''Nulla in mundo pax sincera'', RV 630, is a sacred

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composed by

Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread a ...

in 1735 to an anonymous

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text, the title of which may be translated as "In this world there is no honest peace" or "There is no true peace in this world without bitterness". Written in the key of

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and in the typical lyrical Italian

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style, it is scored for solo

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, two violins, viola and

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, this would normally be a cello and keyboard instrument, in Vivaldi's case often the organ. The text dwells on the imperfections of a world full of evil and sin, and praises

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for the salvation he offers from it. It is considered to be one of Vivaldi's most beautiful solo motets. The motet consists of three parts (Aria; Recitative; Aria), followed by a concluding Alleluia. A full performance of the piece takes approximately 13 minutes.

Text

In popular culture

The first aria, sung by Jane Edwards, was featured in the 1996 film '' Shine''.

Media

* The instrumental version of ''Nulla in mundo pax sincera'' is used as the song for the phonograph in the video game ''We Need to Go Deeper''

External links

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Performance of ''Nulla in mundo pax sincera''
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with

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(soprano) from the

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