O Sacred Head, Now Wounded - Lent / Easter / Communion Hymn Piano Solo

Hymn Tune "Passion Chorale"

By: Hans Leo Hassler, 1601; Harmonized J.S. Bach, 1729 Arranged by Rick Betts
For: Solo instrument (Piano)
page one of O Sacred Head, Now Wounded - Lent / Easter / Communion Hymn Piano Solo

Buy this score now

O Sacred Head, Now Wounded - Lent / Easter / Communion Hymn Piano Solo

$3.54

(+ VAT when applicable)
PDF icon

Instant download

You are purchasing high quality sheet music PDF files suitable for printing or viewing on digital devices.
Composer
Hans Leo Hassler, 1601; Harmonized J.S. Bach, 1729 Arranged by Rick Betts
Year of composition
1601
Arranger
Year of arrangement
2011
Lyricist
Bernard of Clairvaux (?), 12th Century
Difficulty
Moderate (Grades 4-6)
Duration
4 minutes
Genre
Classical music
License details
For anything not permitted by the above licence then you should contact the publisher first to obtain permission.

This arrangement is a transcription of my 2011 recording of the hymn "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded" (hymn tune "Passion Chorale")."

The arrangement closely follows the well-known J.S. Bach harmonization of the piece. I added a delicate introduction that sets up the single-note melody of the first verse. The intro should be played as gently as possible. In my recording of the piece, I found it effective play the first verse very softly, holding the sustain pedal throughout the entire verse and letting the piano ring. I suggest allocating a solid three beats to the fermata at the end of each phrase and keeping the tempo consistent, but you certainly are invited to vary from that as you see fit.

My performance of this arrangement is available on youtube at https://youtu.be/jliUGRgG0OY, or visit my youtube channel, http://www.youtube.com/RickBetts, for this and other songs.

To purchase this score, please add it to your cart above. To purchase music not currently available on Score Exchange or for extended license requests, please contact the publisher directly.

Reviews of O Sacred Head, Now Wounded - Lent / Easter / Communion Hymn Piano Solo

Sorry, there's no reviews of this score yet. Please .