O sacrum convivium
Oliver Messiaen
O sacrum convivium in quo sumitur;
reolitur memoria passionis eius,
mens impletur gratia;
et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur.
Antiphon to the Magnificat for Corpus Christi
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Oliver Messiaen (1908-1992)
French composer and organist, born at Avignon. Taught at the Schola Cantorum and became professor of harmony at the Conservatoire.