On Air Now
Smooth Classics with Margherita Taylor 10pm - 1am
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
This image appears in the gallery:
Lest we forget: music for Remembrance Day
10. Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
This cantata, written in 1936, is a plea for peace in the face of the threat of impending war. It takes its text from the Mass, poems by Walt Whitman, a political speech, and sections of the Bible. The words 'Dona nobis pacem' (grant us peace) punctuate the piece. Photo: Getty
