Maurice Duruflé

Maurice Duruflé ( born January 11, 1902 in Louviers, Eure, † June 16, 1986 in Paris) was a French organist and composer.

Life

Duruflé was initially studied privately with Louis Vierne and Charles Tournemire, later he studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jean Gallon, composition with Paul Dukas, and Eugène Gigout. From 1929 he was organist at the Parisian church of St. Étienne- du- Mont and toured Europe and North America as a concert organist. In 1943 he became professor of harmony at the Conservatoire. 1953 married Duruflé the organist Marie -Madeleine Chevalier ( 1921-1999 ), a pupil of Marcel Dupré, with whom he often appeared together. Both suffered on May 29, 1975 in a serious car accident which ended the career of organist Duruflé. His last work, the short choral Notre Pere, was born in 1977. Maurice Duruflé died in 1986 at the age of 84 in Paris.

Duruflé wrote mostly sacred vocal and organ music. Although he composed his lifetime, he has released only a fraction of his work for publication. Being influenced by late romanticism, impressionism and Gregorian chant oeuvre includes only 14 provided with opus number works, but distinguish themselves by great skill and high originality. Among the organ works extend the Suite op 5 of 1932 and the 1942 are Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d' Alain, Op 7 shows. Became famous for his Requiem (1947 ) for soloists, chorus, organ and orchestra, which is recognized as a masterpiece of French sacred music.

Compositions

Organ solo

  • Scherzo, Op 2 (1926 )
  • Prélude, Adagio et Choral varié sur le Veni Creator, Op 4 (1930 )
  • Suite Opus 5 (1932 ): Prélude
  • Sicilienne
  • Toccata

Chamber Music

  • Prélude, Récitatif et Variations, Op 3 for Flute, Viola and Piano ( 1928)

Piano solo

  • Triptyque op 1: Fantaisie sur thèmes of grégoriens ( 1927/1943, unpublished)
  • Trois Danses, Op 6 (1932, piano version by the composer ): Divertissement
  • Danse lente
  • Tambourine

Piano Four-Hands

  • Trois Danses, Op 6 (1932, transcription created by the composer ): Divertissement
  • Danse lente
  • Tambourine

Two Pianos

  • Trois Danses, Op 6 (1932, transcription created by the composer ): Divertissement
  • Danse lente
  • Tambourine

Orchestral works

  • Trois Danses, Op 6 (1932 ): Divertissement
  • Danse lente
  • Tambourine

Choral works

  • Requiem, Op 9 for soloists, chorus, orchestra and organ ( 1947) Version with a large orchestra (1947 )
  • Version with Organ ( 1948)
  • Version with small Orchestra ( 1961)
  • Version with Organ ( 1967)
  • Version with a large orchestra (1970 )
  • Version with small Orchestra ( 1972)

Other compositions

  • Hommage à Jean Gallon (1953 )
  • Sicilienne from Suite Op 5 for small orchestra (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and string quintet, unpublished)

Transcriptions

  • Johann Sebastian Bach: Four Chorale Preludes for Organ, orchestrated by Maurice Duruflé (1942/1945): Now come, der Heiden Heiland (18 Chorales )
  • Rejoice, dear Christians Gmein BWV 734
  • O innocent Lamb of God, BWV 656 (18 Chorales )
  • In thee is gladness BWV 615 ( Little Organ Book )
  • Grenade
  • Sur le Léman
  • Venise
  • Steppe canadien
  • Poisson chinois
  • Marche Episcopale
  • Méditation
  • Cortège
  • Petite rhapsody improvisée
  • Cantilène improvisée
  • Improvisation sur le " Te Deum "
  • Fantaisie - Improvisation sur l ' " Ave maris stella"
  • Choral- Improvisation sur le " Victimae paschali "
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