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There are at least six vocal works whose titles refer to the '''Seven last words of Christ''', four of which are available at CPDL:
The '''Seven last words of Christ''' or '''Seven sayings of Jesus on the Cross''' are a traditional collection of seven 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:


* ''[[Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz, SWV 478 (Heinrich Schütz)|Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz, SWV 478]]'' (1645), by [[Heinrich Schütz]]
* ''[[Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz, SWV 478 (Heinrich Schütz)|Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz, SWV 478]]'' (1645), by [[Heinrich Schütz]]
* ''[[Seven last words of Christ (Franz Joseph Haydn)|Die Sieben Worte Unseres Erlösers am Kreuz]]'' (1787) by [[Franz Joseph Haydn|Joseph Haydn]]
* ''[[Seven last words of Christ (Franz Joseph Haydn)|Die Sieben Worte Unseres Erlösers am Kreuz]]'' (1787) by [[Franz Joseph Haydn|Joseph Haydn]]
* ''Le Sette Ultime Parole di Nostro Signore'' (1838), an oratorio by Saverio Mercadante
* ''Le Sette Ultime Parole di Nostro Signore'' (1838), an oratorio by [[Saverio Mercadante]]
* ''Les sept paroles du Christ sur la croix'', for chorus (1855), by [[Charles Gounod]]
* ''[[Les Sept Paroles du Christ en Croix (César Franck)|Les Sept Paroles du Christ en Croix]]'' (1859), by [[César Franck]]
* ''[[Les Sept Paroles du Christ en Croix (César Franck)|Les Sept Paroles du Christ en Croix]]'' (1859), by [[César Franck]]
* ''[[Seven Last Words of Christ (Théodore Dubois)|Les Sept Paroles du Christ]]'' (1867), by [[Théodore Dubois]]
* ''[[Seven Last Words of Christ (Théodore Dubois)|Les Sept Paroles du Christ]]'' (1867), by [[Théodore Dubois]]
* ''Seven Last Words from the Cross'' (1993), cantata for choir and strings by James MacMillan
* ''Seven Last Words from the Cross'' (1993), cantata for choir and strings by James MacMillan


 
===External links===
The "Seven sayings of Jesus on the Cross" are a traditional collection of seven short phrases uttered by Jesus at his crucifixion immediately before he died, gathered from the four Gospels.<br>
*{{WikipediaLink|Sayings of Jesus on the cross}}
For more information, view [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayings_of_Jesus_on_the_cross Wikipedia article.]




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Revision as of 03:57, 15 August 2012

The Seven last words of Christ or Seven sayings of Jesus on the Cross are a traditional collection of seven 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:

External links


 This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
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