Dona nobis pacem (Latin for "Grant us peace") is a phrase in the

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section of the

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. The phrase, in isolation, has been appropriated for a number of musical works, which include:

Classical music

* " Dona nobis pacem", a traditional round * ''Dona nobis pacem'', fugue by

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(now thought genuine), Hess Anh. 57 (1795) * '' Dona nobis pacem'', cantata by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1936) * Title of the third movement of '' Symphonie Liturgique'' by Arthur Honegger (1945) * Title of a choral work by Ann Loomis Silsbee (1981) * ''Dona nobis pacem'' for choir and orchestra by the Latvian composer, Pēteris Vasks (1996) * Title of section of '' Adiemus V: Vocalise'' by Karl Jenkins (2003)

Literature

* "Dona Nobis Pacem" is repeatedly quoted in Graham Greene's 1938 novel '' Brighton Rock'' by its antihero Pinkie Brown. * "Dona Nobis Pacem" is used in Graham Greene's 1966 novel ''The Comedians''.

Other

* Included in

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's 1960 Christmas album ''The 25th Day of December'' * The title of a song, from the ''Present from Nancy'' LP by the Dutch band Supersister (1970) * At the end of ''Pray Your Gods'' by

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(1992) * Included in an arrangement of "

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" recorded by Wayne Watson on ''One Christmas Eve'' (1994) * A song performed by cast members (as an impromptu choir) in the 1978 ''

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'' Christmas episode "Dear Sis." * Bass guitarist

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performs an instrumental version on the 1993

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compilation ''A Winter's Solstice IV.'' * Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman performs a song on the 1996 Windham Hill compilation ''The Carols of Christmas.'' * A setting by David Fanshawe, on the 1994 recording of '' African Sanctus.'' * One track of the album '' No Boundaries,'' by Ladysmith Black Mambazo (2006) * Track 12 of the album '' Whiskey Tango Ghosts,'' by Tanya Donelly (2004) * The phrase is used by the Doctor - season 4, episode 6 of '' Doctor Who,'' "

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" - when speaking in code to Donna Noble who is trapped on the TARDIS by the Sontarans. (Original airdate: 3 May 2008) * Sister Steven, a character in the comic strip '' 9 Chickweed Lane'' repeatedly uses the phrase when her patience is being tried. * The phrase is repeated in the song "Old City (Instrumental)" on the album ''Instrumentals'' by the

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(2008). * The title of a track in the Max Richter score for the HBO show '' The Leftovers.'' * The title of a composition by Motoi Sakuraba in ''

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'' and featured throughout the series. * A song performed by an unnamed family in season 3, episode 11 of ''

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,'' "Liars"''.''

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