Psalmody

Paul R. Buckley, The Dallas Morning News, The Year's Best Music, December 29, 2001
Many of us have waited a long time to hear a contemporary Christian recording like this. Nothing but Psalms here.

Product Description
King James Version translation of twelve Psalms from the Holy Bible are set to contemporary music.

Psalmody

Psalmody,David/Asaph Project,The David/Asaph Project,King James Version translation of twelve of the Psalms in the Holy Bible are set to contemporary music with classical music influences and rock.,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Chant Wars

Chant Wars Sequentia (Benjamin Bagby) , and Dialogos (Katarina Livljanic) Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Aquitania Lost Songs of a Rhineland Harper [Hybrid SACD] Edda - An Icelandic Saga - Myths From Medieval Iceland / Sequentia Shining Light, Music from Aquitanian Monasteries The Rheingold Curse: A Germanic Saga of Greed and Revenge from the Medieval Icelandic Edda ASIN: B000B6ALWU Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

1. Gregorius praesul (trope: Prologus antiphonarii)
2. Ad dominum dum tribularer (gradual, Roman 'schola chant')
3. In convertendo dominus (Roman psalmody 'in directum')
4. Venite, populi (Gallican antiphon 'ad communicandum')
5. Domine, exaudi orationem meam (tractus from St. Gall)
6. Natus ante saecula (sequence by Notker of St. Gall)
7. Alleluia: Prosechete laos (Alleluia in Greek)
8. Saepe expugnaverunt (tractus)
9. Deus enim firmavit (offertorium)
10. Laudate Dominum ('alleluiaticum')
11. A solis ortu usque ad occidua (lament on the death of Charlemagne, 814)
12. Collegerunt pontifices (processional antiphon)
13. Christus vincit (Laudes regiae: acclamations for the emperor)

Customer Reviews:

Chant Wars.......2006-10-12

I've been a fan of Gregorian Chant for over 40 years and I think this recording is the most beautiful and satisfying I have ever heard. If you don't have an SACD player, get one.

Average customer rating: Very Pretty It grows on you American and English Psalmody A good introduction to some little-known music

Make A Joyful Noise: American Psalmody Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Early American Choral Music, Vol. 1 Wake Ev'ry Breath - Music of William Billings Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2 Rivers of Delight (American Folk Hymns From the Sacred Harp Tradition) Lost Music of Early America: Music of the Moravians ASIN: B0000030FK Release Date: 1996-07-16

Tracks:

1. An Anthem Of Praise
2. Chesterfield
3. Newburgh
4. Crucifixion
5. Invitation
6. Montague
7. Providence
8. New Jordan
9. The Dying Christian's Last Farewell
10. Washington - Washington
11. Sunderland
12. Heroism
13. Richmond
14. Macedonia
15. Ode On Martyrdom
16. Summons
17. Middletown

Customer Reviews:

Very Pretty.......2006-10-12

Nice collection of very pretty songs of praise to the Almighty YHWH GOD and our Lord, Jesus Christ. Simple songs, beautifully displayed and sung.

It grows on you.......2005-04-25

I'd like to echo what Mr. Cole wrote 6 years ago: the apparent youth of the singers is a benefit. This CD grows on you. It has staying power, variety, honesty, vigor... and sopranos that excel. Listen to what offsetting effect they have against the young basses on track 2, Chesterfield. Or the seductive tracks 5 and 13.

The choir members are now pushing 50 years old. I would like to thank them for the pleasure and joyous renewal that they give so many years after these performances.

American and English Psalmody.......2003-01-24

The music of American psalmodists such as Billings and Belcher, while it does represent some of the great achievements of the psalmody tradition, is not the whole of this tradition. The fuging tune and related music (anthems etc.) stem originally from English psalmody (the "West Gallery tradition"), the works of men such as William Tans'ur and Aaron Williams. They, their music and the people who sang it in England, as in the US, were very much not of the elite: they were of "the folk", hence their folk music. Pieces by Tans'ur can be found, for those who are interested, in US psalmodies still in print, such as "Harmonia Sacra"

A good introduction to some little-known music.......1999-03-09

I first heard this recording on an old scratchy LP in a college course on American music. Like most people, I was ignorant of the existence of 'fuging tunes', which are an odd and uniquely American blend of baroque counterpoint and homespun harmonies. This extended polyphony is often tacked onto the end of the homophonic chorales or hymns which constitute the standard fare of modern American Protestant church services (and are often boring and bland by comparison, in my opinion). What was in Europe a past-time for the elite became music for the masses in the New World: These tunes were sung not by choirs but by congregations, and proliferated in folk tunebooks such as the 'Southern Harmony', which still survives today.

The performance by the Oregon State group is youthful and exuberant... Overall intonation and clarity are excellent, while vocal technique is somewhat unrefined (this is actually appropriate, given the origins of this music). If you've never experienced early American vocal music, you will be surprised and pleased with this recording.

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Fairest Isle - An New National Songbook (English Orpheus, Vol 47) /Bott * Cornwell * Psalmody * Parley of Instruments * Holman Manufacturer: Hyperion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Arne | Arne, Thomas Augustin | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004S3BE Release Date: 2000-04-11

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Haydn and his English Friends (English Orpheus, Vol 48) /Psalmody * Parley of Instruments * Holman Charles Burney , Johan Arnold Dahmen , John Foster , Franz Joseph Haydn , William Shield , John Stafford Smith , Samuel Webbe , Parley of Instruments , and Peter Holman Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004WMWP Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

1. What Art Expresses (Dr. Harrington's Compliment)
2. Blest Be The Name Of Jacob's God
3. Maker Of All! Be Thou My Guard
4. O Let Me In Th' Accepted Hour
5. Horrible Is The End Of Th' Unrighteous Generation
6. Tell Us, O Women
7. The Emperor's Hymn
8. Give To God Our Thankful Songs
9. Where, Lord, Shall I My Refuge See?
10. My God, My King, With Joyful View
11. Hear My Prayer, O Lord
12. O Thou That Dwellest In The Highest Heavens
13. Ye Winged Inhabitants Of The Grove
14. Long Life Shall Israel's King Behold
15. How Oft, Instinct With Warmth Divine
16. The Lord, Th' Almighty Monarch, Spake
17. The God Of Gods, The Lord, Hath Call'd

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Vital Spark of Heav'nly Flame - churches & chapels 1760-1 (English Orpheus, Vol 44) /Psalmody * Parley of Instruments * Holman Manufacturer: Hyperion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000063BS Release Date: 1998-04-14

Tracks:

1. This is the day the Lord hath made
2. Vital spark of heav'nly flame
3. When rising from the bed of death
4. The Lord is risen
5. Alas! and did my Saviour bleed?
6. Yes! the Redeemer rose
7. Angels, roll the rock away
8. I heard a voice from heaven
9. Unveil thy bossom, faithful tomb
10. Christ being raised from the dead
11. Might I in thy sight appear
12. O Lord, what is man!
13. Spirit, leave thine house of clay
14. Rejoice, the Lord is King
15. Now is Christrisen from the dead

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Chant: Tenebrae Factea Sunt; Alleluia Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B00001P4RA Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

1. Responsories
2. Hymns
3. Antiphons
4. Gospel Tone
5. Laudes seu Acclamationes
6. Gradual : Flores apparuerunt
7. Alleluia - Communions
8. Antiphon - Ave verum Corpus
9. Antiphonal Psalmody
10. Marian Antiphons

Amazon.com

Decades before the "chant" phenomenon shook the classical charts, the London Choir of the Carmelite Priory released this solemn disc of prayers and hymns. The 1961 sonics add a slight recording hiss to the CD, but the performances are still memorable and every bit as impressive as the more famous Benedictine monk recording. As part of the Penguin Classics series of music, liner notes by author Kathleen Norris (Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith) explain her love for this music. Chant aficionados won't be disappointed. --Jason Verlinde

Average customer rating: Duplicate of 'Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2' Great recording reissued

Goostly Psalmes: Anglo-American Psalmody From 1550 to 1800 Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2 ASIN: B0000007EJ Release Date: 1996-04-10

Tracks:

1. Colchester ('O' twas a joyful sound to hear') - W. Tans'ur
2. The Humble Suit Of A Sinner ('O Lord of whom I do depend') - J. Farmer
3. The Lamentation Of A Sinner('O Lord turne not away thy face') - W. Parsons
4. Humble Complaint Of A Sinner('Where righteousness doth say') - J. Dowland
5. Brevity ('Man, born of woman') - A. Wood
6. Southwell ('O God, to rescue me') - Anonymous
7. Watford ('How long wilt thou forget me, Lord') - B. West
8. 'The beauty of Is'rel is slain' - W. Knapp
9. Thomas-Town ('Great God, how frail a Thing is Man') - W. BIllings
10. Chester ('Let tyrants shake their iron rod') - W. BIllings
11. Chesterfield ('Death may dissolve my body now') - W. BIllings
12. 'Who is this that cometh from Edom?' - W. BIllings
13. Worcester ('How beauteous are their feet?) - A. Wood
14. Amanda ('Death like an overflowing steam') - J. Morgan
15. Montgomery (' Early my God, without delay') - J. Morgan
16. Windham ('Broad is the road that leads to death') - D. Reed
17. Ode On Music ('Decend, ye Nine!') - O. Holden
18. All Saints ('O if the Lord would come and meet') - A. Hall
19. Rainbow ('Tis by thy strength the mountains stand') - T. Swan
20. Schenectady ('From all that dwell below the skies') - T. Swan
21. Greenwich ('Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I') - D. Read
22. Decay ('My days are as the grass') - S. Jenks
23. Evening Hymn ('The day is past and gone') - E. West

Customer Reviews:

Duplicate of 'Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2'.......2004-02-21

Please note this CD is identical to another His Majestie's Clerkes CD, "Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2 (Anglo-American Psalmody: 1550-1800)" but with a different cover and name! I bought both and was irritated to discover this. The other version is cheaper, so I would suggest getting that one.

Great recording reissued.......2003-03-22

This is great choral singing, and if you missed it in this incarnation, all is not lost. It has been reissued by Harmonia Mundi's budget label, Classical Express as "Early American Choral Music vol 2 Anglo-American Psalmody 1550-1800". Texts of the songs aren't in the booklet but can be downloaded from the label's website.

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While Shepherds Watched - Christmas Music from English Parish Churches 1740-1830 /Psalmody * Parley of Instruments * Holman Manufacturer: Hyperion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Handel: Trio Sonatas, Op. 2 ASIN: B000002ZYY Release Date: 1996-11-08

Tracks:

1. While Sheperds Watched Their Flocks By Night
2. Let An Anthem Of Praise
3. While Sheperds Watched Their Flocks By Night
4. Pastorale (Concerto In E Flat, Op. 3/4)
5. Hark! How All The Welkin Rings
6. Hush! My Dear, Lie Still And Slumber
7. As Sheperds Watched Their Fleecy Care
8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
9. While Sheperds Watched Their Flocks By Night
10. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Georgia)
11. There Were Sheperds Abibing In The Field
12. Rondo On 'God rest you merry gentlemen'
13. Angel From The Realm Of Glory
14. Hymning Seraphs Wake The Morning
15. While Sheperds Watched Their Flocks By Night

Average customer rating: A Beautiful Album! This is a wonderfully enlightening album! Psalmody: Sing a New Song

Psalmody The David , and Asaph Project Manufacturer: The David/Asaph Project ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005B094 Release Date: 2001-01-03

Tracks:

1. Psalm 94
2. Psalm 123
3. Psalm 111
4. Psalm 3
5. Psalm 93
6. Psalm 108
7. Psalm 1
8. Psalm 66, vs. 1-4
9. Psalm 11
10. Psalm 29
11. Psalm 126
12. Psalm 133

Album Description

King James Version translation of twelve Psalms from the Holy Bible are set to contemporary music.

Customer Reviews:

A Beautiful Album!.......2002-06-16

It's rare that I come across an independent project and truly enjoy it from track to track. I'm definitely not a fan of "underground" music, not because I don't appreciate the hard work that these musicians have, but I have yet to find a project that truly inspires me. That's why The David/Asaph Project's Psalmody sat on my desk for over three months. I have a hard enough time keeping up with the major label releases as it is. But I finally sat down and put the CD in, thinking I would least use it as background music while working. I wound up sitting back, and literally soaking in this album. Vocalist David Albracht's incredibly unique and peaceful voice is a perfect companion to the deeply introspective instrumentations from a back-up band that features everything from acoustic and electric guitars to mandolins and cellos. The music ranges from folk to rock to classical, but the overall mood and theme of the album is never lost. The most beautiful part of this album lies in the lyrics, which are pulled word for word from the Bible. What could be more inspirational then some of the most beautiful Psalms, sung with passion and beautifully orchestrated? The album's mission, according to their website, is to inform us of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs from many walks of life, different languages, and diverse cultures which celebrate and honor the Lord Jesus Christ. Although I can't speak for everyone, it sure brought some much needed peace and tranquillity to my daily "fast-food pace" lifestyle. I give this album a long due A. --Kevin McNeese, TSRocks.com

This is a wonderfully enlightening album!.......2001-06-07

I did not know that an album like this existed until a friend of mine called and let me know about it. Psalmody is an amazing experience that lifts the spirit and moves the soul. This unique sound is also very memorable and now I can't stop humming these songs all day. I just can't say enough great things about this wonderful album other than try it and let me know what you think. It's a refreshing alternative to some of the less-inspired alternatives in this field of music.

Psalmody: Sing a New Song.......2001-05-08

Psalmody offers a new, modern treatment of the timeless Psalms. David Albracht's CD is worth a listen not only because of his new and updated approach to the Psalms, but also because of the strong instrumental music behind the melodies. This is a great CD that can help all of us pray the Psalms with memorable, singable music. Psalms 111, 66 and 133 are my favorite tracks for the simplicity of the songs and the beautiful accompaniments.

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Nativity - Christmas Music from Georgian England (English Orpheus, Vol 49) /Psalmody * Parley of Instruments * Holman Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B0000AZKK9 Release Date: 2003-12-09

Tracks:

1. Strike! Seraphs, Strike Your Harps Of Gold
2. Arise And Hail The Sacred Day
3. The Branch, The Mighty Branch Behold
4. The People That Walked In Darkness
5. Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending
6. Angelic Hymns Thy Natal Day
7. Variations On Adeste Fideles
8. Come Celebrate Th' Auspicious Morn
9. Hosanna To King David's Son
10. In Bethlem Fields As Shepherds Kept
11. Light Of Those Whose Dreary Dwelling
12. How Beauteous Are Their Feet
13. Joy To The World
14. Hark! What Mean Those Holy Voices?
15. Christians, Awake, Salute The Happy Morn
16. Angels From The Realms Of Glory
17. O Come, All Ye Faithful

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