Requiem: Introit/Kyrie (2023)

In 1945, five months after Paris was liberated, Maurice Duruflé’s (1902–1986) father died. This gave impulse to the composition of his greatest work, the Requiem for choir and orchestra, which was also his first work after the war. Published in 1948, it was dedicated to the memory of his father. The music is inspired by the Gregorian chants that Duruflé had helped to revive. All nine movements are based on the missa pro defunctis (mass of the dead), which evokes memories of the disciplines learned by the choirboy prodigy. Though traditional in form and tone, the Requiem is also rich in harmony and colorful orchestration.

This arrangement begins with an excerpt of the Introit and transitions to the second movement, Kyrie eleison.

Parts and Score: $75.00 NZD

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