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Dixit Dominus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Dixit Dominus by Teodoro Riccio — 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
Teodoro Riccio's Dixit Dominus sets verses from Psalm 109, a text traditionally associated with the Messiah. This setting for double choir (SATB.SATB) and chorus offers a grand and powerful expression of the psalm's content, which speaks of divine authority and everlasting priesthood. The Latin text recounts God's promise to his Anointed, granting him dominion over his enemies and proclaiming him a priest forever. Riccio's composition likely leverages the richness of the double choir to create a dramatic and sonically expansive experience, fitting for the solemnity of the sacred text.
