Stravinsky: Babel, Cantata for Narrator, Male Chorus and Orchestra
$19.95 - $499.95
Dona nobis pacem (English: Grant us peace) is a cantata written by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1936 and first performed on 2 October of that year. The work was commissioned to mark the centenary of the Huddersfield Choral Society. Vaughan Williams produced his plea for peace by referring to recent wars during the growing fears of a new one. His texts were taken from the Mass, three poems by Walt Whitman, a political speech, and sections of the Bible. A.V. Butcher has analyzed Vaughan Williams' use of the Whitman poems in this composition.
- Difficulty:
- Intermediate
- Instrumentation:
- 3Fl 1dPicc, 2Ob, 2Cl, 2Bsn, Cbsn, 4Hn, 4Tpt(2opt), 4Tbn(2opt), BTbn, Tba, Timp, Perc, Hp, Org., SATB Chorus, Strings
- Duration:
- 34 to 38 minutes
- Set of Parts:
- Includes Strings count 4.4.3.3.2
- Vocal Score / Extra Strings:
- Only available with the purchase of the Set of Parts
