1. Vocal
  2. / Choir
  3. / The Seven Last Words of our Savior on the Cross (Vocal version)
  • The Seven Last Words of our Savior on the Cross (Vocal version) by Franz Joseph Haydn 4-Part - Sheet Music

The Seven Last Words of our Savior on the Cross (Vocal version) by Franz Joseph Haydn 4-Part - Sheet Music

By Franz Joseph Haydn

Joseph Haydn's oratorio "Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlosers am Kreuze" is probably one of the most frequently performed settings of music for Good Friday. Haydn set these Seven Words in a dramatic, extremely gripping emotional style which is utterly compelling. Originally the work was conceived as a purely instrumental composition - as meditative music in seven slow movements with an introduction and concluding movement ("Il Terremoto" - the earthquake) for a Passiontide church service. From the outset, Haydn had composed the themes of the movements with a "vocal spirit" in mind, so when he heard a vocal arrangement of his work in 1794 in Passau with a German singing text - an obvious idea - it inspired him to write his own vocal version. The first performance took place in 1796 in Vienna. With the flourishing of choral societies in the 19th century, this vocal version of the Seven Words became one of the most frequently-performed Passion music settings of all. The critical Urtext edition of the work now published offers a revised musical text reflecting current scholarly standards.

Print edition
$267.81
$371.95
You save: $104.14 ~ 28%

WELCOME20 activated

Ships in 2 to 3 weeks
Special order item, ships once received from publisher.
Quantity save 5% on 2 or more
1
Get a 10% discount with SMP Plus subscription

Details

Instrument:
Choir Flute Voice
Ensembles:
4-Part SATB Orchestra
Genres:
Christian Classical Period
Composers:
Franz Joseph Haydn
Publishers:
Carus Verlag
ISBN:
9790007293147
Format:
Set of Parts
Item types:
Physical
Artist:
Franz Joseph Haydn
Usages:
Good Friday
Size:
9 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight:
5.12 pounds

Orchestra Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, Cfg, 2 Cor, 2 Tr, 2 Trb, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb

SKU: CA.5199219

Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by Wolfgang Hochstein. Set of parts. Composed 1796. Hob. XX:2. Duration 65 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 51.992/19. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.5199219).

ISBN 9790007293147. 9 x 12 inches. German.

Joseph Haydn's oratorio "Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlosers am Kreuze" is probably one of the most frequently performed settings of music for Good Friday. Haydn set these Seven Words in a dramatic, extremely gripping emotional style which is utterly compelling. Originally the work was conceived as a purely instrumental composition - as meditative music in seven slow movements with an introduction and concluding movement ("Il Terremoto" - the earthquake) for a Passiontide church service. From the outset, Haydn had composed the themes of the movements with a "vocal spirit" in mind, so when he heard a vocal arrangement of his work in 1794 in Passau with a German singing text - an obvious idea - it inspired him to write his own vocal version. The first performance took place in 1796 in Vienna. With the flourishing of choral societies in the 19th century, this vocal version of the Seven Words became one of the most frequently-performed Passion music settings of all. The critical Urtext edition of the work now published offers a revised musical text reflecting current scholarly standards.

More by this Composer:
Franz Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn Choir Franz Joseph Haydn Violin Franz Joseph Haydn Voice
Instrument:
Vocal Choir Woodwinds Flute Vocal Voice
Artists:
Franz Joseph Haydn Wolfgang Hochstein
Ensemble:
4-Part SATB Orchestra
Publisher:
Carus Verlag