Duruflé and Solesmes rhythm
  • 5744SHAW
    Posts: 9
    The following paragraph was posted by Incantu in June 2013. I welcome comments from anyone (including Incantu) who can elaborate on Duruflé's "entirely incorrect theories." I'm virtually illiterate in matters of chant and chant history and am dependent on others who are "fluent." I'm writing an essay on Duruflé's life as a chorister in Rouen and would like to have a better grasp of this issue.

    "We would not have, for example, the masterful choral works of Maurice Duruflé had he not based his compositional style on what has turned out to be entirely incorrect theories concerning the rhythm of Gregorian chant."

    Thanks to all!
  • MatthewRoth
    Posts: 3,409
    He’s saying that Dom Mocquereau’s theory was wrong, although as @Charles_Weaver reminds us regularly, Mocquereau was also establishing a grand, universal theory of rhythm as well.
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