78. Victimae paschali laudes © Bruce Goodman 30 March 2016 |
The melody (one of my all time favourite pieces of music) is from an ancient Gregorian chant Victimae paschali laudes. It tells the story of Mary Magdalene visiting the tomb of Jesus in the morning and finding it empty. I composed this piece without referring to the chant, as I thought I knew it off by heart! I've discovered I left a bit out, but I'm not going to redo the piece! |