Karl Jenkins- The Armed Man

One of the best experiences of my life, getting a chance to perform at Northeastern Spring Choir Concert, April 2014. Boston, MA, USA

[@lindarobertson1341]

That gave me goosebumps. The whole composition is haunting, and I especially loved the call to prayer, what an amazing voice he has.

[@wilfriedfriedrich3730]

Peace is sorely needed 🙏

[@gideonels]

Attended a performance of this amazing work this past Sunday with the Johannesburg Symphony Choir in South Africa - what an experience!

[@bennyfifeaudio]

I love this piece, and about anything by Karl Jenkins. Thanks for sharing it. It would be amazing to be able to perform it.

[@ThePepperh]

I still come back to this every now and then. Even learning to appreciate the Muslim call to prayer. His voice is amazingly clear and clarion. Also, the Benedictus is turning up in other people's concerts! Like 2cellos' HAUSER - "Live in Zagreb" FULL Classical Concert on KZbin.

[@ThePepperh]

"The Armed Man" is one of the oldest known songs and should live forever as one of the most haunting. Jenkins has certainly done his bit to preserve it!!

[@marie-francoisedehareng4274]

The very title is:'The Armed Man-A Mass for Peace' >>"The piece was commissioned by the Royal Armouries Museum for the Millennium celebrations, to mark the museum's move from London to Leeds, and it was dedicated to victims of the Kosovo crisis" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Armed_Man)

[@kolnidrei4623]

Superbe ce chant en arabe: je me croyais en Inde, en Tunisie, à l'heure de la prière. Nous faisons tous part de la même communauté humaine, ayant tous les mêmes aspirations verticales: vivre en bonne intelligence et amitié. Et ça fait du bien. Magnifique!

[@ikanord3065]

Watch, listen and enjoy immensely. Working on the piece in Sweden now. Great inspiration Thank you!!!!

[@abi-lg7gr]

Ich habe Jenkins erst an diesem Karfreitag kennengelernt und war sehr beeindruckt. Dankbar bin ich aus diesem Grunde auch Wolfgang Seeliger, dem Leiter des "Konzertchor Darmstadt" für die äußerst gelungene Aufführung. Jetzt freue ich mich bei you tube, alles noch einmal hören zu können.

[@OmPatelFromBeatles]

That's amazing. I wish to see Karl live as well

[@thecapetownjazzscene2485]

Watched a live performance in Johannesburg South Africa conducted by Sir Karl Jenkins -

[@jean-lucthunus4674]

fabuleux la qualité de tout les musiciens est vraiment à souligner!

[@rumor29]

Thanks for uploading. Beautiful composition such as all Jenkin's creations

[@marie-francoisedehareng4274]

00:00-Introduction:'L'homme armé'(d'après 1 chant traditionnel de la Renaissance).-6'26 06:26-Adhaan:Call to the Prayer-2'04 08:30-Kyrie Eleison(Seigneur,aie pitié de nous)8'13 16:43-Save Me From The Bloody Man-1'42 18:28-Sanctus(Saint est le Seigneur,Dieu de l'Univers)-7'00 25:28Hymn before action-2'38 28:10-Charge-7'26 3636-Angry Flames-4'48 41:24-Torches-2'58 44:22-Agnus Dei(Agneau de Dieu,Christ)-3'39 48:02-Now The Guns Have Stopped-3'25 52:27-Benedictus-(Béni soit celui qui vient au nom du Seigneur,Gloire à Dieu au plus haut des cieux)7'36 1:0300-Better is Peace-9'20

[@liedekeoomens6015]

marie-dehareng

[@eleazarperez5080]

Gracias, muchas gracias! Thanks, Good bless you.

[@tonymarco2000]

Smashing performance - choir good, orchestra very good.

[@berxsol]

one of the best performances and yet, doesn't have as many views in youtube

[@danicris2010]

Loved it!! Thanks for sharing!! :D

[@jusijosami]

God shall wipe away all tears And there shall be no more death, Neither sorrow nor crying, Neither shall there be anymore pain. Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord.

[@fabiotadeupanza5619]

Thank you

[@nomimalone7520]

Yup. Those are some of the words.

[@mohammedalrefaei1785]

So good 👍🏻

[@pietrolera]

Veramente spettacolare, eseguita in modo sublime, coinvolgente...GRAZIE!

[@TheCandyDrummer]

Thank you for uploading this brilliant performance ... I going to a production of it tomorrow night in Southern CA.

[@paulchubbuck]

Beautiful, moving performance. Thank you.

[@meconio_ibiza2621]

sublime . Buen trabajo.

[@avanhald]

certainly one of the best performances.

[@LuEmery]

Belíssima execução! Cantei The Armed Man com o Coro Vox Animae em novembro do ano passado... usei muito este vídeo para estudar e agora uso para matar a saudade! :-)

[@hervesubtil311]

L'agnus dei (43 mn) est une merveille de simplicité ,de pureté ,une Magnifique composition ou l'on sent aussi bien Haendel que des harmonies jazz

[@prittyugly86]

Very good performance... Yes one of the better ones on youtube.... Everyone sounded great the choir blended well. The Muslim call to prayer was clean and classic as opposed to earthy and untrained. I don't know if many vocal artist who sing in that distinct style are classically trained. The guy was SUPER good though. Just a personal observation not judgement.

[@johnrondeau220]

The Call to Prayer is incredible

[@debbiedirks7811]

The Armed Man will be performed by the Larimer Chorale [Michael Todd Krueger - Conductor] in Fort Collins, Colorado, at the Lincoln Center, May 7th, 2016.

[@mikehonings9497]

Wat een mooie uitvoering. Erg onder de indruk van de moslimman. Wat een mooie uitvoering van zijn prayer. Graag zou ik alles eens live meemaken.

[@Joseph-uy4bo]

I sang this mass with my choir,and its really fun to sing it...just some parts are pretty hard...

[@MrKonnaheh]

For those who are interested, lyrics of the first part straight from wikipepia: Original French English L’homme armé doibt on doubter. The armed man should be feared. On a fait partout crier Everywhere it has been proclaimed Que chascun se viegne armer That each man shall arm himself D’un haubregon de fer. With a coat of iron mail. L’homme armé doibt on doubter. The armed man should be feared.

[@fernandethieffry7239]

c'est trop beau!!

[@rachaelshaw700]

Does anyone know who the muezzin is in this performance? The call to prayer is incredible.

[@thecapetownjazzscene2485]

This work takes me and dumps me into the True Reality of Life - I come away humbled. Cannot listen to the Agnus Dei without breaking down. [Saw the world premiere performance in Johannesburg with Sir Karl conducting ...300 piece combined choir! Muezzin was a young local Muslim man - superb timbre of voice. I live in Qatar so I get a "choir' of Muezzin calls from about 8 nearby mosques daily! ]

[@IanSutherland58]

Anyone in Coventry, UK on 12 November can hear this in a different version - with brass band rather than an orchestra. In the Cathedral at 1930.

[@NGHPassageira]

Sensacional

[@bjoisac]

impressive!!

[@Gurkengraeber11]

top , karl jenkins fast beethoven

[@TheRita1951]

Prachtig... kippenvelmoment ! :-)

[@janetteruizendaal7111]

prachtig!

[@alexandrecosta2708]

A landmark piece ! Aqui e ali faz recordar WAR REQUIEM de Britten ou mesmo REQUIEM de Fauré, e isso é um grande elogio, na minha fraca opinião. Queadmodum Jenkins operam tuam revelare ad majorem possuis ? Obrigado. Merci, Danke, Thanks.

[@Gurkengraeber11]

+Alexandre Costa war reqiem von brittain rockt

[@mz4980]

stupid ads in wrong places!!!

[@Gurkengraeber11]

karl jenkins rockt /choir palladio

[@waltergabrielpolettolima]

Benedictus 🤍😭

[@jensspies916]

2014, hat es zum Nachdenken beitgetragen?

[@joseantoniofreitas3005]

Om Patel, o regente é Karl Jenkins? Om Patel, the conductor is Karl Jenkins?

[@richardhastings6082]

Om, who was the conductor?

[@mariorossi9655]

4:04

[@Chi__Hyeon]

Excuse me ㅠㅠ Hey I need music score ... Please Help me

[@chloewhisper2196]

You can't download it as PDF anywhere... but you could buy it from amazon :) the vocal score (just the choir) costs about 25€ (ca. 30 000 KRW), but the full score with orchestra is really expensive, about 85€ (100 000 KRW) :/ you could also buy the piano arrangement (with choir), which also costs about 25€ (30 000 KRW).

[@theu.s.ruineddubstep7655]

Good to see a choir that doesn't just consist of grey hair

[@klingelhorn]

An unnecessary ageist remark.

[@billmckenney4960]

Fine performance. Except for the mispronunciation of "L'homme" as if the the unemphasized final "e" in l'homme" was "é". Sloppy and not acceptable.

[@annashby9708]

I know it sounds wrong, but isn’t this how KJ wanted it sung?

[@raymondglyn]

Who is the orchestra, choir and conductor of this performance?

[@larchenouvelle9555]

dans quelle pays? en arabie sordite vous etes ?

[@soultraveller5027]

The Hawks & doves in the comment section clearly defined here 42 dislikes lol

[@TheMip92]

барабасы не в тему-____- и трещетка

[@gabybohnenberger7980]

I will sing this masterpiece this evening in the Philarmonie in Luxembourg with that incredible film behind us. I‘m already very moved while listening now to this concert, especially to the call to prayer.

[@manuuu0906]

Im a little confused as to the positive reactions. I think this performance is rather bad than good. First of all, the orchestra is far too loud (might be due to the recording), furthermore it is wayyyyyy to fast, especially the choral at the end which is also sang way too loud. The brakes between the passages in the choral are far too long and the ritardandos before these brakes are awful. Most importantly, though, the final chord is supposed to be an empty quint, without a third to show how incredibly unstable peace is. I personally don't like the performance at all, but if it makes others happy, so be it.

[@Pablo98145]

Are you available for children's parties?

[@manuuu0906]

@@Pablo98145 im not sure what you mean, im just giving my opinion like everyone else

[@paullalekna5478]

Perhaps when you become a Conductor/Arranger/Producer you can show the world how it should be done, along with your Banal comments on another performance upload

[@richardhaighway4816]

I'm not sure i can agree with a lot of what you said. As a conductor I think the tempos of the end are perfect, the breaks leaving time for peace to fade. I agree with the final chord.

[@colyson]

@@manuuu0906 somethings best left unsaid!

[@Joseph-uy4bo]

I sang this mass with my choir,and its really fun to sing it...just some parts are pretty hard...

[@peludislore]

JosephTheChar don't scare me :(

[@Joseph-uy4bo]

Lorena Orozco don't worry, it's a really fun mass