Come Holy Ghost, Creator Blest

Veni Creator Spiritus

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Score pdf file: 245 kBytes
Audio mp3 file: 6.95 megs
  • "Veni Creator Spiritus" is a hymn normally sung in Gregorian Chant and is considered the "most famous of hymns"
  • It is an ancient Christian Hymn written by Rabanus Maurus in the ninth century.
  • The audio file is played by the Finale Synthesizer, and is not a substitute for the real thing
  • In this rendering, there are six verses.
  • The first verse is the Gregorian Chant in latin.
  • The second verse is in very simple 4 part harmony - a Capella, the words repeat the latin translated to english.
  • The third verse is accompanied by piano with a simple harmonization.
  • The fourth verse is also accompanied by piano with a somewhat more elaborate harmonization.
  • The fifth verse is in 4 part harmony, with Bach's choral prelude BWV667 played on the Organ, also with Piano.
  • There is a short bridge
  • The sixth verse is in unison with the concluding portion of the choral prelude played on the Organ.
  • - The melody is accented by the deep notes of the pedal.
  • This is glorious music. It fits together so nicely that I suspect that BWV667 was originally used as an accompanyment.