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SUMMARY:Good Friday: Stainer's Crucifixion
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DESCRIPTION:Good Friday is the most bleak and dark day of Holy Week. We ma
 rk this in music\, words and prayer at St Bride’s in our Three Hours’ 
 Devotion which concludes at 2pm with a performance of Stainer’s Crucifix
 ion by St Bride’s Choir.\n\nYou are warmly invited to join us at 2pm for
  this free performance or to attend earlier during our Three Hours’ Devo
 tion which begins at 12noon with a performance of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mat
 er followed by an hour of readings\, hymns and prayer at 1pm.\n\nStainer c
 omposed the “Crucifixion” in 1886-87 whilst organist at St Paul’s Ca
 thedral. It is dedicated to William Hodge\, his pupil and friend\, who was
  organist at St Marylebone Church where it was premiered on Good Friday\, 
 1887.\n\nConceived by Stainer as a ‘A Meditation on the Sacred Passion o
 f the Holy Redeemer’ it is written for tenor and bass soloists\, accompa
 nied by choir and organ. Its structure is inspired by Bach’s great St Jo
 hn and St Matthew Passions. However\, it lacks orchestral accompaniment as
  Stainer intended it to be performed by the forces available to a musicall
 y competent parish. Despite this\, the skilful organ writing suggests a gr
 eater support for the singers than just one instrument.\n\nAccessibility w
 as key for Stainer and the work’s structure includes five hymns within i
 t which are crucial to its impact. The congregation stand and take part by
  joining in with these hymns in this poignant retelling of the Passion of 
 Christ.\n\nThough the premiere was a success\, the work\, and in particula
 r the libretto by the Reverend William Sparrow-Simpson\, received harsh cr
 iticism and has continued to do so down the years.\n\nHowever\, its popula
 rity with congregations and audiences at services and concerts has endured
  and it has outlived most other music of the Victorian period. It certainl
 y remains one of the most popular musical moments in our calendar at St Br
 ide’s.\n\nSUPPORT MUSIC-MAKING AT ST BRIDE'S\n\nWe are hugely grateful f
 or people's generosity. If you would like to make a donation to support St
  Bride's ministry\, music\, and architectural heritage\, please do so at h
 ttps://www.justgiving.com/stbrideschurchfleetstreet
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LOCATION:St Bride's Church\, Fleet Street
URL:https://www.stbrides.com/events/good-friday-crucifixion-stainer/
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