The Reproaches

The Reproaches have been sung for many centuries during the Adoration of the Cross at the Celebration of the Lord's Passion on Good Friday. The structure of the text, alternating between refrains sung by the choir and couplets sung by one or more cantors, allows the length of the music to be adjusted easily to fit the ceremonial. This adaptation enables the text to be sung in English, either using the exquisite polyphony of Tomás Luis de Victoria for the refrains, or in plainchant throughout.