Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) was a French
composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the
Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction
and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto
(1868), the First Cello Concerto (1872), Danse macabre
(1874), the opera Samson and Delilah (1877), the Third
Violin Concerto (1880) the Third ("Organ") Symphony
(1886) and The Carnival of the Animals (1887).
Ave verum corpus is a short Eucharistic hymn that has
been set to...(+)
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) was a French
composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the
Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction
and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto
(1868), the First Cello Concerto (1872), Danse macabre
(1874), the opera Samson and Delilah (1877), the Third
Violin Concerto (1880) the Third ("Organ") Symphony
(1886) and The Carnival of the Animals (1887).
Ave verum corpus is a short Eucharistic hymn that has
been set to music by various composers. It dates from
the 14th century and has been attributed to Popes
Innocent III, Innocent IV and Innocent VI.
During the Middle Ages it was sung at the elevation of
the host during the consecration. It was also used
frequently during Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament.
The hymn's title means "Hail, true body", and is based
on a poem deriving from a 14th-century manuscript from
the Abbey of Reichenau, Lake Constance.
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