Haydn - The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross (arr. for Piano)

Franz Joseph Haydn

The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, Hob. XX:1C

Arrangement for Piano

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In 1786 Haydn was commissioned by the cathedral canon in Cádiz to write meditative music, which was to be performed alternately with readings of Christ’s last words on Good Friday. Already in the spring of 1787 the orchestral version and an arrangement for string quartet were published by Artaria in Vienna. Barely ten years later he also made an oratorio version. Although Haydn did not undertake the version for “Clavicembalo o Forte Piano” (harpsichord or fortepiano) himself, he received the proofs and praised the piano reduction as being “very good and conceived with particular care”. In addition, this expressive work is also extremely well-suited to being performed on the organ.

HN967

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Product type
Printed editorial product
Publishing status
Active
Original proprietary code
HN967
ISMN code
979-0-2018-0967-0
Publisher
G. Henle Verlag
Number of pages and size
48 (VI+42) - 23,5 x 31,0 cm
Peculiarities
Paperbound
Urtext Edition
Main responsibilities
Franz Joseph Haydn
Secondary responsibilities
Klaus Schilde (fingering)
Ullrich Scheideler (ed.)
Unified main title
The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross