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The Armed Man is a Mass by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins, subtitled "A Mass for Peace". The piece was commissioned by the Royal Armouries Museum for the Millennium celebrations, to mark the museum's move from London to Leeds, and it was dedicated to victims of the Kosovo crisis.
- 1999
- Mass
- 25 April 2000: London
- by Boosey & Hawkes
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Sir Karl’s ‘The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace’ has been voted Britain’s favourite piece of contemporary Classical music in the Classic FM Hall of Fame 2024 – the largest poll of the world’s favourite classical music. Ranked no.4, this is the piece’s highest ever position in the list.
Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man (‘Mass for Peace’) The Welsh composer Karl Jenkins – almost as famous for his remarkable moustache as for his music – is, quite simply, a phenomenon in contemporary music. And this, his Mass for Peace, is the primary explanation of his enduring popularity.
540K views 11 years ago. Oscar Fredrik's Vocalis, Kammarkör and Sinfonietta performs The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins. Recorded live March 16, 2012 in Oscar Fredrik's church (Oscar Fredriks...
Karl Jenkins composed The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace in 2000. EMI are marking its 10-year anniversary by re-releasing it as a special edition album. Not many modern musical anniversaries...
