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The Seven Last Words of Christ: A Sacred Cantata

The Seven Last Words of Christ is a sacred cantata for SATB chorus with soloists accompanied by a woodwind quintet, brass quintet and three percussionists. The text employed in this work is based on the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the King James Version of the of the Holy Bible. The cantata consists of seven movements with an instrumental introduction and postlude, and has a duration of approximately twenty-seven minutes. The majority of the movements are slow in tempo, reflecting the somber mood of the text. The major goal of this work is to musically represent the drama and prevailing mood present at an event of extreme magnitude and importance in the lives of Christians around the world, and to provide additional literature for special church services through the use of individual movements.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc935618
Date05 1900
CreatorsRoberson, Kevin D. (Kevin Douglas)
ContributorsMailman, Martin, Killam, Rosemary N.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Format1 score (xxvii, 119 leaves ) : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Roberson, Kevin D. (Kevin Douglas), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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