Dixit Dominus (Ps 109), a psalm setting for double choir, is one of Vivaldi’s most significant sacred works. In it, he takes up the old Venetian polychoral tradition, combining its compositional techniques with those of the instrumental concerto, the cantata and the opera. The broadly conceived cycle of movements, consisting of eight psalm verses and the doxology, is characterized by an expansive arch of tonalities connecting the two framing outer movements in D major (these are also thematically related): "Dixit Dominus" and "Gloria Patri." The contrasting and varied inner movements are perfect examples of Vivaldi’s skill in vividly portraying linguistic figures in music.
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- Dixit Dominus
- Donec ponam
- Virgam virtutis
- Tecum principum
- Juravit Dominus
- Dominus a dextris tuis
- Judicabit in nationibus
- De torrente in via
- Gloria patri
- Sicut erat in principio
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, Introductory text, englishhtml file, Introductory text, english (Sample)Abridged Foreword of the Edition Carus 40.007Klaus Hofmann
Translation: John CoombsThe present setting of the psalm Dixit Dominus (Psalm 109 taken from the Vulgate) must be considered one of the most important worksin Vivaldi’s church music. It is written for double chorus. Thus Vivaldi picked up Venice’s old poly-choral tradition, the composing techniques of which he united with those of the instrumental concerto, the cantata and the opera. The wide arc of the broadly set cyclical group of numbers, comprising eight psalm verses and the doxology, is spanned bytheuse of the D-major key relationship to connect the two thematically related numbers Dixit Dominus (1) and Gloria Patri (9). In these two numbers depiction of the words of the text becomes subordinated to the expression of festive splendour and majestic brillance. But then the second number, Donec ponam inimicos with its descending melodic figures that impressively symbolize the fall of God’s enemies, immediately offers an example of the concrete imagery to which Vivaldi was capable. Among the numbers assigned to solo voices, the duet Virgam virtutis tuae (3) stands out in particular; its text inspired
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, Introductory text, germanhtml file, Introductory text, german (Sample)Gekürztes Vorwort der Ausgabe Carus 40.007
Klaus Hofmann
Die Psalmvertonung Dixit Dominus (Psalm 109 nach Vulgata) ist zu den bedeutendsten Leistungen des Kirchenkomponisten Vivaldi zu rechnen. Sie ist doppelchörig angelegt. Vivaldi knüpft hier an die alte venezianische Tradition der Mehrchörigkeit an, deren kompositorische Techniken er mit solchen des Instrumentalkonzerts, der Kantate und der Oper verbindet. Der breit angelegte, die acht Psalmverse und die Doxologie umfassende Satzzyklus steht unter einem tonartlich weit ausgreifenden Spannungsbogen, der die beiden auch thematisch aufeinander bezogenen D-Dur- Sätze Dixit Dominus (1) und Gloria Patri (9) miteinander verbindet. In den beiden Rahmensätzentritt die bildhafte Darstellung der Textworte hinter dem allgemeinen Ausdruck festlicher Pracht und majestätischen Glanzes zurück. Doch bietet gleich der zweite Satz “Donec ponam inimicos”, dessen abwärts gerichtete Melodiegesten eindrücklich das Niedersinken der Feinde Gottes versinnbildlichen, ein Beispiel dafür, welcher konkreten Bildhaftigkeit Vivaldi fähig ist. Unter den für Vokalsolisten bestimmten Sätzen ragt besonders das Duett Virgam virtutis tuae
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, originalhtml file, singing text, original (Sample)1. Dixit Dominus (due Cori)
Dixit Dominus Domino meo:
2. Donec ponam inimicos tuos (due Cori)
sede a dextris meis.Donec ponam inimicos tuos
3. Virgam virtutis tuae (due soprani)
scabellum pedum tuorum.Virgam virtutis tuae emittet Dominus ex Sion:
4. Tecum principium (Alto)
dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum.Tecum principium in die virtutis tuae
5. Juravit Dominus (due Cori)
in splendoribus sanctorum:
ex utero ante luciferem genui te.Juravit Dominus et non paenitebit eum:
6. Dominus a dextris tuis (Tenore e Basso)
Tu es sacerdos in aeternum
secundum ordinem Melchisedech.Dominus a dextris tuis,
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, english translationhtml file, singing text, english translation (Sample)1. Dixit Dominus (due Cori)
The Lord said unto my Lord:
2. Donec ponam inimicos tuos (due Cori)
sit thou at my right hand.Until I make thine enemies
3. Virgam virtutis tuae (due soprani)
thy footstool.The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion:
4. Tecum principium (Alto)
rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power
5. Juravit Dominus (due Cori)
in the beauties of holiness: from the womb
of the morning thou hast the dew of thy youth.The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent:
6. Dominus a dextris tuis (Tenore e Basso)
Thou art a priest for ever
after the order of Melchizedek.The Lord at thy right hand,
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, german translationhtml file, singing text, german translation (Sample)1. Dixit Dominus (due Cori)
Der Herr sprach zu meinem Herrn:
2. Donec ponam inimicos tuos (due Cori)
Setze dich zu meiner Rechten,bis ich deine Feinde
3. Virgam virtutis tuae (due soprani)
zum Schemel deiner Füße mache.Der Herr wird das Zepter deiner Macht
4. Tecum principium (Alto)
ausstrecken aus Zion.
Herrsche mitten unter deinen Feinden!Wenn du dein Heer aufbietest, wird dir dein Volk
5. Juravit Dominus (due Cori)
willig folgen in heiligem Schmuck. Deine Söhne
werden dir geboren wie der Tau aus der Morgenröte.Der Herr hat geschworen,
6. Dominus a dextris tuis (Tenore e Basso)
und es wird ihn nicht gereuen:
Du bist ein Priester ewiglich
nach der Weise Melchisedeks....
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Antonio Vivaldi
| 1678-1741Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque period.
It is assumed that his father, who was a musician himself, was responsible for Vivaldi's musical education. However, he began his professional career as a priest, which earned him the nickname Il prete rosso (the red-haired priest).
From 1703, Vivaldi worked intermittently as a violin teacher and composer at the Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage for girls in Venice, until shortly before his death. Initially, he also worked there as a priest, but relinquished this role after three years. He wrote numerous chamber music works and concertos for his pupils at the Pietà. The famous Four Seasons are particularly well-known and often performed today. Vivaldi also composed sacred and secular vocal music and was an opera composer and director.
Of over 800 works known today, only 135 were published during Vivaldi's lifetime. After his death, Vivaldi's compositions were initially largely forgotten. Many of his works were rediscovered and published, particularly in the 20th century. Among them is the Gloria in D RV 589, the very first sheet music edition published by Carus-Verlag.
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Vivaldi, Antonio: Dixit RV 594
Zur Ergänzung der Beschreibung dieses Werks ... sei erwähnt, dass die feine Sopran- Arie „De torrente”, in der die wellige, melodische Kurve der Violinen (die so gut den Gesang des Baches imitiert) vom Sopran übernommen wird und so eine Reihe von Vokalisen bildet, die die Flexibilität der Stimme fordern. Das abschließende „Sicut erat” im principio mit reichem Kontrapunkt ist auch eine gute Gesangsübung für alle Stimmen. Diese im Jahr 1978 erschienene Partitur ist wegen der ästhetischen und praktischen Aspekte des Formats und der Notation sehr zu loben.
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