Composer's Note
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It is a difficult task to capture the feelings and emotions of Good Friday,
but Terry's incredibly beautiful texts—which are sometimes almost difficult
to speak—paint such vivid pictures. My hope is that the music does not find
itself in the way of these images, but instead subtly enhances them. Whether
that is done through discovering the nearly-defensive tone of "Caesar Is Our
King," or the handing off of melody between the choir and cello in "Only
God Knows," the crisp consonants called for in "Black-skinned Simon,"
or the cold and lonely lullaby in "No Crying He Makes," the idea was to
simply find the essence of the text and offer it a musical companion. The
conductor, the choir, and the cellist should keep the text in mind through
the whole work.
Available Editions
Choral Score—MSM-70-300
Cello Part—MSM-70-300A
Meditations—MSM-70-300B
Leader's Guide—MSM-70-300L
