The Armed Man

Album by Karl Jenkins & David Temple & Kathryn Rudge & Jamal Aliyev & Osama Kiwan & Hertfordshire Chorus & London Orchestra da Camera

The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace is a choral-orchestral work by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins, first released in 1999. Combining orchestral, choral and world-music elements, it adapts the mass format into a programme reflecting on war and peace and marked a shift in Jenkins's output toward large-scale choral composition within contemporary classical practice.
First released: 12th January 2024

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): I. The Armed Man
    5:22
  2. 2.
    The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): II. Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
    2:22
  3. 3.
    The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): III. Kyrie
    8:43
  4. 4.
    The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): IV. Save Me from Bloody Men
    1:59
  5. 5.
    The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): V. Sanctus
    6:01
  6. 6.
    The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): VI. Hymn Before Action
    3:08
  7. 7.
    The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): VII. Charge!
    7:12
  8. 8.
    The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): VIII. Angry Flames
    4:27
  9. 9.
    The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): IX. Torches
    2:52
  10. 10.
    The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): X. Agnus Dei
    4:07
  11. 11.
    The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): XI. Now the Guns Have Stopped
    3:34
  12. 12.
    The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): XII. Benedictus
    7:46
  13. 13.
    The Armed Man (Ensemble Version): XIII. Better is Peace
    9:26

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