The Crucifixion (Stainer)

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The Crucifixion: A Meditation on the Sacred Passion of the Holy Redeemer is an oratorio composed by John Stainer in 1887. It's arranged for a SATB choir and organ, and features solos for bass and tenor.[1] The libretto was written by W. J. Sparrow Simpson.[2]

The oratorio comprises the following movements:[3]

  1. And They Came To A Place Named Gethsemane
  2. The Agony
  3. Processional To Calvary
  4. And When They Were Come
  5. The Mystery Of The Divine Humiliation
  6. He Made Himself Of No Reputation
  7. The Majesty Of The Divine Humiliation
  8. And As Moses Lifted Up The Serpent
  9. God So Loved The World
  10. Litany Of The Passion
  11. Jesus Said, 'Father, Forgive Them'
  12. So Thou Liftest Thy Divine Petition
  13. The Mystery Of The Intercession
  14. And One Of The Malefactors
  15. The Adoration Of The Crucified
  16. When Jesus Therefore Saw His Mother
  17. Is It Nothing To You?
  18. The Appeal Of The Crucified
  19. After This, Jesus Knowing That All Things Were Now Accomplished
  20. For The Love Of Jesus

Although composer Ernest Walker dismissed the work, writing in 1924 that "Musicians today have no use for The Crucifixion", and even Stainer characterized his work as "rubbish,"[4] the work continues to be recorded and performed today.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Crucifixion (John Stainer) from the Choral Public Domain Library
  2. ^ Janet Hopewell, Stainer's Librettist, W. J. Sparrow Simpson, The Musical Times, Vol. 124, No. 1682 (Apr., 1983), pp. 255-256 doi:10.2307/962069
  3. ^ review of Naxos recording 8.557624
  4. ^ John Stainer, The Crucifixion, from classicalnotes.co.uk

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