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- Birth nameKarl William Pamp Jenkins
- Karl Jenkins was born on February 17, 1944 in Penclawdd, Wales, UK. He is a music artist and composer, known for River Queen (2005), Hitler's English Accent and The Devil's Men (1976).
- His son, Jody Jenkins is also making a name as a composer.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's New Years Honours List before being awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to music.
- He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to composing and crossing musical genres. He is a composer in London, England.
- [on occasionally facing criticism for his style of composition] I am not remotely bothered by it. Someone once said I write spiritual music for secular people, and it was meant to be an insult. But for me that's a compliment. I just want as many people to listen to what I compose as possible. I get letters from people every day telling me my music has helped them.
- [on his most famous work, 'Adiemus] It is written in a very particular lingo, made-up nonsense language that can speak to anyone. It's classical music mixed with world music. I am a musical tourist. For Adiemus, I took my influences from around the world and put them together. I think that's what I do in all my work.
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