In this vivid and colorful painting, you can see the biblical scene of Judas kissing Jesus. Watch the video with organ improvisation on this painting. In this improvisation I wanted to re-create the same dark mood that you can feel in this painting.
In order for this to work, I had to use some modern modal techniques as well as to borrow the melody from the Gregorian chant Kyrie (you can hear it in the solo voice throughout the various parts of the piece).
In order for this to work, I had to use some modern modal techniques as well as to borrow the melody from the Gregorian chant Kyrie (you can hear it in the solo voice throughout the various parts of the piece).