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Dixit Dominus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets, Vesper Psalms
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Dixit Dominus by Giovanni Bernardino Nanino — 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 Bernardino Nanino's Dixit Dominus is a setting of Psalm 109, a powerful text traditionally sung at Vespers. The psalm's verses speak of divine authority, righteous judgment, and eternal priesthood, a theme Nanino expresses with vivid musical imagery. Composed for SSTB voices, the work unfolds with clarity and dramatic force, its Latin text rendered with precision. The music builds from moments of quiet reflection to passages of grand pronouncements, reflecting the psalm's majestic scope. This motet stands as a significant example of sacred Renaissance polyphony, offering directors a piece of profound spiritual and musical substance.
