Maurice Duruflé
(1909-1986)
Biography• Younger Years• Influences• Successes• Character and him Composition
St Etienne-du-Mont
St. Etienne-du-Mont
St. Etienne-du-Mont
Requiem• Commission• Instrumentation• Influences in Composition
Requiem: Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei, qui tollis pecata mundi,Dona eis requiem sempiternam.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, grant them rest . . . grant
them rest eternal.
Analysis• Instrumentation/Chorale with Ritual
– Pitch/Volume/Texture/Timbre/Duration
• HarmonicA
a1 C Majora2 C Major
Bb1 Bb Majorb2 Eb Major/Ab Major/ Bb Major
A ending C Major
• “Aana-lysis”
Reactions?• Public• Personal
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