - NOW THEGUNS HAVE STOPPED - BENEDICTUS - BETTER IN PEACE NOMBRE DE PAGES : 124 LANGUE : LATIN - FRENCH - ENGLISH FORMAT : 18,5 X 26
SKU: HL.48025302
UPC: 196288174806. 7.25x10.25x0.413 inches.
One World deals with a fractured world (populist governments, plagues, climate change, human trafficking, disrespect for basic humanrights, terrorism, war) and heralds a vision of a peaceful and egalitarian planet. The work is best encapsulated by one of the textsset: “Tikkun Olam”, Hebrew for “repair the world”, a Jewish concept of stewardship over Gods creation. Scored for soloists, chorus and orchestra in Jenkins's inimitable style familiar from such works as Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, Requiem and The Peacemakers. His vision for One World takes inspiration from diverse texts including the Bible, the Hindu Gayatri Mantra, the poetry of the English Romantic Percy Bysshe Shelley, African-American abolitionist Frances Harper (c1850) and Lebanese-American writer Kahlil Gibran. As in many of Jenkins's works, Carol Barratt contributes impactful text and adaptations. Recorded on Decca by Lucy Crowe soprano, Kathryn Rudge mezzo-soprano, Roderick Williams baritone, the World Choir for Peace, The Stay At Home Choir and the World Orchestra for Peace, conducted by Karl Jenkins.
