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The Requiem, op. 9, by Maurice Duruflé was published in 1947 by the French music publisher Durand. Commissioned in 1941 by the collaborationist Vichy regime,〔http://mauricedurufle.com/index.php/excerpts#sixteen〕 Duruflé was still working on the piece at the time of the regime's collapse in 1944, and completed it in 1947, dedicating it to the memory of his father. The work is for SATB choir with mezzo-soprano and baritone soloists. It exists in three orchestrations: one for organ alone, one for organ with string orchestra and optional trumpets, harp and timpani, and one for organ and full orchestra. At the time of commission, Duruflé was working on an organ suite using themes from Gregorian chants. He incorporated his sketches for that work into the Requiem, which uses numerous themes from the Gregorian "Mass for the Dead." Nearly all the thematic material in the work comes from chant. ==Structure== The work is set in nine movements. Like many requiems, Duruflé's omits the Gradual and the Tract. The ''Dies irae'' text, perhaps the most famous portion of the Requiem Mass, is not set. Duruflé's omission of this text and inclusion of others (''Pie Jesu'', ''Libera me'', ''In Paradisum'', from the burial service, mirroring Fauré), makes the composition calmer and more meditative than some other settings. In the full score, the fifth movement, ''Pie Jesu'', has the only solo for the mezzo-soprano; in addition, even in the "organ-only" version of the Requiem, there is an ''obbligato'' cello solo. The baritone soloist has parts in the third movement, ''Domine Jesu Christe'', and the penultimate movement, ''Libera me''. Duruflé left indications in the score that, for the baritone soloist at least, it was preferable to have the choir sing the solos instead. This has resulted in various forces being used in different performances, some with both soloists, some with only the mezzo-soprano, and some (such as Robert Shaw's Telarc recording) using no soloists at all. #Introit (''Requiem Aeternam'') #''Kyrie eleison'' #Offertory (''Domine Jesu Christe'') #''Sanctus'' and ''Benedictus'' #''Pie Jesu'' #''Agnus Dei'' #Communion (''Lux aeterna'') #''Libera me'' #''In Paradisum'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Requiem (Duruflé)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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