The Anglican Chant Psalter

Name: The Anglican Chant Psalter
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780898691351
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By Alec Wyton

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The Anglican Chant Psalter presents all one hundred fifty psalms from The Book of Common Prayer translation, elegantly set to Anglican chant. It features the traditional "speech rhythm" pointing from The Parish Psalter of England, refined by Ray Francis Brown during his time as Director of Music at The General Theological Seminary, New York City. The Standing Commission on Church Music endorsed Brown's pointing principles used in this collection. A brief introduction explains the art of chanting, accompanied by performance notes to guide readers in proper reading of the pointing.
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Ideal for church musicians, choral directors, and those involved in Anglican liturgy seeking an authoritative and traditional resource for chanting the psalms.

Description

An entire psalter of one hundred fifty psalms in The Book of Common Prayer translation set to Anglican chant, following the time-honoured "speech rhythm" pointing of The Parish Psalter from England. This method was refined by Ray Francis Brown during his thirty-year tenure as Director of Music at The General Theological Seminary in New York City. The Standing Commission on Church Music adhered to Brown's principles in pointing the psalms of this book.

A brief introduction provides a description of chanting, and the performance notes are helpful with the specifics of reading pointing.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780898691351

Publisher: Church Publishing Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 January 1987

Country: United States

Imprint: Church Publishing Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 342

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About the Author

Alec Wyton (1921-2007) was an organist, choirmaster, composer, and teacher whose career included two decades as organist and choirmaster at New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine. He was adjunct professor of Sacred Music at Union Theological Seminary (1956-73) and visiting professor at Union Theological Seminary (1965-73). Dr. Wyton left the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in 1974 to become organist-choirmaster of St. James' Church in New York City. At that time he also became coordinator of the Standing Commission on Church Music which produced The Hymnal 1982 for the Episcopal Church. Complementing a new prayer book which had come out in 1979, it replaced a 1940 hymnal and has been used by Episcopal churches across the U.S. ever since. Dr. Wyton founded the Church Music Department at the Manhattan School of Music in 1984, serving as chairman until 1990.