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...
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...
Die Vertonung des bekannten Psalms Singet dem Herr ein neues Lied (Ps. 96,1-3) nutzt zur Ausdeutung des Textes starke Dynamik und einem Wechsel von fließenden, blockhaften Akkorden mit schnelleren pol...
Fear Thou Not entstand als Auftragswerk für das preisgekrönte schwedische Frauen-Vokalensemble Les Jolies. Das Stück beschreibt, wie man durch die zugleich mahnende und tröstende Stimme Gottes vom Zwe...
I Never Saw a Moor (Nach einem Text von Emily Dickinson): Die Komposition bringt das unerschütterliche Vertrauen auf Gott zum Ausdruck und damit die zentrale Aussage des Gedichts von Emily Dickinson....
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...
