ADIEMUS: A LIFE IN MUSIC
Book ID/图书代码： 04320314B74224
English Summary/英文概要： The long-awaited memoir of one of the world’s most popular contemporary classical composers.
Karl Jenkins is the most performed living composer in the world. His fascinating story covers one of the most versatile careers in modern music.
In this highly entertaining memoir, Jenkins gives an insight into the creative process behind the music that has touched so many across the globe. Having studied at the Royal Academy of Music, Jenkins became known as a jazz musician before going on to join legendary progressive rock band Soft Machine, of which he was a key member in the 1970s. Then, in the 1980s, he achieved huge success in the world of advertising, composing for brands such as Levi’s, BA, Renault, Volvo, De Beers, Tag Heuer and Pepsi.
But it was in 1994 that his immensely successful project Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary propelled him to international stardom. Combining a classical music style with an invented language, ethnic vocals and percussion, the composition struck a chord with listeners the world over, reaching the top of the charts in many countries. Jenkins has since gone from strength to strength, forming a huge international following. He is that rare thing: a contemporary classical composer with enormous popular appeal, and one of Britain’s national treasures. For all music fans, this will be a must read.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 世上最著名的古典乐作曲家之一卡尔•詹金斯终于推出了这本期待已久的自传集。
卡尔•詹金斯在这本自传中为读者介绍了他的传奇音乐故事。
詹金斯向我们讲述了这些创造力十足音乐背后的故事，颇为有趣。从英国皇家音乐学院毕业后，卡尔做了一段时间的爵士乐音乐家，后加入了传奇摇滚乐队软机器，上世纪70年代为其主要成员。10年间，他在广告界也取得了很大的成就，为李维斯，雷诺，沃尔沃，戴比尔斯，豪雅和百事可乐等品牌谱写广告曲。
1994年，他的专辑《安迪姆斯：圣殿之歌》获得了巨大的成功，这才使他真正走向了国际的舞台。古典乐配合原创语言，民族乐以及打击乐，这张专辑彻底征服了全球的乐迷，登上了许多国家的音乐榜首位。詹金斯的事业越来越顺，有了许多国际拥趸。詹金斯成为了英国的国宝级音乐人。对于乐迷来说，这是本不可错过的自传。（XAT）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 卡尔•詹金斯是一位威尔士作曲家和音乐家，因创作的现代古典乐《安迪姆斯》，《武装的人》闻名。他从威尔士大学获得了音乐学博士学位，后成为了皇家音乐学院的一名会员，并获得了加的夫大学、斯温西大学、卡玛森三一学院等大学的奖学金。卡尔还因其在音乐上的成就于2005年获得了英帝国勋章，于2010年获得了英帝国二等勋位爵士。
Karl Jenkins is a Welsh composer and musician, famed for such contemporary classics as Ademius, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, Palladio and Benedictus. He holds a Doctor of Music degree from the University of Wales, has been made both a Fellow and an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, where a room has been named in his honour, and has fellowships at Cardiff University, Swansea University, The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Trinity College Carmarthen and Swansea Metropolitan University. He was awarded the OBE in 2005 and the CBE in 2010, for services to music.
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