Dixit Dominus a 16

Cristoforo Caresana’s Dixit Dominus sets the opening verses of Psalm 109, a powerful text of divine authority and kingship. The psalm speaks of the Lord establishing his chosen one at his right hand, granting him dominion over his enemies, and investing him with eternal priesthood. Caresana’s setting is for an antiphonal choir of sixteen voices, divided into four SATB groups, creating a grand and resonant soundscape perfectly suited to the psalm’s majestic pronouncements. The Latin text’s declaration of God’s ultimate power and the eternal reign of his anointed is amplified by the scale and spatial separation of the vocal forces.