Requiem is a classical work by

Karl Jenkins Sir Karl William Pamp Jenkins, , Honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, HonFLSW (born 17 February 1944) is a Welsh multi-instrumentalist and composer. His best known works include the song "Adiemus (song), Adiemus" (1995, from the Adi ...

, first recorded and performed in

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. It was premièred at

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on 2 June 2005, by the

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and Adiemus percussion and brass, conducted by the composer. Soloists were

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(soprano),

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(shakuhachi),

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(treble) and

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(harp).Boosey & Hawkes
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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, sung in Japanese. Oriental instruments are included in the orchestration, such as the

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, the darabuca,

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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 ''

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'', it was written for the opening ceremony of the

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in Cardiff. Contributors to the album included the

, Clive Bell (on

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(as solo

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ist)

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), and

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(

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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

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2005 compositions