Motet Notes
Maurice Duruflé: Ubi Caritas et Amor
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) was an introspective and highly self-critical
musician. As a result, he only published fourteen works in his lifetime.
Ubi caritas, composed in 1960, is based on the Gregorian chant of the
same name. The meditative text is set so that the freely flowing motion
of the chant, first heard in the altos, is always at the forefront.
It is primarily homophonic, with each voice moving together in hymn-like
fashion.
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