Mårten Jansson

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...

The text that will be celebrated in 2025 is central to most mass compositions. It was first published at the Council of Nicaea in 325 - 1700 years ago. The final form of the Nicene Creed is the only c...

The text that will be celebrated in 2025 is central to most mass compositions. It was first published at the Council of Nicaea in 325 - 1700 years ago. The final form of the Nicene Creed is the only c...

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...

From Mårten Jansson's Requiem Novum, this work for unaccompanied SATB voices offers a moment of peace and reflection. This is a study of excellence in part-writing with its beautiful melody rising abo...

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...

The setting of the well-known psalm Sing unto the Lord a new song (Psalm 96, 1-3) uses strong dynamics and an alternation of flowing, block-like chords with faster polyphonic passages to interpret the...

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....

I Never Saw a Moor (Based on a text by Emily Dickinson): The composition expresses the unshakeable trust in God and thus the central message of Emily Dickinson's poem. The music describes feelings of...

Das Schwedische Königshaus gab dieses Werk in Auftrag für das Fest der Verkündigung der Jungfrau Maria. Der Text stammt vom schwedischen Dichter Einar Askestad (Uraufführung am 17. März 2013). Die Mus...

The Swedish royal family commissioned this work for the feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. The text was written by the Swedish poet Einar Askestad (premiere on March 17, 2013). The music de...

The Choirmaster's Burial erzählt lautmalerisch das klassische Gedicht Thomas Hardy's über einen alten Tenor nach, der den Tod seines Chorleiters beklagt. Frauen und Männer sind in zwei Chöre aufgeteil...

The Choirmaster's Burial is an onomatopoeic retelling of Thomas Hardy's classic poem about an old tenor who mourns the death of his choirmaster. Women and men are divided into two choirs. While the me...

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...

The setting of the well-known psalm Sing unto the Lord a new song (Psalm 96, 1-3) uses strong dynamics and an alternation of flowing, block-like chords with faster polyphonic passages to interpret the...

De sancto Pelagio et sancto Theodolo is a transcription of a work for choir and large orchestra. It was commissioned by the Knabenkantorei Basel. The texts come from the Cantionale chants of the last...

'De sancto Pelagio et sancto Theodolo' is a transcription of a composition originally conceived for choir and large orchestra. The texts, which stem from the liturgical chants 'Cantionale' by Thomas K...

Stillae was commissioned by the Dortmund Choir Academy's youth concert choir, which won first prize in the 2018 Mårten Jansson Choir Competition. The text is by the American poet Charles Anthony Silve...