Date:
16th C?
Discussion:
Dona Nobis Pacem is a favourite for group singing. We've sung at assorted social gatherings, and Christine led the whole hall in singing it as a round at the Bloth.
Local convention for singing this one:
- Sing once through in unison, all three lines
- Split into three parts, sing twice through (adding voices with each entry at the beginning, dropping them out at the end).
- As the last group sings their last line: they sing alone for the first half ('Dona nobis pacem'), then everyone else joins in, very quietly on "dona nobis", swelling on "pacem".
Sound:
There are midis with Cecilia's song book.
There are many recordings on YouTube
Composer:
Palestrina?/trad
Sheet Music:
There is sheet music, and a little history, on the wikipedia page. It's also in the Big Lochac Snogbook (pdf, p 29), and Cecilia's song book.
Parts:
any 3
Type:
round
Music Categories:
Latin
Ranges:
A ninth.