Jansson, Sacred Choral Works a cappella

M책rten Jansson

sacred chor al works A CAPPELLA

B채renreiter

Mårten Jansson

fear thou not

Mårten Ja

the ch master's

SSMAA

SSATB

Bärenreiter BA 7411

Fear Thou Not SSMAA, English BA 7411

The Choirmaster’s Burial SSATBB, Latin SSA/English TBB BA 7413

“Fear Thou Not” was commissioned by the Swedish women's vocal ensemble “Les Jolies” (gold medalists in the 2002 Choir Olympics).

The piece depicts how man can change from doubting to believing, led by God’s voice which both comforts and admonishes.

This composition uses word painting to re-tell Thomas Hardy’s classic poem about an old tenor and the death of his choirmaster. The men and women are divided into two choirs; the men represent the old tenor telling the story and the women represent an angelic chorus singing the antiphon “In Paradisum” from the Requiem Mass.

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Bärenre

BA 741

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hoirs burial

Mårten Jansson

maria (iv) SATB

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Bärenreiter BA 7412

Maria (IV) SATB, Swedish/English BA 7412 The Royal Swedish Court commissioned this work for the celebration of the Mass on Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary (March 17, 2013). The music depicts Mary’s sorrow as the mother of a child that belongs not to her, but to all mankind.

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Mårten Jansson

cantate domino

Cantate Domino SSAATTBB, Latin BA 7414

NEW 2015

“Cantate Domino” was originally written for male choir.

By adding women's voices this version for mixed choir presents a further dimension of colour.

This version also makes it possible to divide the choir into two groups, one for women and another for men, and to have them sing either together or as separate units.

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Mårten J

i nev saw a m

SSAATTBB

SSMM

Bärenreiter

Bärenre

BA 7414

BA 74

I Never Saw a Moor SSMMAA, English BA 7415

NEW 2015

This piece expresses a steadfast faith in God, and thus sets to music the central message of Emily Dickinson’s poem.

The music describes feelings of trust and wonder, joy and gratitude.

The piece was commissioned for the German women’s choir Cant’Ella, who premiered it in Mönchengladbach (Germany) on 25 October 2014 in a concert celebrating the choir’s 20th anniversary.

Jansson

ver moor

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Mårten Jansson

cantate domino

MAA

TTBB

eiter

Bärenreiter

415

BA 7416

Cantate Domino TTBB, Latin BA 7416

NEW 2015

Based on the well-known bible text “Sing unto the Lord a new song” (Psalm 96:1-3), this upbeat composition with strong dynamics and flowing block chords alternating with fast-paced polyphony brings across this joyful message and enthuses singers.

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Mårten Jansson

in the light of god

Mårten J

god r merry, ge

Arrangeme

SMezATB

In the Light of God NEW 2015 SMezATB, Swedish/English BA 7417 “I asked my friend, the poet Einar Askestad, if he could write a poem for me about love between father and son, brothers and God. I felt that these forms of love are seldom sung about. The poem moved me greatly and I have tried to put music to these words which is simple yet full of beauty. In the four movements of this suitelike piece, various aspects of these relationships are conveyed.” (Mårten Jansson)

Bärenreiter

Bärenre

BA 7417

BA 74

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Arrangement NEW 2015 SATB, English BA 7419 This wonderful carol melody is sung by the altos and is accompanied by an ostinato “motor” in the male voices.

The soprano part moves independently and comments, so to speak, on the melodic happenings.

In preparation:

Missa Popularis SSA/TB and string quartet, Latin BA 7420

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NEW 2016

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est ye ntlemen nt · SATB

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Mårten Jansson

es ist ein ros entsprungen lo, how a rose e’er blooming Arrangement · SSAATTBB

Bärenreiter BA 7418

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen NEW 2015 Arrangement SSAATTBB, German/English/Swedish BA 7418 “I have embedded this internationally well-known melody in a harmonic room of bells which is rendered by the male voices. To enhance the feeling of two independent entities, the melody and the bell ostinato are performed in different metres. Tension increases in the second verse when the melody is performed in a canon but dissipates at the end of the piece.” (Mårten Jansson)

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Mårten Jansson (b. 1965), elected member of the Föreningen svenska tonsättare (the Society of Swedish Composers), graduated from the Kungliga MusikHögskolan (Royal College of Music), Stockholm with a MFA degree in Music Education, Dalcroze Eurhythmics and Voice.

For more than ten years he was the music director and conductor of “Carmen”, one of the most prominent women’s vocal ensembles in Sweden. He currently teaches choral conducting and music theory as well as giving vocal tuition at the Bolandgymnasiet and Musikskolan in his home town of Uppsala.

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“My music is my own and I have never tried to be original. That has always been my motto and I have only tried to use music to express all the feelings which life has to offer. This has led people to describe my music as ‘so sad that it sounds like birds who have lost their wings’ but also as ‘the happiest classical music that we have ever heard’.

My compositions are almost all sacred. They express not only my own faith but also my appreciation and respect for the timeless texts that have been used for centuries and centuries.”

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