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Credidi à 5
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vesper Psalms
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Credidi à 5 by Pietro Lappi — Lyrics
Alleluja. Dilexi, quoniam exaudiet Dominus vocem orationis meae.
Quia inclinavit aurem suam mihi, et in diebus meis invocabo.
Circumdederunt me dolores mortis; et pericula inferni invenerunt me.
Tribulationem et dolorem inveni,
et nomen Domini invocavi: o Domine, libera animam meam.
Misericors Dominus et justus, et Deus noster miseretur.
Custodiens parvulos Dominus; humiliatus sum, et liberavit me.
Convertere, anima mea, in requiem tuam, quia Dominus benefecit tibi:
quia eripuit animam meam de morte, oculos meos a lacrimis, pedes meos a lapsu.
Placebo Domino in regione vivorum.
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About Credidi à 5
This setting of the Credidi psalm text for five voices (SSATB) opens with an immediate sense of fervent prayer, the voices entering in succession to build a rich and flowing texture. The contrapuntal writing is skilfully managed, creating moments of both grandeur and intimate reflection. Lappi explores the text's journey from deep personal distress to ultimate trust in God's deliverance, the music mirroring the emotional arc of the psalm. The Latin text, a psalm of confidence in God amidst trials, is treated with devotional sincerity. This is a responsorial setting, suitable for Vespers.
