Diamond Music
Album by Karl Jenkins
Release	1996
Recorded	Angel 1995
Genre(s)	Classical
Length	51 min 45 sec
Label	Sony Classical
Producer	Karl Jenkins, Helen Hodkinson
Professional reviews
Karl Jenkins chronology
Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary (1995)	Diamond Music (1996)	Adienus II: Cantata Mundi (1997)

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Perhaps one of Jenkins most recognized works is the first movement of the "Palladio" suite, inspired by sixteenth-century architect Andrea Palladio. This piece, in varying arrangements, has served as the music for DeBeers television advertisements since the company's "A Diamond is Forever" campaign in the mid 1990s. For this reason, the album is titled Diamond Music and the cover art features shadowed figures and photographs of diamonds much like the imagery used in the ad campaign. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Illustration from a 1736 English edition of I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura. ... In popular music an arrangement is a setting of a piece of music, which may have been composed by the arranger or by someone else. ... The De Beers Group is a London and Johannesburg based diamond mining corporation. ... Background From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ...

Jenkin's compositions in this album encompass a broad polystylistic range, contrasting delicate pieces written for string quartet with the broad sound of a string orchestra. "String Quartet No. 2" includes movements in the Baroque style of Antonio Vivaldi ("The Fifth Season") as well as a tango, waltz, hoe-down, and others. The four "Adiemus Variations" are reworkings of Jenkin's own piece "Adiemus" from Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary. Additionally, the second movement of "Palladio" served as the theme for "Cantus Insolitus" also heard on Songs of Sanctuary. Polystylism is the use of multiple styles or techniques and is seen as a postmodern characteristic. ... The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ... A string orchestra is an orchestra composed solely of stringed instruments. ... Baroque music is Western classical music from the Baroque era, after the Renaissance music era and before the Classical music era proper. ... Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678, Venice – July 28, 1741, Vienna), nicknamed Il Prete Rosso, meaning The Red Priest, was an Italian priest and baroque music composer. ... Tango may refer to: Tango (dance) Tango music Tangos, a type of flamenco Tango Province, an old province of Japan. ... The waltz is a dance in 3/4 time, done primarily in closed position, the commonest basic figure of which is a full turn in two measures using three steps per measure. ... In music, variation is a formal technique where material is altered during repetition; reiteration with changes. ...

Track Listing

1. "Palladio i, Allegretto" - 3:47
2. "Palladio ii, Largo" - 5:38
3. "Palladio iii, Vivance" - 6:58
4. "Adiemus Variations i" - 1:28
5. "Adiemus Variations ii" - 3:32
6. "Adiemus Variations iii" - 2:29
7. "Adiemus Variations iv" - 3:33
8. "Passacaglia" - 4:53
9. "String Quartet No. 2: i The Fifth Season" - 3:43
10. "String Quartet No. 2: ii Tango" - 5:50
11. "String Quartet No. 2: iii Waltz" - 2:11
12. "String Quartet No. 2: iv Romanze" - 2:59
13. "String Quartet No. 2: v Bits" - 4:44

Personnel

• London Philharmonic Strings
• The Smith Quartet

The London Philharmonic Orchestra (frequently abbreviated to LPO), based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ...

External Links

• Karl Jenkins