Ubi caritas is one of four motets from quatre motets sur des themes gregoriens composed in 1960 by maurice durufle. Choral, organ, piano sheet music book by maurice durufle 19021986 and maurice durufle 19021986. Ubi caritas received its north american premiere at the 2007 acda national convention in. Choral sheet music book by maurice durufle 19021986 and maurice durufle 19021986. His organ music is thoroughly typical of his small but immaculately crafted output. Tu es petrus is a rousing and optimistic work, the churches foundation on the rock of peter being indicated by the building of the motet on its canonic opening to a strong.
The traditional melody probably also stems from the late 8th century. Maurice durufle sheet music books hard copy maurice durufle sheet music digital printable sorting and filters. A cappella durufle s enduring work from four motets on gregorian themes shows the composers unsurpassed mastery of lyrical expression, melodic line, and harmonic color. Though outside the realm of sacred music organ music, in particular he is virtually unknown, marcel dupre 18861971. Mar 05, 2020 durufle pie jesu pdf pie jesu from durufles requiem. As with maurice durufle s beautiful ubi caritas from 1960, this setting also draws inspiration from the gregorian chant tradition. Maurice durufles four motets on gregorian themes is for mixed voice choir a cappella. Here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work. Its chant based construction makes is it very akin to the music of the requiem.
Remember, in latin all r will be slightly flipped all vowels are pure, sung with no diphthong. Ubi caritas is a hymn of the western church, long used as one of the antiphons for the washing of feet on maundy thursday. Durufle was one of those french mystical typesfull of gregorian chantinspired melody. This lovely setting of ubi caritas, which combines the latin text with english, starts simply with the melody in the soprano section, moving into a lovely duet between the treble parts. 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. 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. Download ubi caritas sheet music by maurice durufle sheet. Durufles enduring work from four motets on gregorian themes shows. Get a free mp3 of maurice durufle ubi caritas, performed by choir of st. Ubi caritas et amor tota pulchra es tu es petrus tantum ergo messe cum jubilo, op. Tota pulchra es op102 from maurice durufle buy now in. Four motets on a gregorian theme for unaccompanied mixed chorus, by maurice durufle. While reflective of the chant style, this composition is entirely original and is not based on any existing chants. The lyrics are based on a traditional hymn written as a gregorian chant.
Jun 19, 2019 durufle pie jesu pdf pie jesu from durufles requiem. Ubi caritas ubi caritas audrey snyder hal leonard corporation this beloved 10thcentury latin text has been crafted into a simple, lovely setting that allows the choir to display beauty of tone, expressive phrasing and sensitive word painting. Frazier traces durufles musical training, his studies with tournemire and vierne, and his career as an organist, church musician, composer, recitalist, conservatoire professor. Ubi caritas maurice durufle 19021986 arranged by winston morris 15.
As with maurice durufles beautiful ubi caritas from 1960, this setting also draws inspiration from the gregorian chant tradition. Ubi caritas et amor flows freely and syllabically in a meditative fashion, while tota pulchra es for high voices is lighter and more sprightly, yet soft and feminine. Maurice durufle is one of my favorite composers to play on the organ. Maurice durufle ubi caritas et amor lyrics genius lyrics. He also used the chants original melody, layering and weaving it into a sublime, polyphonic, and. Ubi caritas maurice durufle 19021986 armonicos y resonancia. The jw pepper ubi caritasrichard kidd listening example from company is a good example. A cappella durufles enduring work from four motets on gregorian themes shows the composers unsurpassed mastery of lyrical expression, melodic line, and harmonic color. The scherzo is a real charmer, while the prelude and fugue pays affectionate tribute to a talented colleague. It was exhilarating to be able to play veni creator all the way through at full organ after months of practicing. The man and his music is a new biography of the great french organist and composer 190286, and the most comprehensive in any language. Durufle composed the arrangement in 1960 as part of his quatre motets sur des themes gregoriens, op.
Ubi caritas et amor, deus ibi est congregavit nos in unum christi amor exultemus, et in ipso iucundemur timeamus, et amemus deum vivum et ex corde diligamus nos. Perhaps one of the most popular compositions of ubi caritas is by maurice durufle. Aug 25, 2009 maurice durufle s ubi caritas et amor. I love the way he employs the baroque fugue and polyphonic forms inflected with a french sensitivity for melodic sonority and rhythmic surprise. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. This is the most famous of the motets, and an example of durufle s style at its best. The text of ubi caritas where charity and love are, there is god is an antiphon usually sung on maundy thursday during the washing of the feet. The gregorian melody was composed sometime between the fourth and tenth centuries, though some scholars believe the text dates from early christian gatherings before the formalization of the mass. Ubi caritas by maurice durufle 19021986 and maurice. Maurice durufle sheet music books scores buy online. He also used the chants original melody, layering and weaving it into a sublime, polyphonic, and understated choral work. Its text is attributed to paulinus of aquileia in 796. Recorded courtesy of garrett farrell on friday 2nd november during service at st.