Domine ad adjuvandum

The opening words of this setting, Deus, in adiutorium meum intende, invoke God's help, the traditional versicle that begins Vespers. Francesco Alessi sets this plea for assistance and the subsequent response, Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina, with compelling urgency. The setting unfolds through the Gloria Patri, a profound declaration of the Trinity, and concludes with the seasonal Alleluia or its Paschal replacement, Laus tibi Domine Rex aeternae gloriae. Composed for SSATB voices, Alessi's Latin sacred music offers a rich and sonorous musical expression of these integral liturgical texts, suitable for services during Septuagesima through Easter and beyond.