Et in terra pax hominibus

Chiltern Recorder Consort Series

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Along with Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel, Vivaldi ranks amongst the greatest Baroque composers and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe, giving origin to many imitators and admirers. He pioneered many developments in orchestration, violin technique and programmatic music. He consolidated the emerging concerto form into a widely accepted and followed idiom.

Vivaldi’s Gloria RV 589 contains one of the most beautiful songs ever written - “Et in Terra Pax”.  The lyrics are simply “Et In Terra Pax Hominibus, bonae voluntatis”. “And on earth, peace to all people of good will”

Alex Ayre was a British recorder teacher and performer who arranged over 500 pieces, of mainly English Renaissance and Baroque music, for recorder ensembles. 

Score: 9 pages. 8 parts @ 2 pages ea.