Notre Père | |
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Sacred motet by Maurice Duruflé | |
![]() The composer c. 1962 | |
English | Our Father |
Opus | 14 |
Text | Lord's Prayer |
Language | French |
Composed | 1976 |
Dedication | Marie-Madeleine Duruflé |
Published | 1977 | /78
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Notre Père (Our Father), Op. 14, is a sacred motet by Maurice Duruflé, setting the Lord's Prayer in French as a sacred motet. It was published for voice and organ in 1977, and for a four-part choir a cappella in 1978, by Éditions Durand. Durufle dedicated the composition to his wife, Marie-Madeleine Duruflé. It is his last published composition, and his only work suitable for congregational singing.
Duruflé, who was organist in at Saint-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris [1] and also director of the Gregorian Institute of Paris, [2] set the Lord's Prayer in French as Notre Père for liturgical use. [3] It was a commission from a priest at Saint-Etienne. [1] It is his only work suitable for congregational singing, as requested by the Second Vatican Council. [4] He regretted the decline of Gregorian chant in Latin which had influenced his earlier compositions. [4] He wrote first a version for unison male voices with organ, [2] then a transcription for a four-part choir a cappella. [2] Both versions were published by Éditions Durand, dedicated to his wife, Marie-Madeleine Duruflé, the unison version in 1977 and the choral version in 1978. It became his last published composition, [5] which appeared also with an English translation. [2]
The melody of Notre Père is chant-like, although not original Gregorian chant. Like chant, it is in free motion and with narrow ambitus, and the beginning uses the same notes as the chant melody. [1] It is written in reverential approach to the prayer, with a subtle treatment of harmony used to interpret the significant text in homophony. The composition is in F major, mostly in triple meter but shifting to 2/4 time when the natural flow of the text demands it. [2] The four-part setting is accessible, and the unison version can also be performed by children's choirs. [2]
Notre Père | |
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Sacred motet by Maurice Duruflé | |
![]() The composer c. 1962 | |
English | Our Father |
Opus | 14 |
Text | Lord's Prayer |
Language | French |
Composed | 1976 |
Dedication | Marie-Madeleine Duruflé |
Published | 1977 | /78
Scoring |
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Notre Père (Our Father), Op. 14, is a sacred motet by Maurice Duruflé, setting the Lord's Prayer in French as a sacred motet. It was published for voice and organ in 1977, and for a four-part choir a cappella in 1978, by Éditions Durand. Durufle dedicated the composition to his wife, Marie-Madeleine Duruflé. It is his last published composition, and his only work suitable for congregational singing.
Duruflé, who was organist in at Saint-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris [1] and also director of the Gregorian Institute of Paris, [2] set the Lord's Prayer in French as Notre Père for liturgical use. [3] It was a commission from a priest at Saint-Etienne. [1] It is his only work suitable for congregational singing, as requested by the Second Vatican Council. [4] He regretted the decline of Gregorian chant in Latin which had influenced his earlier compositions. [4] He wrote first a version for unison male voices with organ, [2] then a transcription for a four-part choir a cappella. [2] Both versions were published by Éditions Durand, dedicated to his wife, Marie-Madeleine Duruflé, the unison version in 1977 and the choral version in 1978. It became his last published composition, [5] which appeared also with an English translation. [2]
The melody of Notre Père is chant-like, although not original Gregorian chant. Like chant, it is in free motion and with narrow ambitus, and the beginning uses the same notes as the chant melody. [1] It is written in reverential approach to the prayer, with a subtle treatment of harmony used to interpret the significant text in homophony. The composition is in F major, mostly in triple meter but shifting to 2/4 time when the natural flow of the text demands it. [2] The four-part setting is accessible, and the unison version can also be performed by children's choirs. [2]