3 Passiontide Chorales

Symphony No.1 'Passiontide' is a work by Paul Mealor for Solo Soprano and Baritone SATB Choir and Orchestra. First performed on 19th November 2015 at St. Machar's Cathedral Aberdeen a full performance of this work lasts around 70 minutes. This is the Vocal Score. Please note that some of the lyrics are in Latin.

A meditation based on the traditional Seven Last Words of Christ-Wondrous Cross is a reflective work suitable for church or concert choirs at Passiontide. Bullard skilfully weaves the traditional Seven Last Words of Christ with linking biblical passages 3 well-known hymns and settings of 4 well-known sacred texts including 'Drop drop slow tears' and 'Ave verum corpus' (both of which may be sung as independent motets) to create a moving and at times dramatic work. The short solos are perfectly suited to members of the choir and strings (quartet quintet orensemble) may optionally join the organ or piano in the accompaniment. If performed liturgically the work may be interspersed with prayers and readings. The result is a flexible and striking work that re-presents this timeless story for a modern audience. String parts and full scores are available to hire or purchase from the Music Hire Library.

Motet for Five Voices (SATBB) for Lent and Passiontide. English alternative provided.

The Wounds was expertly composed by British composer James Whitbourn for SATB chorus Speaker Violin Cello and Organ. This selection include Cello Organ and Violin parts.James' international reputation as a composer began very early on as a programme maker at the BBC.?The Wounds is intended as a devotional work and is best heard in the context of a liturgical event in - orclose to - Passiontide. Each section continues from the previous one without pause to create a seamless whole.? James Whitbourn

Schubert’s simple yet poignant setting of the first four stanzas of the Passiontide text is a gem. Brian Newbould’s edition prepared from the composer’s original manuscript will be welcomed by choirs large and small seeking fresh repertoire for concert or church use.Available here is the Vocal score for SATB Choir with Piano or Organ accompaniment as edited by Brian Newbould. Latin text.

The Wounds was expertly composed by British composer James Whitbourn for SATB chorus Speaker Violin Cello and Organ. This selection includes the full Vocal score. Whitbourn's international reputation as a composer began very early on as a programme maker at the BBC.?The Wounds is intended as a devotional work and is best heard in the context of a liturgical event in - or close to - Passiontide.Each section continues from the previous one without pause to create a seamless whole.? James WhitbournIn the January/February 2015 edition of Choir & Organ Jeremy Summerly writes that 'the honesty anddirectness of the presentation of music and words...will be seriously appealing.'

Anthem for Passiontide with English translation by Lucy E. Broadwood. This is the last movement from the St. Matthew Passion. For SATB Choir A Cappella. Edited by William H. Harris

Cöthen Funeral Music BWV 244a-The so-called Köthener Trauermusik (Cöthen Funeral Music) was performed at the memorial service for Prince Leopold of Anhalt Cöthen on 24 March 1729. The history of reconstruction begins in the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1873 Wilhelm Rust co-editor of the first Complete Bach Edition and subsequently Thomaskantor established the fundamental relationship between the Köthener Trauermusik on the one hand and the St. Matthew Passion and Trauerode BWV 198 on the other. In the service of concert practice it is the intention of this attempted reconstruction to enrich the repertoire of church music for Passiontide and the period aroundthe Sunday before Advent on which the dead are commemorated. It is also hoped that it will contribute to the understanding of Bach?s ?Great Passion? whose sister work the Köthener Trauermusik is.

Lassus' Motet For Passiontide and Feasts of The Holy Cross arranged by Henry Washington. SATB in Latin.