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Dixit Dominus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vespers
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Dixit Dominus by Giovanni Battista Mazzaferrata — Lyrics
Psalmus David. Dixit Dominus Domino meo: sede a dextris meis, donec ponam inimicos tuos
scabellum pedum tuorum.
Virgam virtutis tuae emittet Dominus ex Sion: dominare in medio
inimicorum tuorum.
Tecum principium in die virtutis tuae in splendoribus sanctorum:
ex utero, ante luciferum, genui te.
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About Dixit Dominus
Giovanni Battista Mazzaferrata’s Dixit Dominus is a powerful setting of Psalm 109, traditionally sung at Vespers. This sacred work for SATB choir and likely accompanying forces sets the Latin text with a grandeur fitting for the psalm's themes of divine authority and kingship. The music would have been intended to project the might of God and the triumph of the righteous. Mazzaferrata’s composition explores the dramatic contours of the text, from the declaration of God’s power to the promise of eternal priesthood. This setting offers a rich opportunity for choirs to engage with a significant piece of Baroque sacred repertoire, bringing its majestic pronouncements to life.
