• Psalms

    Psalm 57.
    Miserere mei, Deus

    The recording below is based on the Sarum Psalm tones as presented in the St. Dunstan’s Plainsong Psalter. It is chanted to Tone VIII 6. The Choir of Peterborough Cathedral sings a setting of this Psalm in an Anglican chant based on music by Henry Purcell (1659-1695). The choir is conducted by Andrew Reid and accompanied on the organ by David Humphreys. Psalm 57 is sung here by the Choir of Lichfield Cathedral in a setting by William Hine (1687-1730). Jonathan Rees-Williams conducts, Mark Shepherd accompanies at the organ.

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    Psalm 2.
    Quare fremuerunt gentes?

    Plainchant settingAnglican chant setting by Heathcote Dicken Statham (1889–1973)Anglican chant setting by John Bertalot (born 1931) 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 III A 4. When viewed directly on YouTube, this video also presents commentary on the text of this Psalm. The Norwich Cathedral Choir sings Psalm 2 to a chant composed by Heathcote Dicken Statham (1889–1973). Michael Nicholas conducts, with Neil Taylor at the organ. Anglican chant setting by John Bertalot (born 1931) Below is a recording of the Choir of Exeter Cathedral singing a setting of Psalm 2 by…

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    Psalm 47.
    Omnes gentes, plaudite manibus

    On this page Plainchant settingAnglican chant setting by Henry SmartAnglican chant setting by William CrotchChristopher Tye, Omnes gentes plaudite manibusGiovanni Gabrieli, Omnes gentes plaudite manibusOrlando Gibbons, O clap your handsRalph Vaughan Williams, O clap your handsPhilip Moore, O clap your hands 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 VII 6. Anglican chant setting by Henry Smart In the recording below, Psalm 47 is sung is to an Anglican chant setting by Henry Smart (1813-1879). It is sung by the Hereford Cathedral Choir, conducted by Roy Massey and accompanied by Geraint Bowen at…

  • Psalms

    Psalm 46.
    Deus noster refugium et virtus

    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 3. Since Martin Luther’s “A Mighty Fortress is our God” is a paraphrase of Psalm 46, Luther’s own melody for that confident hymn has long been used as the basis for Anglican chant rendering of the Psalm. It is sung here by the Durham Cathedral Choir directed by James Lancelot, with Ian Shaw playing the organ.

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    Psalm 45.
    Eructavit cor meum

    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 VIII 1. Anglican chant setting Below is a setting of Psalm 45 chanted to a setting by Barry Ferguson (b. 1942), who here directs the Choir of Rochester Cathedral, accompanied by Roger Sayer at the organ.