• Psalms

    Psalm 39.
    Dixi, Custodiam vias meas

    Plainchant setting The recording below is based on the Sarum Psalm tones as presented in the St. Dunstan’s Plainsong Psalter. It is chanted to Tone II 1. Maurice Greene, Lord, let me know mine end Maurice Greene (1696-1755) was organist of St. Paul’s Cathedral and Master of the King’s Music during the reign of George II. This anthem is based on verses from Psalm 39 (5–8, 13, 15).

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    Psalm 62.
    Nonne Deo subjecta erit anima mea?

    Plainchant settingAnglican chant setting by Stanley Vann (1910–2012)Anglican chant setting by William Boyce (1711–1779) Plainchant setting The recording below is based on the Sarum Psalm tones as presented in the St. Dunstan’s Plainsong Psalter. It is chanted to Tone IV 10. Anglican chant setting by Stanley Vann (1910–2012) The Choir of Peterborough Cathedral sings a setting of Psalm 62 composed by Stanley Vann. The conductor is Andrew Reid and the organist is David Humphreys. Anglican chant setting by William Boyce (1711–1779) In the video below, Psalm 62:1–8 is sung to a chant by William Boyce (1711–1779), organist of the Chapel Royal, 1758–79, whose body is buried in the crypt of…

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    Psalm 63.
    Deus, Deus meus

    Plainchant settingAnglican chant setting by Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941)Anglican chant setting by Andrew Millington (born 1952)Anglican chant setting by Bertram Luard-Selby (1853–1919) Plainchant setting The recording below is based on the Sarum Psalm tones as presented in the St. Dunstan’s Plainsong Psalter. It is chanted to Tone I B 10. Anglican chant setting by Henry Walford Davies (1869–1941) The Wells Cathedral Choir chants Psalm 1 in a setting by William Beale. Anthony Crossland conducts, with Christopher Brayne at the organ. Anglican chant setting by Andrew Millington (born 1952) Psalm 63 is chanted by the Choir of Guildford Cathedral, conducted by Andrew Millington with organist Geoffrey Morgan. The setting was composed…

  • Psalms

    Psalm 36.
    Dixit injustus

    Plainchant setting The recording below is based on the Sarum Psalm tones as presented in the St. Dunstan’s Plainsong Psalter. It is chanted to Tone II 1. Anglican chant setting by William Crotch (1775–1847) and William Marsh (1757–1818) Because the mood of this Psalm changes dramatically at verse 5, it is common for choirs to use two different chant settings, the first in a minor key, the second in a major key. In the recording below, the first four verses are sung to a chant by William Crotch, a noted composer associated with Oxford University and the Royal Academy of Music. The second setting — from verse 5 through the…

  • Psalms

    Psalm 11.
    In Domino confido

    Plainchant settingAnglican chant setting by Thomas Kelway (c.1695–1744)Anglican chant setting by Humphrey Clucas (born 1941) Plainchant setting The recording below is based on the Sarum Psalm tones as presented in the St. Dunstan’s Plainsong Psalter. It is chanted to Tone V 2. Anglican chant setting by Thomas Kelway (c.1695–1744) Psalm 11 is sung here by the Lichfield Cathedral Choir, conducted by Jonathan Rees-Williams with organist Mark Shepherd. The setting is by Thomas Kelway. Anglican chant setting by Humphrey Clucas (born 1941) The Exeter Cathedral Choir sings a setting of Psalm 11 composed by Humphrey Clucas. The choir is conducted by Andrew Millington and the organist is Paul Morgan.