There is, in music, a...
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There is, in music, a marking that is not often used, one that the casual performer of music might see only a few times in a lifetime, yet one that should be used in the score of any music attempting to portray the events of Good Friday. The marking I refer to is "GP" which stands for "Grand Pause," a rest in the music of major proportions. It appears at a time in the composition when the writer wants the music to stop and the silence "become deafening."
Such a pause, or silence, is suggested by Isaiah when he writes, "kings shall shut their mouths because of him." Kings, who above all others have the right to speak whenever they want to in their respective domains, are rendered speechless at the sight of the Suffering Servant of God. Such a sight carries a message beyond speech, beyond knowledge. (Incidentally, the musical use of the Grand Pause is employed quite effectively, in the rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, at the time of Jesus' death on the Cross.)
Such a pause, or silence, is suggested by Isaiah when he writes, "kings shall shut their mouths because of him." Kings, who above all others have the right to speak whenever they want to in their respective domains, are rendered speechless at the sight of the Suffering Servant of God. Such a sight carries a message beyond speech, beyond knowledge. (Incidentally, the musical use of the Grand Pause is employed quite effectively, in the rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, at the time of Jesus' death on the Cross.)
