Carillon de Westminster
| Carillon de Westminster | |
|---|---|
| Organ music by Louis Vierne | |
The composer in 1930 | |
| Key | D major |
| Opus | 54, No. 6 |
| Dedication | "à mon ami Henry WILLIS - Facteur d'orgues à Londres". NB. The dedicatee is Henry Willis III, not to be confused with his grandfather Henry 'Father' Willis |
| Performed | Composed version first performed by the composer, 29 November 1927, based on an improvisation from 1924. |
| Premiere | |
| Location | Composed version premiered in Notre Dame, Paris; original improvisation in Westminster Cathedral |
Carillon de Westminster, Opus 54, No. 6, is a piece written for organ by Louis Vierne. It constitutes the sixth piece in the third suite of Vierne's four-suite set 24 pieces de fantaisie, first published in 1927. Carillon de Westminster is in the key of D major, and is in compound triple time.