No 4 or 6 Short Preludes and Postludes Op101

Stanford might in some ways be considered the grandfather of 20th century music. In 1882, at the age of 29, he was one of the founding professors of the Royal College of Music and then in 1887 was appointed Professor of Music in Cambridge, where he was also Organist of Trinity College. His pupils included Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan-Williams and Herbert Howells. He was a prolific composer, of opera as well as of choral and organ music.
This simple piece, marked Andante, is number 4 of the Op 101 set of 6 Short Preludes and Postludes.