„Huit brefs Préludes sur des thèmes grégoriens” op. 45 Marcela Dupré jako przykład inspiracji chorałowej we francuskiej muzyce organowej pierwszej połowy XX wieku

Marcel Dupré (1886-1971), an outstanding virtuoso organist-improviser and pedagogue, was, as a composer, one of the leading representatives of French modernism in organ music of the “pre-Messiaen” era. Although he was, in a way, a heir to the late-Romantic so-called symphonic school of organ music, his compositional style, like that of many composers of his contemporaries, varied depending on the source of musical inspiration. A sizable group of compositions is occupied by works of a neoclassical character, distinguished by a clear form alluding to music of pre-Romantic periods. This type of composition certainly includes the lesser-known Huit brefs Préludes sur des thèmes grégoriens op. 45, composed in 1948. The basic sound material used in these compositions is Gregorian chant, which provides the inspiration for shaping every element of the musical work.