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Mårten Jansson

SACREDCHORAL WORKS

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De sancto Pelagio et sancto TheodoloSATB and Organ, LatinBA 8523

This piece is a transcription of a composition originally

conceived for choir and large orchestra. The texts, which

stem from the liturgical chants “Cantionale” by Thomas

Kress, serve as a medieval sacred counterpart to the texts

of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana”. The composition tries to

capture the same archaic feel as “Carmina Burana” but with

a more solemn sacral atmosphere.

Two PoemsSATB, Swedish/EnglishBA 8524

The two poems “Triptyk” (Triptych) and “Mörkblå tillit”

(Dark Blue Trust) are written by hospital chaplain/author

Kerstin Dillmar. In “Mörkblå tillit” the key message to trust

that we will be received after passing away in sleep is

effectively expressed by the music. “Triptyk” on the other

hand describes a journey within a person in three stages

depicted by music which starts with a dark-searching

tonality and then describes the simple beauty of trust

through to a joyful expectation of hope ending with a

strong conviction.

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de sanctopelagio et sancto

theodolo

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two poems

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Missa brevis in E-fl at minorSATB, LatinBA 8521

This work for mixed choir a cappella has been composed

in the tradition of the short Mass (without Credo) and

can be easily managed by most choirs. Thanks to its

conciseness, it is suitable for use in church services, while

its delightful harmonic layout and consciously simple

melodies (with clear allusions to folk music) also make it

perfect for concert performance.

Ingenting utanförNothing BeyondSSMezAA, Swedish/EnglishBA 8522

“Ingenting utanför / Nothing Beyond” is a collaboration

between Mårten Jansson and the Swedish poet Einar

Askestad. This a cappella choral work deals with

sorrow and loss. After a forceful, harmonically

ambiguous section and a clear break in the music,

the piece ends with a comforting decrescendo of

reconciliation. It was commissioned by the Uppsala

female choir “La Cappella” and is dedicated to its

choral director Tony Margeta.

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in E flat minor / es-MollSATB

missa brevis

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ingenting utanförnothing beyond

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Missa PopularisSSA (TB ad lib.), String quartet (Double bass ad lib.), LatinScore BA 7420Vocal score BA 7420-90Parts in slipcover BA 7420-22

As the name suggests, the “Missa Popularis” has its musical

roots in folk music. This becomes clear in the very fi rst

bars of the Kyrie, where the violin plays a melody in the

style of a Swedish folk tune above a bass ostinato. The

musical charm of the Mass derives from the combination of

choir [SSA(TB)] and string quartet. The choral parts enable

performances by female choir or mixed choir. In the latter

case the string quartet is reinforced by a double bass.

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fear tho

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the choir-master's burial

SSATBB

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SATB

maria (iv)

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Fear Thou NotSSMezAA, EnglishBA 7411

The Choirmaster’s BurialSSATBB, Latin SSA/English TBBBA 7413

Maria (IV)SATB, Swedish/English BA 7412


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cantatedomino

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i neversaw a moor

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cantdom

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Cantate DominoSSAATTBB, LatinBA 7414

I Never Saw a MoorSSMezMezAA, EnglishBA 7415

Cantate DominoTTBB, Latin BA 7416

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tatemino

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in the lightof god

SMezATB

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god rest yemerry, gentlemen

Arrangement · SATB

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es ist ein rosentsprungen

lo, how a rosee’er blooming

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In the Light of GodSMezATB, Swedish/EnglishBA 7417

God Rest Ye Merry, GentlemenArrangementSATB, English BA 7419

Es ist ein Ros entsprungenArrangementSSAATTBB, German/English/SwedishBA 7418

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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 off er. 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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Mårten Jansson (*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.

Working with this choir gave Jansson the impetus to write many of his early compositions for female choir.

“The knowledge that what I wrote at night would be tested the next evening was a driving force that not so

many other composers were lucky to have”.

Jansson currently teaches choral conducting as well as music theory and gives vocal tuition at the

Bolandgymnasiet and Musikskolan in his home town of Uppsala.

He has established himself as a composer of sacred choral works. Since 2014 many of his compositions have

been published by Bärenreiter and have been well-received within the international choral scene.

Sample pages of all works available for download:www.baerenreiter.com

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