Catholic Living

This is a fairly major work intended for choir and string quartet. It is first and foremost a meditation in music on the passion and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ as recounted in St. Luke’s Gospel. A free PDF of the score, licensed CC-BY-NC-ND is attached below, as well as a set of interpretation notes.

Playback Notes:

• In a few places in the Bass line, the recordings show the words “Tenor” and “Bass”. The instrument assigned to the Bass line does not quite reach B-flat, these markings allow the B-flat to be played back. They are hidden markings that do not appear on the printed score.
• The computer does not interpret every fermata and break as I intend, but it is approximate.
• Every once in a while, there is a bug in the software that causes a voice to grow suddenly quiet. There are at least two instances of this in the recordings, but they are not intended to be quiet.
• Another software bug occasionally hides accidentals in measures that have a turn over a note. This will apply only to sections with the string quartet.
• Unless marked otherwise, all sung sections are tutti.
• Sections marked solo end at the double bar and pick up as tutti, except where explicitly indicated.
• The initial dynamic marking in the PDF denotes the dynamic for all voices, not just the top voice.

Overture

Et Egressus

From the arrival at the garden of Gethsemane to the arrest and when St. Peter follows from afar.

Accenso Autem

The denial of St. Peter. From the kindling of the fire to the departure of St. Peter in tears.

Et Viri Qui Tenebant

From Christ’s mistreatment at the hands of his jailers to his condemnation by the sanhedrin.

Et Surgens Omnis

From the arrival before Pilate to Herod and Pilate being made friends.

Pilatus Autem

From Pilate calling together the people to his capitulation to their will.

Et Cum Ducerent Eum

From Christ being led away until the conclusion of the discourse with the women of Jerusalem.

Ducebantur Autem

The two other malefactors and the crucifixion until the description of the sign above the cross.

Unus Autem

The discourse between the good and bad thieves and Christ.

Erat Autem Fere Hora Sexta

The death of Christ.

Adoramus Te Christe

An interlude before the conclusion, sung in response to Christ’s death.

Videns Autem Centurio

From the centurion’s remark until the conclusion, wherein Christ’s acquaintances witness these things from afar.

Premiere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj4p9aFNisc&t=1140s