Ubi caritas, an antiphon taken from the mass for maundy thursday, begins and ends with only the darker choral sound of the altos, tenors and basses. After having sung maurice durufles incredible ubi caritas in high school one of my absolute favorite choral works of all time, i wanted to humbly try my own. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Durufle composed the arrangement in 1960 as part of his quatre motets sur des themes gregoriens, op. Kyrie gloria sanctus benedictus agnus dei maurice durufle 19021986 was a consummate musician. May all divisions cease and in their place be christ the lord, our risen prince of peace. Ubi caritas durufle download free sheet music and scores scorser. Ubi caritas sheet music for piano download free in pdf or. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. Maurice durufles setting of ubi caritas et amor where charity and love. Though outside the realm of sacred music organ music, in particular he is virtually unknown, marcel dupre 18861971. Ubi caritas maurice durufle 19021986 armonicos y resonancia. Driscoll contributes a performance guide for durufle s opus 4, and cox discusses the durufle suite for organ, op.
Ubi caritas by maurice durufle 19021986 and maurice durufle. The lyrics are based on a traditional hymn written as a gregorian chant. 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. Ubi caritas is a hymn of the western church, long used as one of the antiphons for the washing of feet on maundy thursday. The tenors are subdivided into two voice parts in order to maintain fourpart chordal harmony. He also used the chants original melody, layering and weaving it into a sublime, polyphonic, and. Original text and translations may be found at ubi caritas. Each phrase of the text is repeated and the altos alternate singing them in two separate choirs. He became a chorister at the rouen cathedral choir school from 1912 to 1918, where he studied piano and organ.
His organ music is thoroughly typical of his small but immaculately crafted output. Perhaps one of the most popular compositions of ubi caritas is by maurice durufle. Ubi caritas et amor tota pulchra es tu es petrus tantum ergo messe cum jubilo, op. 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. Remember, in latin all r will be slightly flipped all vowels are pure, sung with no diphthong.
Let us rejoice in him, and in our love and care for all now love god in return. The traditional melody probably also stems from the late 8th century. I went to a music high school in norway and choir was obligatory. 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. Print and download in pdf or midi ubi caritas durufle. Pdf typeset by arranger valentino donella 20171220. After the eight preceding antiphons, the choir sings the following canticle. The jw pepper ubi caritas richard kidd listening example from company is a good example. Maurice durufles four motets on gregorian themes is for mixed voice choir a cappella. Durufle ubi caritas t1 sheet music for piano clarinet oboe. The gregorian melody is said to have been composed sometime between the fourth and tenth centuries. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music at the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. It will always be one of my favorite choral works of all time. Maurice durufle 19021986 was an introspective and highly selfcritical musician.
The scherzo is a real charmer, while the prelude and fugue pays affectionate tribute to a talented colleague. Ubi caritas is one of four motets from quatre motets sur des themes gregoriens composed in 1960 by maurice durufle. The jw pepper ubi caritasrichard kidd listening example from company is a good example. Durufle ubi caritas tenor 1 sheet music for piano download. The first time i sung in a choir was in high school. Ubi caritas, composed in 1960, is based on the gregorian chant of the same name. Pdf typeset by arranger valentino donella 20171220 arranger valentino donella b. 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. Either your browser does not support inline frames or it is currently configured not to display inline frames. The four motets, written just before the final version of the composers requiem, are dedicated to auguste le guennant, the director of the gregorian institute in paris at the time. Ubi caritas durufle sheet music for piano, voice download. Choral sheet music book by maurice durufle 19021986 and maurice durufle 19021986.
Through infinite ages is a closely related sequel to my ubi caritas published in 2007. Durufle was one of those french mystical typesfull of gregorian chantinspired melody. Four motets here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work. Ubi caritas ubi caritas bob moore gia publications 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. Ubi caritas has been one of my most performed and popular pieces since it was written in 2001, and i am thrilled that the work is now available for american choirs through walton music. This remarkable setting of the familiar latin text starts in unison evoking plain chant, and gradually unfolds into wider harmonies and a more modern harmonic language. It will always be one of my favorite choral works of. Ubi caritas sheet music for piano download free in pdf. Ubi caritas antiphon for maundy thursday ubi caritas where charity is is the final canticle sung during the washing of the feet ceremony on maundy thursday.
As a result, he only published fourteen works in his lifetime. Its chant based construction makes is it very akin to the music of the requiem. I sang a setting of it by durufle, who is one of my favorite twentiethcentury composers. I loved it from the very first rehearsal, and the first piece we read through was maurice durufles ubi caritas. Reimagining some of the same material such as the main theme from the first piece ubi caritas ii is in one sense a more s. As with maurice durufle s beautiful ubi caritas from 1960, this setting also draws inspiration from the gregorian chant tradition. Its text is attributed to paulinus of aquileia in 796. 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.
Aug 25, 2009 maurice durufle s ubi caritas et amor. Loop ab end loop in 2019 cd baby deleted all cyberbass titles from their mp3 catalog. As with maurice durufle s beautiful ubi caritas from 1960, this setting also. He also used the chants original melody, layering and weaving it into a sublime, polyphonic, and understated choral work. Ubi caritas by maurice durufle 19021986 and maurice.
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