Composer: Samuel Coleridge-TaylorLibrettist: Alice ParsonsYear of Composition: Op. 53 [1903]Premiere Performance: September 9, 1903 [Hereford Cathedral]Duration: 90 minutesVoices: Christ [Bass], Pilate [Tenor], Pilate’s Wife [Soprano], Mary, the Mother of Christ [Soprano], Mary the Wife of Cleophas [Mezzo-soprano], Mary Magdalene [Contralto] - Mixed ChorusInstrumentation: 2+pic.2.2.2 - 4.2.3.1 - Timp+2 - Org - Hp - StringsAutograph Manuscript: Royal College of Music - Holograph manuscript GB-Lcm MS 4871View Autograph ManuscriptVocal Score: London: Novello & Co. 1903 Plate 11720Date Added to EHMS: May 1, 2025

Downloadable Scores and Audio

Full and Vocal Scores
Full Score Part 111.5/01A [Part I]Download Full Score Part 1 [11 x 17]
Full Score Part 211.5/01B [Part II]Download Full Score Part 2 [11 x 17]
Vocal Score 11.5/02Download Vocal Score [8.5 x 11]
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1. I - Prelude [Garritan GPO mp3]Download/Play Audio
2. II - Gethsemane [Garritan GPO mp3]Download/Play Audio
3. III - Prayer [Garritan GPO mp3]Download/Play Audio
4. IV - Pontius Pilate [Garritan GPO mp3]Download/Play Audio
5. V - Calvary [Garritan GPO mp3]Download/Play Audio