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Choral 3-part choir mixed Voices, Piano SKU: CF.BL1337 Grant Us Your Perfect Peace. Composed by Melchior Franck. Arranged by Lon Beery. Octavo. Duration 1 minute, 40 seconds. BriLee Music #BL1337. Published by BriLee Music (CF.BL1337). UPC: 672405011600. Key: G major. Latin. Traditional Latin.Da Pacem Domine is a popular canon by Melchior Franck. Unlike many rounds or canons, it has a narrow range of a perfect fifth (do to sol, or scale degrees 1 to 5). In addition, it is imitated at the dominant (sol, or 5). These two characteristics make this to be one of the finest canons for choirs containing changing voices. It is the only canon I recommend for middle school TTB or mixed choruses.I would encourage choirs to learn the short six-measure melody in unison using solfege or scale degree numbers. I have found it easy to teach the answer as if it also begins on the tonic (do or 1) as well. Next, try singing the question and the answer in canon using solfege or numbers (sopranos and tenors together, altos and baritones together). Next learn the short, six-word Latin text, focusing on the purity of the vowels and appropriate syllabic stress.  Lastly, learn the "Amen," a brief ending I added to the canon, and this piece comes together quickly.Da pacem Domine                                         Lord, grant us peace                                 dah PAH-chem DAW-me-nehin     diebus     nostris                                     In this our day.                                           een  dee-EH-boos  NAW-strees Da Pacem Domine works well unaccompanied but an optional accompaniment is included if harmonic support is needed (Franck's polyphonic works were often accompanied).Enjoy the beauty of the polyphonic texture you create when you rehearse and perform this wonderful canon by Melchior Franck..