Veni Creator Spiritus, WAB 50

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KeyGregorian mode
CatalogueWAB 50
FormHymn
TextVeni Creator Spiritus
Veni Creator Spiritus
Motet by Anton Bruckner
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KeyGregorian mode
CatalogueWAB 50
FormHymn
TextVeni Creator Spiritus
LanguageLatin
Composedc. 1884: Vienna
Published1932 (1932): Regensburg
VocalVoice(s)
InstrumentalOrgan

Veni Creator Spiritus ("Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest"), WAB 50, is a motet composed by Anton Bruckner in c. 1884.

The motet was composed in c. 1884. Bruckner's manuscript is stored in the Schlägl Abbey, where it was retrieved in 1931. The motet was first published in band IV/1, p. 524 of the Göllerich/Auer biography.[1] It is put in Band XXI/36 of the Gesamtausgabe.[2]

Music

The motet is a harmonisation of the Gregorian hymn Veni Creator Spiritus for voice(s) and organ.

Discography

There is a single recording of Bruckner's Veni Creator Spiritus:

  • Jonathan Brown, Ealing Abbey Choir, Anton Bruckner: Sacred Motets – CD: Herald HAVPCD 213, 1997 (transcription for male voice choir a cappella)

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