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Dona nobis pacem : a cantata for soprano and baritone soli, chorus and orchestra / by R. Vaughan Williams.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ScoreScoreLanguage: English, Latin Series: Oxford choral musicPublication details: London : Oxford University Press, c1964.Description: 68 pages ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0193388618
  • 9780193388611
Uniform titles:
  • Dona nobis pacem. Vocal score
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Dona nobis pacem.LOC classification:
  • M2023.V38 D66 1964
  • M2023.V38 D6 1964
Summary: The cantata, written by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1936, was commissioned to mark the centenary of the Huddersfield Choral Society. Vaughan Williams drew his texts from the Mass, three poems by Walt Whitman, a political speech by John Bright, and sections of the Bible. The work is scored for chorus and large orchestra, with soprano and baritone soloists. The phrase Dona nobis pacem ("Give us peace"), in different settings, punctuates the entire piece. --
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Duration: about 40 min.

The cantata, written by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1936, was commissioned to mark the centenary of the Huddersfield Choral Society. Vaughan Williams drew his texts from the Mass, three poems by Walt Whitman, a political speech by John Bright, and sections of the Bible. The work is scored for chorus and large orchestra, with soprano and baritone soloists. The phrase Dona nobis pacem ("Give us peace"), in different settings, punctuates the entire piece. --

Words partly in Latin, partly in English.