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Resounding Through the Ages: The Seven Last Words of Christ
Resounding Through the Ages: The Seven Last Words of Christ

Author(s): Jacob Benda
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: organ music; liturgical music; seven last words of Christ;

Summary/Abstract: The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has served as the source for innumerable musical creations spanning the centuries, including a colorful array of compositions inspired by The Seven Last Words of Christ. This musico-theological analysis is an attempt to describe how Part I of Pamela Decker’s epic work for solo organ, The Seven Last Words and Triumph of Christ, artfully communicates the power, depth, and beauty of Christ’s timeless words by way of pitch, rhythm, texture, registration, and use of pre-existing melody.

  • Issue Year: 21/2023
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 31-47
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English
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