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Dixit Dominus
Staff Notation • Sacred, Vesper Psalms
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Dixit Dominus by Samuel Friedrich Capricornus — 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
Samuel Friedrich Capricornus's Dixit Dominus is a setting of Psalm 109 (110) in Latin, a psalm traditionally sung at Vespers. This sacred work for SSATTBB voices explores themes of divine power, kingship, and the eternal priesthood. The text opens with the Lord's declaration to his Anointed, promising dominion over his enemies and establishing his everlasting priestly office according to the order of Melchisedech. Capricornus's setting likely reflects the grandeur and authority described in the psalm, using the rich textures available to an eight-part choir to convey the dramatic pronouncements and divine majesty.
