ff pppff pp

Grave q = 40

ff p

7

ff

accel. rit.13

fff

pp

Adagio q = 8017

44

44

44

Man: soft 8' strgsPed: soft 16', 4'

Crescendo and Swell shades open

D

(all closed)

E

Lothar Bandermann (b. 1936)

to Dr. James Welch

1. His Miraculous Birth

Meditations on the Life of Jesus Christ

(all open)(open Swell shutters slightly)

U

(open Swell shutters more)

(all open)

(all open)

S

8', 2' flt.

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 68' reed

16', 4' Bourdon

19

pp

21

cresc.

23

p

25

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

2

dim.

27

pp

29

Jo seph, dear est

Si lent Night,

31

Jo seph mine

Ho ly Night

33

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

3

35

p

37

39

41

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

6 6 6 6 6 6

6 6

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

4

rit. 43

mpppp mf pp

(L'istesso Tempo) 45

f p

51

ff fff

Tempo 1accel. rit.57

fff

c

c

c

6 6 6 6 6 6 6 66 6 6 6 6

6 6 6

Crescendo pedal & Swell shutters almost closed

stops as atbeginning

(all closed) (open all more)(Cresc. pedal closed)

(Cresc. pedal closed)(open all

still more)

(fully open) (tutti)

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5

mp

Adagio q = 6062

mf

64

66

68

c

c

c

Sw:8', 4', 2'Gt: 8' trpt.Ch: 8', 2' flts.Ped: 8' prcp.

2. His Baptism6

70

72

mf

74

f

76

add in Ch.

+ 16'

7

78

80

82

84

8

86

Hf i c e s t f i l i u s m e u s

88

f

d i l e c t u s i n q u o m i h

90

i c o n p l a c uu i

92

add in Ch.

add reeds D E U S

ED U

S

9

94

95

96

ff

98

Ch.

add Sw. to Ch.

add Sw., Ch. to Ped

10

100

rit.102

Moderato q = 100105

p

mp

114

c

c

c

c

c

c

Soft 8', 4'

3. His Teaching and Miracles

soft 16', 8'

maintain subject phrasing

11

122

129

molto accel. 136

f

a tempo molto rit. 143

8' strgs.

8' fl. cel.

8' reed

8', 4' found.

12

mp

a tempo148

mf

155

161

168

8' found.

8' reed 1

8' reed 2

8' solo stop

8', 4' found.

16, 8'

13

molto accel. 175

f

a tempomolto rit. 181

mfa tempo185

mp

mf

190

8', 4', 2' found.

16', 8', 4'

3

3

14

195

p pp

200

f

molto accel. a tempo204

mf

208

cresc.

3

15

f

212

cresc. ff

molto rit.217

8', 4' found.

Andante q = 90223

mf16', 8'

mf

mf mf

228

c

c

c

c

c

c

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4. His Temptations

16

233

238

242

f

247

17

f

251

256

261

266

18

270

mf

275

280

285

19

mf

290

mp

a tempo*rit.

295

300

ff

Grandiosoq = 80

305

freely

64

44

64

44

64

44

44

44

44

*This section quotes two beautiful chorale-like themes from Joachim Raff's 5th Symphony.

20

a tempo311

freely

316

freelyfff

molto rit. 320

ppp

Lento misterioso h= 30

325

44

44

44

22

22

22

22

22

Man: 16', 8' Strgs. cel.Ped: Soft 16' + man.

4. His Sublime Transfiguration

21

333

pp

340

cresc.

345

poco a

349

42

42

42

22

pocof

353

ff dim. poco

358

a poco p

363

367

pp ppp

32

32

32

+4'

+32'

- 4'

- 32'

(al niente)

23

p

Largo h = 50372

pp

379

mp mf

388

394

C

C

C

Man: 8' found.Ped: 16, 8'

5. His Suffering and Death

Meno mosso8' fl. cel.

dolce

strgs. cel.

Poco piu mosso

24

mf f p

400

f p f p

405

f p f

409

molto rit. (w. cresc. pedal)

ff

Tempo 1412

fff

strong 8' reed softer 8' reed

8', 4' found.

16', 8'3 3 3 3

simile

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3

38', 4' found.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 +16', 8', 4' reeds

25

416

pp dim.

423

p

f

Presto q = 160431

ff

436

c

c

c

c

c

c

,

,

3 3

3 ,

3 3*Note

8' reed

8' strgs. cel. (al niente)

+ soft 16' - reed

full

5. His Glorious Resurrection

detached

16', 8' reeds

*An alternate ending is, in the last measure, to sequentially drop out the voices, starting with highest pitch until only the soft 16' in the pedal remains.

26

442

447

452

457

27

462

467

p

472

mf

mf

477

legato

8, 4', 2' found.

16', 8'

28

482

mf

487

f

491

ff

a temporit.496

fff

full w. 16'

detached

16', 8', 4' reeds

29

501

507

512

516

30

fff

rit.Majestoso q = 72

520

p fff

524

ppp pp

Slow and with great liberty q = 60529

pp

mp

537

mp

34

34

34

44

44

44

44

44

44

chamade

(16', 8' 4' trpts.)

(long)

+32' +32' bombarde

7. His Ascension and the Growth of His Church

Ch.

31

545

e dim.rit.

552

His

mp

Church is here to

558

stay. Al le lu ia!

566

Gt.

+8'

Gt.

Ch.Gt.

8', 4' found.

+ 16'

legato

+ 32'

LH

32

574

a tempo e meno legato

mp

rall.582

589

mf

594

16', 8' ,4'

+ 2'

33

600

604

f

609

615

RH

+ mixt.

LH

34

621

628

ff fff

635 + reeds

Chamade

Al - le - lu - ia!+ reeds + 32'

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