Dixit Dominus (Score) Norbert Dufourcq fondatore nel 1975 dell’Accademia di

fondatore nel 1975 dell’Accademia di Musica Italiana per Organo

From the impressive lament on the death of Darius

scoring and for the liturgical use of individual compositions

Wade: Adeste Fidelis

but it has not been possible to discover documentary evidence to prove the correctness of this supposition

Dixit Dominus (Score) Norbert Dufourcq fondatore nel 1975 dell’Accademia diThese psalm settings are in the tradition of classical vocal polyphony as practiced in the modified a cappella style of the 17 th century (stylus gravis). Characteristic of this style is the continuo line, which generally doubles the vocal bass, only occasionally functioning independently. Despite its closeness to the tradition of the a cappella style, Carissimi proves in this psalm to be a master of the artistic expression of words, which