Jenkins, Karl

[Don Petter]

He can do something I struggle with - playing the piano while singing.

There's singing and singing ...

[ahinton]

There's singing and singing ...

And there's piano playing and piano playing!...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

To say nothing of struggling and struggling.

[EdgeleyRob]

and there's piano music and piano music.

[ahinton]

To say nothing of struggling and struggling.

!!!

[DracoM]

Bet his publisher is delighted.

[Gordon]

Bet his publisher is delighted.

Indeed! In an S4C documentary [in Welsh and English] about KJ a B&H person stated that over 120,000 scores had been sold [at the time of the programme]; I assume that this is a lot for a large scale choral piece. It seems that somewhere in the world there is a performance of The Armed Man every few days!! Somebody likes him - as do CFM.

In that same programme Norman Lebrecht gave us the benefit of his opinion which was tinged with a bite at conservative critics. Apparently, according to one contributor, once R3 refused to transmit KJ's Dewi Sant [St David]!! Didn't say why.

[MrGongGong]

Apparently, according to one contributor, once R3 refused to transmit KJ's Dewi Sant [St David]!! Didn't say why.

R3 "refuse" to transmit most of the music in existence.

[Mary Chambers]

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Indeed! In an S4C documentary [in Welsh and English] about KJ a B&H person stated that over 120,000 scores had been sold [at the time of the programme]; I assume that this is a lot for a large scale choral piece. It seems that somewhere in the world there is a performance of The Armed Man every few days!! Somebody likes him - as do CFM.

It's for choral societies and audiences who find War Requiem too difficult.....

[EnemyoftheStoat]

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It's for choral societies and audiences who find War Requiem too difficult.....

[Serial_Apologist]

Wow! Someone has discovered that simply-harmonised, presumably tuneful music scored for choirs and orchestras makes money. How come nobody else has?

In the late 1960s/early 70s Karl Jenkins used to be a composer of jazz tunes, and played keyboards, oboe and saxophones in Graham Collier Music, Ian Carr's Nucleus and Soft Machine, demonstrating a trajectory from pushing the boundaries in all these fields to increasing self-imposed creative limitation. I guess he's managed to square this with his aesthetic conscience...

[BBMmk2]

I know that some people don find that works such as Britten's War Requiem, can be too heavy going for them What is wrong with that? it doesn't really matter, imo.Some people are like that but to appreciate something that is rather simply composed, that doesn't matter either? Some out there, I feel have somewhat a kind of 'musical snobbery'?

[Mary Chambers]

I know that some people don find that works such as Britten's War Requiem, can be too heavy going for them What is wrong with that? it doesn't really matter, imo.Some people are like that but to appreciate something that is rather simply composed, that doesn't matter either? Some out there, I feel have somewhat a kind of 'musical snobbery'?

There's nothing really wrong with it, IF taking the easy option doesn't mean that the more challenging options are neglected. I don't like the idea of amateur choirs avoiding Bach and Britten and others because they mean more effort. I believe in stretching people's abilities (audience's as well as performers'). How else do you learn? How do people discover the harder stuff if they don't attempt it?

[tigajen]

I know that some people don find that works such as Britten's War Requiem, can be too heavy going for them What is wrong with that? it doesn't really matter, imo.Some people are like that but to appreciate something that is rather simply composed, that doesn't matter either? Some out there, I feel have somewhat a kind of 'musical snobbery'?

[edashtav]

There's nothing really wrong with it, IF taking the easy option doesn't mean that the more challenging options are neglected. I don't like the idea of amateur choirs avoiding Bach and Britten and others because they mean more effort. I believe in stretching people's abilities (audience's as well as performers'). How else do you learn? How do people discover the harder stuff if they don't attempt it?

Well written , Mary, I'm 100% in agreement with you.