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SKU: A0.1019372
Composed by Kevin Longley. Christian,Easter,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Kevin Longley #6550433. Published by Kevin Longley (A0.1019372).Where Is Jesus
Inspiration
January 1st, 2021 was the start of my official retirement from a wonderful company that I had been employed at for 40+ years, Cirtronics Corporation. "Where Is Jesus" was my first "retirement music" so to speak. A 2 measure musical idea came to me in early January. Several weeks later I had the overall structure completed and started inputting the score into my music program. At this point I had no lyrical ideas, however with Easter approaching it occurred to me that the musics dramatic content leaned heavily towards Good Friday, in spirit. As I pondered that, I couldn't help but wonder what the disciples thought when Jesus was taken. Certainly they would question where he was, question what had happened. Thus was born "Where is Jesus" with the lyrical content asking and then answering.
The Music
The music is comprised of an "A" section which begins with the Tenors and Altos singing "Where Is Jesus". The choir then responds (in chronological order, as recorded in the Gospels ) with lyrics that describe the brutality that Jesus endured. Here the weight of what has occurred is felt with the lyrics and music evoking great emotion. The "B" section follows; a retrospective look back sung by the soloist, stating that all had transpired as foretold, or as stated, by Jesus and the prophets. A "C" section is then introduced which contains the hope then, and the crux now, of our faith "deaths chain cannot have its reign, he will rise, he will rise". After a short piano interlude we are returned to the "A" section, now modulated to a higher key; here the most emotional section of the music is felt with the raw truth of what has happened. "He is nailed to the cross, he has died, we are lost". The piece then ends as it started "Where Is Jesus", to be answered three days later.
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