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Dixi confitebor
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Dixi confitebor by Orlando di Lasso — Lyrics
Ipsi David intellectus. Beati quorum remissae sunt iniquitates, et quorum tecta sunt peccata.
Beatus vir cui non imputavit Dominus peccatum, nec est in spiritu ejus dolus.
Quoniam tacui, inveteraverunt ossa mea, dum clamarem tota die.
Quoniam die ac nocte gravata est super me manus tua,
conversus sum in aerumna mea, dum configitur spina.
Delictum meum cognitum tibi feci, et injustitiam meam non abscondi.
Dixi: Confitebor adversum me injustitiam meam Domino; et tu remisisti impietatem peccati mei.
Pro hac orabit ad te omnis sanctus in tempore opportuno.
Verumtamen in diluvio aquarum multarum, ad eum non approximabunt.
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About Dixi confitebor
Orlando di Lasso's Dixi confitebor is a powerful motet for three male voices, TTB. The music opens with a declamatory opening, before unfolding into a rich, polyphonic texture. Lasso sets a Latin text drawn from Psalm 32, a penitential psalm expressing heartfelt confession of sin and the joyful assurance of divine forgiveness. The composer's sensitive word-setting vividly portrays the psalmist's suffering and eventual relief, with moments of intense chromaticism giving way to soaring, confident lines. This sacred motet offers ample opportunity for expressive and dynamic choral singing.
