This stirring tune, composed by its namesake, a Belgian Jesuit priest of the 19th Century, has come to be associated in the English-speaking world with the simple majesty of Fr Caswall’s translation of Veni, Creator Spiritus, a hymn to the Holy Spirit associated with Pentecost, Confirmation, Ordination, and even, by custom, the New Year.
This prelude may be played on one or two manuals, with pedal. Consider using it as a communion meditation, to recall or foreshadow the singing of the hymn as a Processional.
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Musica Seraphica 