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Cantata - Dona Nobis Pacem

By Ralph Vaughan Williams

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Soprano voice, baritone voice, SATB choir and piano accompaniment (Full orchestra: 3 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, cbn, 4 hn, 4 tpt (2 opt), 5 tbn (2 opt), tba, timp, 3 perc (BD, TD, SD, cym, tam-tam, tri, tamb, glock, bells), hp, org (opt), str Reduced orchestra: fl, ob, 2 hn, trp, timp, hp, org, str) - Moderately Difficult
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958). Choral Works (inc. Oratorios). Choral, Sacred and 20th Century. Vocal score. With translations. 68 pages. Duration 40'. Oxford University Press #9780193388611. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193388611).

Item Number: OU.9780193388611

ISBN 9780193388611. 9x12 inches.

A cantata for soprano and baritone soloists, SATB, and large or small orchestra Drawing upon the Bible, sections from the Mass, and poems by Walt Whitman, this is a powerful evocation of the destruction and death brought about through war and violence, with an overarching message of peace and reconciliation. Materials for the full and small orchestral versions and an accompaniment for strings and piano are available on hire.

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  • 5

    Anonymous
    Difficulty Level:
    Intermediate
  • July 28, 2012 very pleased

    I was glad to be able to make this purchase so easily when current choir copies were very difficult to read. This edition is clearly printed and has both fig no's and bar count. The actual piece has a vey modern feel, more like Dove or Britten than I...

    suspected would come from my previous experience of Vaughan Williams, and better to sing once the music has been heard performed properly! I was also pleased to wih the postal service as it was better value for me to buy two copies and have them posted across the Atlantic than to source them locally. Sad for our UK stockists, but true!

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  • 5

    Anonymous
    Location:
    El paso
    Difficulty Level:
    Not sure
  • April 27, 2008 Stunning and Enthralling

    I sang this absolutely beautiful piece in the Sydney Opera House and I cannot descibe the wonderful feeling I expierienced

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  • 5

    Ingleby Coxe
    Location:
    Whangarei, New Zealand
    Difficulty Level:
    Not sure
  • February 22, 2008 Spreading the message of peace

    The music will be passed to a piano/organ player who will develop the four part harmony I remember (inadequately) from my youth in the 1950s to be sung when a small group sings carols to elderly, house-bound or sick friends in Whangarei, New Zealand in Christmas 2008.

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  • 5

    MARTIN HALL
    Location:
    TUCSON, ARIZONA
    Difficulty Level:
    Intermediate/advanced
  • June 30, 2007 STILL EFFECTING ME

    I SANG THIS PIECE IN COLLEGE IN 1970 AND I STILL THINK ABOUT IT. THE FEELING THAT WALT WITMAN PUTS IN THE TEXT IS ASTOUNDING WHEN COUPLED WITH VAUGHN-WILLIAMS. i AM TRYING TO GET THE TUCSON SYMPHONY AND CHORUS TO PERFORM THIS PIECE.

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  • 5

    P. J. Chiuchiolo
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  • February 09, 2007 Perfect Pitch Helps

    Ralph Vaughn Williams has succeeded in using the minor, chromatic scales in an unusual and interesting way. The piece moves with dissonance and texture to effectively express the pain and ravages of war. Bear this in mind as you first work with it. The piece is difficult to read through...

    , especially if you do not have perfect pitch. Without perfect pitch, the musical tones muddy and can at times be painful for even the singers to hear. However, once the pitches are mastered, the piece is moving to the point of tears. It is especially powerful, during movement three (Reconciliation). Read Walt Whitman's poem, on which it is based, at the front of the score before attempting to sing it. The images are enough ....Peace

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