St Dunstan plainsong psalter
  • ryandryand
    Posts: 1,640
    http://www.andrewespress.com/dunstan.html

    Anybody have experience with this? Never seen it mentioned here. I came across it searching for St Dunstan (my confirmation saint) and this popped up. The picture and description are enticing, but unfortunately the PDF examples don't display correctly.

    Seems like an interesting website in general.
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  • ryandryand
    Posts: 1,640
    They sell this too
    http://www.lulu.com/shop/john-mason-neale/the-hymnal-noted/paperback/product-13031119.html


    And their info section describes:
    LANCELOT Andrewes Press is the publishing arm of the Fellowship of Saint Dunstan, a non-profit organization for the advancement of historic Christian orthodoxy, as expressed by the liturgical and devotional usages of traditional English Christianity (particularly as embodied in the texts of traditional editions of the Book of Common Prayer, the 1611 Authorised Version Bible, and related texts, commentaries, hymnals and chant books).

    The Press is named after Lancelot Andrewes (1555 – 1626), sometime Bishop of Winchester – a pious soul, an eminent divine, an insightful preacher, a learned scholar, a careful biblical exegete, an accomplished linguist and a devoted pastor. Bishop Andrewes is remembered chiefly for his sublime sermons (lately admired and interpreted by Russian Orthodox theologian Nicholas Lossky for their patristic quality and profound affinities with Eastern Orthodox theology and liturgical texts). Andrewes is also well known for his Preces Privatae ("Private Prayers," compiled by him from Greek, Latin and Hebrew texts) as well as his important role as a head translator of the 1611 Authorised Version ("King James") Bible.


    Cool.
  • ScottKChicago
    Posts: 349
    I've got two copies of the St. Dunstan Plainsong Psalter (the better to chant the psalms along with someone else), and it's a fascinating, informative, useful, well-produced psalter. Rich treasury of psalm tones from several sources.

    I also often use my copy of The Hymnal Noted to chant the appropriate hymn during the Office.

    Lancelot Andrewes Press does a fine job with their publications.
  • M. Jackson Osborn
    Posts: 8,414
    I could not more heartily recommend this book, and have done so numerous times on this forum. One could not ask for a better way to begin and end choir rehearsals and teach one's singers the niceties of unison singing and diction. If not found in the pews, it should at least be issued to every member of choirs and scholas.
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