Mårten Jansson

As the name suggests, the 'Missa Popularis' has its musical roots in folk music. This becomes clear in the very first bars of the Kyrie, where the violin plays amelody in the style of a Swedish folk t...

As the name suggests, the 'Missa Popularis' has its musical roots in folk music. This becomes clear in the very first bars of the Kyrie, where the violin plays amelody in the style of a Swedish folk t...

An Elemental Elegy was commissioned by the globally acclaimed ensemble voces8 for their CD "After Silence", which will be released in July 2020 to mark the ensemble's 15th anniversary. Mårten Jansson...

As the name suggests, the 'Missa Popularis' has its musical roots in folk music. This becomes clear in the very first bars of the Kyrie, where the violin plays amelody in the style of a Swedish folk t...

As the name suggests, the 'Missa Popularis' has its musical roots in folk music. This becomes clear in the very first bars of the Kyrie, where the violin plays amelody in the style of a Swedish folk t...

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 ost...

The 'Missa brevis in E flat minor' 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,...

Triptyk' ('Triptych') and 'Mörkblå tillit' ('Dark Blue Trust') have been written by hospital chaplain/author Kerstin Dillmar. In her work she often meets people who walk in the shadow of death and her...

'Tonight I Dance Alone' for double choir a cappella consists of three poignant episodes from the life of an old man. We encounter him before his wedding, before celebrating his wedding anniversary and...

Mårten Jansson is internationally known, particularly for his masses; the Missa brevis in E-flat minor and the Missa Popularis are regularly performed in concert programmes. The new Missa Brevis Arosi...

In most mass compositions, the text that will be celebrated in 2025 is central. It was published for the first time at the Council of Nicaea in 325 – 1700 years ago. The final form of the Nicene Creed...

In most mass compositions, the text that will be celebrated in 2025 is central. It was published for the first time at the Council of Nicaea in 325 – 1700 years ago. The final form of the Nicene Creed...

Sanctus is a joyful and dynamic setting of the traditional Requiem text. Composer Mårten Jansson's beautiful and accessible vocal writing is strengthened here by the addition of organ accompaniment. F...

Ingenting utanför - Nothing Beyond' is another collaboration between Mårten Jansson and the Swedish poet Einar Askestad. This a cappella choral work deals with sorrow and loss. After a forceful, harmo...

Another collaboration between Mårten Jansson and the Swedish poet Einar Askestad is Ingenting utanför/Nothing Beyond. The a cappella work deals with the themes of grief and loss. After a powerful, lam...

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 m...

A friend, the Swedish poet Einar Askestad, wrote a poem at my request about the love between father and son, brothers and God. This form of love is rarely sung about. The poem moved me deeply and I tr...

The melody of the world-famous Christmas carol is embedded in a sound space full of bells in the male voices. The independence of these two levels is emphasized by the fact that they are sung in diffe...

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 themelodic happenings.

Over a kind of ostinato motor in the male voices, the wonderful melody of this song is heard throughout in the alto. The independently led soprano comments, as it were, on the melodic events. I make m...

The Missa brevis in E flat minor for mixed choir cappella is in the tradition of the short mass (without Credo). It can be easily mastered by most choirs. Its concise brevity makes it suitable for use...

The two poems "Triptyk" (Triptych) and "Mörkblå tillit" (Dark Blue Trust) were written by the poet and hospital chaplain Kerstin Dillmar. "Triptyk" is an inner journey in three parts, so to speak - wi...

Tonight I Dance Alone for double choir a cappella is about three short scenes from the life of an old man. We meet him before his wedding, before the celebration of his wedding day and as an old widow...

Mårten Jansson has made a name for himself internationally with his masses in particular. The Missa brevis in E flat minor and the Missa Popularis appear regularly in concert programs. The new Missa B...

'An Elemental Elegy' was commissioned by the internationally acclaimed ensemble Voces8 for their 15th anniversary recording project 'After Silence'. The CD was released in July 2020. Mårten Jansson sa...