Hymns: #172 Were You There, #163 Kedron
For Good Friday there is only one piece of music aside from the two hymns, the solo “Vidit suum dulcem natum” from the Stabat Mater of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). In 1766 Haydn was promoted to the position of Capellmeister and in 1767 set to work on the composition of the Stabat Mater. It was not common at this time for church music to be printed; it was instead disseminated in handwritten manuscript form. Because of this there have been many problems finding an authoritative edition of the work. The piece was regarded as Haydn’s best sacred composition and has been compared to the Stabat Mater of Pergolesi in quality and popularity. The solo Vidit suum dulcem natum for tenor soloist is a translated For the sins of His own nation, saw Him hang in desolation, Till His spirit forth He sent. The tenor and orchestra trade the expressive melody filled with suspensions and appoggiatura back and forth throughout. On the “moriendo desolatum” dying desolate you can hear the sorrow in the vocal lines echoed in the accompaniment. The last line the soloist sings “dum emisit spiritum” till his spirit he sent forth. Is sung unaccompanied with the orchestra returning to play the ritornello one final time.
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