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Mårten Jansson

sacredchoral works

Bärenreiter

A CAPPELLA

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Video sample available at:www.youtube.com/BaerenreiterVerlagwww.youtube.com/watch?v=MjmIn9BwAEo

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Mårten Jansson

SSMAA

fear thou not

BärenreiterBA 7411

Mårten Ja

the chmaster's

SSATB

BärenreBA 741

Fear Thou NotSSMAA, EnglishBA 7411

“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.

Video sample available at:www.youtube.com/BaerenreiterVerlagwww.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubksy6_w4e4

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

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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Sample pages

for download:

www.baerenreiter.com

Sample score

SPA 227

also available!

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hoir-s burial

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Mårten Jansson

SATB

maria (iv)

BärenreiterBA 7412

Video sample available at:www.youtube.com/BaerenreiterVerlagwww.youtube.com/watch?v=2GkYnJVZIQc

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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BärenreiterBA 7414

Mårten Jansson

cantatedomino

SSAATTBB

BärenreBA 74

Mårten J

i nevsaw a m

SSMM

I Never Saw a MoorSSMMAA, EnglishBA 7415

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.

Cantate DominoSSAATTBB, LatinBA 7414

“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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vermoor

MAA

BärenreiterBA 7416

Mårten Jansson

cantatedomino

TTBB

Cantate DominoTTBB, Latin BA 7416

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 fl owing block chords alternating

with fast-paced polyphony brings across this joyful

message and enthuses singers.

Sample pages

for download:

www.baerenreiter.com

Sample score

SPA 227

also available!

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BärenreiterBA 7417

Mårten Jansson

in the lightof god

SMezATB

BärenreBA 74

Mårten J

god rmerry, ge

Arrangeme

In the Light of GodSMezATB, Swedish/EnglishBA 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 suite-

like piece, various aspects of these relationships are

conveyed.” (Mårten Jansson) NEW 2016In preparation:

Missa PopularisSSA/TB and string quartet, LatinBA 7420

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God Rest Ye Merry, GentlemenArrangementSATB, 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.

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est yentlemennt · SATB

BärenreiterBA 7418

Mårten Jansson

es ist ein rosentsprungen

lo, how a rosee’er blooming

Arrangement · SSAATTBB

NEW 2015Es ist ein Ros entsprungenArrangementSSAATTBB, German/English/SwedishBA 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 diff erent 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)

Sample pages

for download:

www.baerenreiter.com

Sample score

SPA 227

also available!

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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.”

Sample pages for download:www.baerenreiter.com

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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.

Errors excepted, price changes and delivery terms subject to change without notice. Printed in Germany · 1/1510/5,5 · SPA 50_64