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