O Sacred Head Now Wounded – Advanced Piano Arrangement Sheet Music

The hymn chorale “O, Sacred Head Now Wounded” (O Haupt Voll Blut und Wunden) was made popular by Johann Sebastian Bach. He featured it several times in his choral-orchestral work “St Matthew’s Passion.” In this piano solo arrangement I stayed very close to the harmonization we have in our hymnals, while still telling the story of the crucifixion – the first verse is played in the medium register (the way you’d normally accompany your congregation) then the second verse takes you in the lower register, at a slower tempo, and with minimal harmonization. As you get towards the end of this arrangement you can imagine Christ giving away his last breath on the cross. Suitable for church preludes, offertories or postludes, on Good Friday during Holy Week or any other service of the year when we commemorate the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus, such as communion services! CHECK OUT the score preview to determine if this arrangement is the right fit for you! LISTEN to the full recording below!

Product details:
• sheet music PDF
• 3 pages long
• key of C major
• difficulty: late intermediate / early advanced
• performance time 2’42”

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O, Sacred Head Now Wounded – music by Hans Leo Hassler, harmonization by Johann Sebastian Bach (tune: PASSION CHORALE). This piano arrangement © 2022 Raluca Bojor. All Rights Reserved.

Raluca Bojor is a Romanian Christian musician based in the USA. She specializes in writing piano arrangements of church hymns and in writing original modern hymns for the church. Listen to her music on any streaming platform!

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