Mixed choir, soloists, orchestra and organ sheet music book by maurice durufle 19021986. Maurice durufle louviers, 11 januari 1902 louveciennes, 16 juni 1986 was een. Maurice durufle quatre motets sur des themes gregoriens 1960. Requiem, quatre motets, and messe cum jubilo, make extensive use of gregorian chant as a foundation for the structure of the composition. Mauricedurufle190211986preludeandfugue onthenamealain. Jeanjacques grunenwalds far less wellknown choral music clearly on this showing, demands a wider audience than it has received hitherto and the nature of these performances by the vasari singers, under the. June 16, 1986 louveciennes, near paris, france life. The later unaccompanied four motets 1960 also are included, but the luminous mysticism of the requiem itselfwhich comes over well in the spacious acoustic of st. Each is based on a different gregorian chant tune which remains prominent throughout. Durufle composed the arrangement in 1960 as part of his quatre motets sur des themes gregoriens, op. Te decet hymnus, deus in sion, et tibi reddetur votum in jerusalem. The complete organ music by hans fagius on amazon music. Whatever his means, durufle unquestionably made a unique art work with a. Quatre motets sur des themes gregoriens opus 10 voor koor a cappella 1960.
He became a chorister at the rouen cathedral choir school from 1912 to 1918, where he studied piano and organ. Choral varie and quatre motets demonstrate that, throughout his career, durufle derives his compositional language from a range of. Mauricedurufle 190211986 preludeandfugueonthenamealain. O salutaris hostia ave maria tantum ergo laudate dominum, omnes gentes yeardate of composition yd of comp. The four motets, written just before the final version of the composers requiem, are dedicated to auguste le guennant, the director of the gregorian institute in paris at the time. For this new recording featuring another great french requiem, the choir is reunited with the orchestra of the age of enlightenment to perform maurice durufles 1947 requiem, in the composers own version for soprano, choir, organ and small orchestra. Maurice durufle in prelude, adagio, et choral varie, op. He became a chorister at the rouen cathedral choir school from 1912 to 1918, where he studied piano and organ with jules haelling, a pupil of alexandre guilmant.
Maurice durufle notre pere bass betont sheet music for. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. Maurice durufle choral composer biography cd recordings. Notre pere sheet music download free in pdf or midi. Maurice durufle quotes quotes tagged as mauricedurufle showing 14 of 4 the triumph of plainsong, of polyphony, and of truly liturgical organ playing, in the first half century of his life, represented for durufle the victory of a transcendent, hieratic worldview over the secular and popular aberrations ushered in by the nineteenth century. Maurice durufle 19021986 was an introspective and highly selfcritical musician. Maurice durufle 1902 1986 the french organist and composer maurice durufle was a pupil of tournemire and gigout and enjoyed a career as an organist both in paris and in numerous concert tours abroad, a representative of the french tradition of organ playing and composition inherited from his teachers, and from the example of guilmant and vierne. Durufles four motets on gregorian themes for satb a cappella chorus, composed in 1960 and beloved by choruses around the world, appears in a fresh new edition with new music engraving and with historical introduction in english and english translation of the latin texts. The most popular vocal score for durufles requiem is shown below. January 11, 1902 louviers, eure hautenormandie, france died. University of london chamber choir ulcc autumn concert 2010 friday, 19 november 2010 st. Requiem durufle maurice durufle 19021986 original text english translation i. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner.
Shop and buy requiem reduced orchestration sheet music. Maurice durufle composed the four motets in 1960, based on gregorian themes, as he had done before. Durufle s four motets on gregorian themes for satb a cappella chorus, composed in 1960 and beloved by choruses around the world, appears in a fresh new edition with new music engraving and with historical introduction in english and english translation of the latin texts. Judeonthehill, hampstead, in this 1985 recordingis the main attraction. Maurice durufle composer 19021986 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Plaszczyzna izometryczna przeksztalcona plaszczyzna prostokatna, oparta na w efekcie uzyskujemy izometryczny. As a result, he only published fourteen works in his lifetime. Quatre motets sur des themes gregoriens, op 10 hyperion.
Requiem, four motets, messe cum jubilo kings college. Kings colleges recording of the faure requiem was the bestselling core classical album of 2014. The choral music of maurice durufle 1902 1986 welcome to the ideals repository. Maurice durufle quatre motets sur des themes gregoriens 1960 i. Mearsheimer of the university of chicago and stephen m. In 1961, the 59yearold maurice durufle put the finishing touches to the third and last version of his requiem, composed 14 years previously. Requiem reduced orchestration by maurice durufle 1902. As a set the four motets have an arch form in which the two faster, more exalted pieces are framed by two calmer, radiant ones. Three of the four choral works, requiem, quatre motets, and messe cum jubilo, make extensive use of gregorian chant as a foundation for the structure of the composition. Tantum ergo durufle is one of very few french composers from the composerorganist tradition that is so. These motets are twentieth century works whose structure has been influenced by the plainchant origins of. Ubi caritas, composed in 1960, is based on the gregorian chant of the same name. Highly selfcritical, durufle composed a relatively small number of works, continuing to revise them.
Jan 02, 2016 durufle made three versions of this work. Maurice durufle the man and his music is a new biography of the great french organist and composer 190286, and the most comprehensive in any language. Quatre motets sur des themes gregoriens voor acapellakoor op. Learn how to play maurice durufle songs for piano online. The french composer, organist, and pedagogue, maurice durufle, became in 1912 chorister at the rouen cathedral choir school, where he studied piano and organ with jules haelling. Fine soloists in thomas allenas ever alert to the meaning of the textand the fullbodied ann murray. The choral music of maurice durufle 19021986 ideals. As with his other works for the instrument, it makes considerable demands on the player. Requiem the observerjeremy backhouse understands and directs his marvellous vasari singers in a remarkable recording. He also used the chants original melody, layering and weaving it into a sublime, polyphonic, and understated choral work. Durufle requiem and gareth wilsons decalogue programme notes 26062011 admin 7.
Eric whitacres 1970 lux aurumque light and gold takes us temporarily away from the recordings marian theme. There are some vivid moments throughout, a nice essay on the color gray, and a fun dream sequence at the end of the 1st half, but it all amounts to a fairly forgettable read of booze, smut, a couple. Organ sheet music book by maurice durufle 19021986. He also used the chants original melody, layering and weaving it into a sublime, polyphonic, and. Durand quatre motets sur des themes gregoriens, op. Maurice durufle followed in the tradition of the french romantic organistcomposers at a time when stravinsky and others were embracing 20thcentury modernism. The main work is partnered with durufles four motets, music of equal quality and sung with admirable purity of style throughout. Maurice durufle bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music.
The requiem has been recognized as a masterpiece for more than half a century, and has been recorded again and again. Mar 08, 2012 the requiem has been recognized as a masterpiece for more than half a century, and has been recorded again and again. An uncompromising artist, he performed with impeccable virtuosity, and with the same eloquent lyricism, the same poetry, and the same sense of nobility and. Durufle requiem and gareth wilsons decalogue programme. Maurice durufle prelude, adagio et choral varie sur le theme du veni creator, op4, for organ. The fourth, notre pere, is a brief setting of the lords prayer and does not incorporate chant. In 1892, he studied organ with charlesmarie danneels, also gaining fame as a gifted organist and winning an 1896 organ competition prize. Perhaps one of the most popular compositions of ubi caritas is by maurice durufle. Nov 23, 2010 university of london chamber choir ulcc autumn concert 2010 friday, 19 november 2010 st. Requiem aeternam dona eis, domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Maurice durufle composer, arranger short biography.
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