1951 book of Auden poems

• Ninth day before the ides
• Fifth canonical hour
• Roman-calendar day
• Prayers before vespers
• Before the ides
• Vespers preceder
• March 6 in old Rome
• Ides kin

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nones \Nones\, n. pl. [L. nonae, so called because it was the ninth day before the ides, fr. nonus ninth, from novem nine. See Nine , Nones , 2, Noon .] (Roman Calendar) The fifth day of the months January, February, April, June, August, September, November, ...

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Nones (1954) is a composition by Luciano Berio scored for orchestra . The piece is named for the poem, " Nones ", by W. H. Auden , and was originally intended to be an oratorio , inspired by the poem, representing not only the Passion of Christ, but also ...