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Category: Music
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My belief system unfortunately is atheist; I must follow my mind where it leads. Nevertheless, I must give credit where credit is due. The Roman Catholic Church has from ancient times to today encouraged the arts, especially music and the visual arts to a degree where they have reached sublime heights.....
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Veni Creator Spiritus ("Come creator Spirit") is a hymn normally sung in Gregorian Chant. It is believed to have been written by Rabanus Maurus in the 9th century. The hymn is normally associated with the Roman Catholic Church, where it is performed during the liturgical celebration of the feast of Pentecost. It is widely used in the Anglican Church, and appears for example in the Ordering of Priests and in the Consecration of Bishops in the Book of Common Prayer, 1662. It is translated to several languages; one English example is Creator Spirit! by whose aid, written 1690 by John Dryden and published in The Church Hymn book 1872 (n. 313). Martin Luther based his chorale for Pentecost "Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott" on it in 1524.
Gustav Mahler set the Latin text to music in Part I of his Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major. The text has been set for chorus and orchestra by Cristobal Halffer. A motet for women's voices to the text was among the last works of Hector Berlioz. Krzysztof Penderecki wrote a motet for mixed choir, and Paul Hindemith concludes his Concerto for Organ and Orchestra with a 'Phantasy' on 'Veni Creator Spiritus'. Thanks, Wikipedia®....
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