Piano, C instrument -
Intermediate
SKU:
GI.G-10445
Composed
by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Arranged by Zack
Stachowski. Lent, Palm
Sunday, Good Friday.
Sacred. 64 pages. GIA
Publications #10445.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10445).
 Using
several versions of the
original work as
inspiration, Zack
Stachowski has
arranged The Seven
Last Words of
Christ for solo
instrument and piano,
making Haydn’s
music accessible to music
ministers who may not
have access to larger
instrumental
ensembles.  These
prayerful meditations can
be used as preludes, as
music for reflection, or
in ritual when singing is
not permitted. Though the
pieces are inspired by
the Seven Last Words
from the Cross and
find their most obvious
fit in the season of Lent
and Holy Week, the
diversity of color and
character makes them
suitable on other
occasions throughout the
entire year. Â (Since
these arrangements were
envisioned as liturgy
preludes or as
instrumental pieces
during ritual,
Haydn’s original
prelude and earthquake
movements have been
excluded due to their
overtly dramatic and
performative nature.)
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