Dixit Dominus ad Adam

Girolamo Lambardi's Dixit Dominus ad Adam is a sacred setting for SATB choir in Latin. As an antiphon, it draws on liturgical tradition, and the composer's text is a direct quotation from the Book of Genesis. The words recount God's prohibition to Adam concerning the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, warning him of the dire consequences of disobedience: 'In the hour that you eat of it, you shall die the death.' Lambardi's music likely underscores the gravity of this divine command and its imminent threat, exploring the dramatic narrative within the rich textures of four-part polyphony.