Group
Adiemus
Group founded by Karl Jenkins
- From
- United Kingdom
- Since
- 1994–present
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- Releases
- 17
- new age
- classical crossover
- contemporary classical
- modern classical
- neoclassical new age
About
Sir Karl William Pamp Jenkins (born 17 February 1944) is a Welsh multi-instrumentalist and composer. His best known works include the song "Adiemus" (1995, from the Adiemus album series), Palladio (1995), The Armed Man (2000), his Requiem (2005) and his Stabat Mater (2008).
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Jenkins was educated in music at Cardiff University and the Royal Academy of Music, and he is a fellow and an associate of the latter. He joined the jazz-rock band Soft Machine in 1972 and became the group's lead songwriter in 1974. He continued to work with Soft Machine until 1984, but has not been involved with any incarnation of the group since. He has composed music for advertising campaigns and has won the industry prize twice.
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Also known as
Adiemus & Karl Jenkins · Adiemus - Adiemus · Adiemus / Karl Jenkins · Adiemus II · Adiemus III · Adiemus IV · Adiemus IV/Jenkins · Adiemus-Jenkins · Jenkins · Jenkins, Karl · Karl Jenkins
Tags
- 1990s
- 2000s
- choral
- global fusion
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 4dbeae7a-6906-4d85-95df-2b51b4a5d113
- ISNI
- 0000000114989356
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.