Cristo Re

Cristo Re (Italian, "Christ the King") is the name of a collection of liturgical organ music. Consisting of 5 songs composed by Gilbert Martinez and Foxy the Pirate Fox, Cristo Re was written from April 19 to May 31, 2015. Its full title is Cristo Re, una collezione di musica per organo liturgico composto da Gilberto Martinez per la Chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo e commissionato da Sig. Brian Suda, which translates into, "Christ the King, a collection of liturgical organ music composed by Gilbert Martinez for the Church of Saint Charles Borromeo and commissioned by Mr. Brian Suda."
==Songs==
Gilbert and Foxy offer five songs for a mass in Ordinary Time. The first two are meant to be played at the start of mass, though only one is meant to be picked for each mass. The final two are meant to be played during and after Communion. The third song is meant to represent the Kyrie, which is the chant of "Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy."
===List===
#"Toccata avanti la Messa" (Gilbert)
#"Toccata alternativa prima di Messa" (Gilbert)
#"Kyrie eleison" (Foxy)
#"Toccata per il Comune" (Foxy and Gilbert)
#"Canzon post il Comune" (Foxy and Gilbert)
===Media===
*Toccata avanti la Messa 
*Toccata alternativa prima di Messa 
*Kyrie eleison 
*Toccata per il Comune 
*Canzon post il Comune 
==Notes==
*Before writing Cristo Re, Gilbert had listened to Girolamo Frescobaldi's Fiori musicali (particularly la Messa della Domenica, or the Mass in Ordinary Time) and had shown some of it to his Youth Minister (Mr. Suda). Suda suggested, upon learning that Gilbert loved organ music, that Gilbert could make some organ music for the Parish. With that, Gilbert began to create Cristo Re on that night—April 19, 2015.
*"Kyrie eleison" is Foxy's first piece of music since 1987, when he wrote "On the Onset of Love." Foxy based "Kyrie eleison" on Kyrie XI: Orbis Factor, a Gregorian chant from the Middle Ages.
*Foxy wrote the first 12 measures of "Toccata per il Comune" and left the rest of it to be finished by Gilbert. Gilbert's contribution to the song is the remaining 5 measures of the song.
*The beginning of "Canzon post il Comune" is a fugue in A major, and the ending is a variation in C major on a Gospel Acclamation tune often sung at the Parish. Foxy wrote the first 12 measures, leaving the rest of the song to be finished by Gilbert. Gilbert's contribution to the song is the remaining 18 measures.
*Although Foxy wrote "Kyrie eleison" and much of "Toccata per il Comune" and "Canzon post il Comune," he is uncredited. The reason for this is because Foxy wanted Gilbert to have all the credit for Cristo Re; he didn't want to take credit for Gilbert's idea. However, Gilbert insisted that Foxy should have some credit for the work, since he helped him to create it. Still, Foxy insisted on having no credit, and so he officially remains uncredited.
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