I mention this in case collectors have some of these performances and dont want to risk unnecessary duplication. Te decet hymnus, deus in sion, et tibi reddetur votum in jerusalem. The requiem was first published in 1948 by durand in an organ version. Despite the fact that the durufle requiems text strictly adheres to the roman catholic script, which most folks, honestly, feel is much too harsh, this is still an amazingly ccomforting piece of music and, for me, not that far away from the fuzziest, and warmest of all requiems, the brahms. Among his contemporaries messiaen, daniellesur, poulenc. The superb setting of the requiem mass by organist and composer maurice durufle. Share album share this this is a piece that deserves to be better known. Requiem requiem aeternam dona eis, domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Pie jesu requiem durufle sheet music for voice, organ download free in pdf or midi. The sketches already on his desk proved themselves an ideal starting point, the plainsong becoming the basis of the whole work, unifying it and breathing into it the.
The most popular vocal score for durufles requiem is shown below. Choralvocal score paperback march 1, 2001 by maurice durufle composer. Robert brooks chant, 3, 8 head chorister and cello. The work is the bestknown creation of the french composer, who was one of his countrys great organists in the 20th century. The vasari singers clarify the textures most successfully. Katie bray mezzo soprano matthew brook baritone will bersey conductor.
It was the opportune request for the mass from his publisher that allowed him to expand on the material he had previously written. Note that, for the most part, where a voice is, in the work, split into two, the relevant files have been correspondingly divided. Maurice durufle, born 00 january 11,1902 in louvie. Compared with other great composers of his day bernstein, stravinsky, shostakovich, britten he seems strangely out of touch with his times, both in his music and his personality. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for. Shop the worlds largest sheet music selection today at sheet music plus. Durufle veni faure requiem vocal score durufle, maurice prelude, adagio et choral varie op. Durufle suite pdf maurice durufle was a french composer, organist, and teacher.
In 1947, maurice durufle was already working on a suite of pieces for organ based on the gregorian chants for the requiem mass the service for the dead, when he was commissioned by his. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music at the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. Video mix was done live and projected onto a large screen above the performers. Maurice durufle 11 january 1902 16 june 1986 orchestra. 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. Time signatures, for instance, shift on a measurebymeasure basis. Patricia bardon mezzosoprano, orchestra for the age of enlightenment, choir of kings. Maurice durufle 4 motets sur des themes gregoriens, no.
Introit requiem aeternam dona eis, domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. The text he chose, for instance, is the same omitting. Requiem durufle maurice durufle 19021986 original text english translation i. The single piece most responsible for establishing his fame worldwide, it continues to enjoy frequent performances in the west and the east alike. Pie jesu requiem durufle sheet music for voice, organ. Performed in service by the choir of bury parish church for passion sunday 22nd march 2015. The requiem started life as a planned set of organ pieces on the chants for the mass of the dead. Here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work this version has an orchestral backing. The requiem has been recognized as a masterpiece for more than half a century, and has been recorded again and again. Yet when you listen to this choral masterworkthe most poignant and exquisitely beautiful requiem extantit sounds.
Print and download in pdf or midi requiem maurice durufle. The thematic material is mostly taken from the mass for the dead in gregorian chant. Durufle requiem pie jesu pdf free sheet music, music books. Even at midprice the 42 minute timing of the original was compact, the only excuse being that it was.