Ralph Vaughan Williams :: Dona nobis pacem


 

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Vaughan Williams, Ralph
1872-1958
(b Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, 12 Oct 1872; d London, 26 Aug 1958). English
Dona nobis pacem <1936>
solo soprano, baritone chorus SSAATTBBB
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A second & third timpanist is optional in two passages; two of the other percussionists can cover.
Oxford also has a reduced orchestration by Jonathan Rathbone:
1 1[1/Eh] 0 0 - 2 1 0 0 - tmp+4 - hp - org - str[min 5.3.3.2.1]
(same perc).

Source of text: Roman Catholic liturgy (Agnus Dei); Walt Whitman (3 poems) & John Bright (political speech). Language: Latin
I. Agnus Dei
II. Beat! Beat! Drums!
III. Reconciliation
IV. Dirge for two veterans
V. The angel of death has been abroad throughout the
land…