Ecce nunc benedicite à 16

These words, taken from Psalm 134, form a jubilant call to praise God, inviting all servants of the Lord to bless Him, especially those who serve within His house. Pietro Lappi sets this Latin text for an impressive sixteen voices, distributed across four choirs: SATB, SATB, ATTB, and SATB. The sheer scale of the forces suggests a grand and resonant sound, ideal for a large sacred space. The music likely echoes the text's exultant spirit, celebrating the divine creator of heaven and earth and calling for night-long devotion within the sacred precincts.