"Invictus: A Passion" [Howard Goodall]

"Invictus: A Passion" [Howard Goodall]

First line of lyrics: Now went our Lord unto that holy place, Sweet Gethsemane

Goodall, Howard; music (English, born 1958)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Lanyer, Aemilia; text (English, 1569-1645). Wilcox, Ella Wheeler; text (English, 1850-1919). Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins; text (American, 1825-1911). Wilberforce, William; text. Henley, William Ernest; text (English, 1849-1903). Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward); text (English, 1859-1936). Watts, Isaac; text (English, 1674-1748). Yeats, W. B. (William Butler); text (Irish, 1865-1939). Herbert, George (British, 1593-1633).

2017 [publication] [copyright]

London: Faber Music Ltd.

genre: choral music|sacred music|passion

solo: soprano|tenor

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: chamber orchestra

initial sharps/flats: six sharps

initial time signature: 3/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Mary Magdalene and the other Mary. A Song for all Maries"

Work contains texts by multiple authors

Notes about the text: This work is divided into nine sections. The sections are listed as follows, with texts from the following poets: I. "Gethsemene" (Aemilia Lanyer; Christina Rossetti; Ella Wheeler Wilcox); II. "Lamentation" (Frances Ellen Watkins Harper; William Wilberforce); III. "Chorale: His Paths are Peace" (Aemilia Lanyer); IV. "Compassion" (Lamentations of Jeremiah 3:48, 52, 56; Psalm 142; Antiphon for Maundy Thursday); V. "Invictus" (William Ernest Henley); VI. "Golgotha" (Aemelia Lanyer); VII. "Easter Hymn" (A.E. Housman); VIII. "The Song of Mary Magdalene" (Christina Rossetti; Isaac Watts; John 20:1); IX. "I will arise" (W.B. Yeats; Aemilia Lanyer; William Wilberforce; George Herbert; William Ernest Henley).

Composition history: "Invictus: A Passion" was commissioned by St Luke's Friends of Music for the St Luke's United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas, Sid Davis, Director of Music and Fine Arts." The Composer's Note is written at the beginning of the vocal score, and it can be read in its entirety on the composer's website (Goodall).

Tempo markings: quarter note = 68

Performance history: "[Invictus: A Passion] was first performed on 25 March 2018 in St Luke's United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas, by the St Luke's United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, conducted by Howard Goodall CBE, with soloists Devon E. Jones and Ryan Jones."

Recordings: "Invictus: A Passion." Performance by soloists from The Sixteen (Kirsty Hopkins, soprano, Mark Dobell, tenor), the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and The Lanyer Ensemble conducted by Stephen Darlington. Coro Records, 2018.

Format 1: vocal score

146 pages; performance time 55 minutes

Other data reference(s): "Invictus: A Passion." Howard Goodall, http://www.howardgoodall.co.uk/works/choral-music/invictus-a-passion. Accessed 26 July 2021.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: Toronto Music Library, Toronto

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Invictus: A Passion." Faber Music, https://www.fabermusic.com/music/invictus-a-passion/score. Accessed 26 July 2021.

Record: CRM-marymagdalene-goodall

"© 2017 Faber Music Ltd."

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