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This setting of Psalm 112 (Blessed is the man who fears the Lord) was first published in Monteverdi's 1641 collection Selva Morale e Spirituali. It is a superb example of the composer's dramatic style, contrasting pairs or small groups of voices with the full weight of the chorus, a characteristic feature of the Baroque period. It is scored for six-part chorus and soloists, with organ, basso continuo and two obbligato violin parts, which have been replaced with recorders in our performance.
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