SATB choir, organ - Late
Intermediate
SKU:
MN.50-8004
Composed
by Howard Helvey. Year A
Good Friday.
Triduum/Three Days, 21st
Century. Octavo.
MorningStar Music
Publishers #50-8004.
Published by MorningStar
Music Publishers
(MN.50-8004).
UPC:
688670580048.
This
Good Friday anthem was
written in 1997 for a
large festival choir,
though it can be used
effectively with small
choirs as well. The
poignant and little-known
text was written in 1975
by Eliza Sibbald
Alderson, sister of the
celebrated minister and
composer John Bacchus
Dykes. Like many of her
hymns and poetry this
text was written at her
brother's request, and
reflects on the
sufferings of Christ. The
music begins in solemn
fashion and incorporates
a great range of emotion.
Well-written.