Westminster Cathedral Psalm Tones
  • Andrew Coyne
    Posts: 42
    Hello All,
    I'm looking for info about the psalm tones used at Westminster Cathedral (London) for the Divine Office and responsorial psalm singing during Mass.

    I've listened to some recordings in which they use a modified form of the gregorian tones when chanting in English. I would be really curious to know how they have modified the tones, because it just sounds so much better (and less awkward) then trying to adapt the English texts without any modifications to the tones.
  • BenBen
    Posts: 3,114
    Not sure what they use there, but here's a great set of adaptations of the Gregorian tones.

    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/37168606/English-Gregorian-Psalm-Tones-Esguerra.pdf
    Thanked by 2barnabus1898 CHGiffen
  • barnabus1898barnabus1898
    Posts: 91
    Thanks Ben!
  • BruceL
    Posts: 1,072
    Andrew, if you google "Graduale Parvum", you'll find them in that PDF. You just have to look, but I believe the tones are like 2/3s of the way through. Hope that helps!
    Thanked by 1noel jones, aago
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