Seven Last Words of Christ
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The Seven Last Words of Christ or Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross are a traditional collection of short phrases uttered by Jesus at his crucifixion immediately before he died, gathered from the four Gospels.
Many composers have set this text to music; here is an incomplete list, with links to works available on CPDL:
- Maria plena virtute (early 16c?) by Robert Fayrfax
- Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz, SWV 478 (1645), by Heinrich Schütz
- Die Sieben Worte Unseres Erlösers am Kreuz (1787) by Joseph Haydn
- Le Sette Ultime Parole di Nostro Signore (1838), an oratorio by Saverio Mercadante
- Les sept paroles de N. S. Jésus-Christ sur la croix, for chorus (1855), by Charles Gounod
- Les Sept Paroles du Christ en Croix (1859), by César Franck
- Les Sept Paroles du Christ (1867), by Théodore Dubois
- As Sete Palavras de N. S. Jesus Christo na Cruz, by José Alexandrino de Sousa
- Seven Last Words from the Cross (1993), cantata for choir and strings by James MacMillan
External links
- Wikipedia: Sayings of Jesus on the cross
- Wikipedia: Musical settings of The Seven Last Words of Christ
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