Dona nobis pacem

by Butler, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780193565401
• ISBN10: 0193565404
• Copyright: 2023-06-29
• Publisher: Fort Wayne

Summary

for SATB (with divisions) unaccompanied
Dona nobis pacem is an expressive setting that combines two lines on the subject of peace from the Ordinary of the Latin Mass. A slow tempo lends grace and poise to the gentle, sustained vocal lines and lush choral harmonies, and the composer juxtaposes homophonic and contrapuntal writing to great effect. The piece was composed in 2010 and may be performed in the alternative key of B major.

Author Biography

Mark Butler is an acclaimed composer and conductor with degrees from Florida A&M University (FAMU), Florida State University, and The American Conservatory of Music. As Director of Choral Activities and Studies at FAMU, he has conducted several major choral-orchestral works and made history in 2021 when the FAMU Concert Choir became the first choir to perform the Black American national anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing, at the National Football League Kickoff game in Tampa, Florida. His arrangement of Glory Hallelujah to the New Born King was performed by the Boys and Girls Choir of Harlem on Good Morning America.