Psalms and Musical adaptation

Ben
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edited November 2024 in English Forum


I am gearing up to teach a class on Psalms. I'm looking for a
resource or list that can help me find medieval/classical adaptions of
Psalms, like Allegri's Miserere Mei (Psalm 51), etc. Basically, if it's
in English, it's too new.

Anyone know of anything like that?

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  • HJ. van der Wal
    HJ. van der Wal Member Posts: 1,790 ✭✭✭

    Ben said:

    Basically, if it's
    in English, it's too new.

    The first resource that comes to my mind is a book in German:

    Sönke Remmert, Bibeltexte in der Musik. Ein Verzeichnis ihrer Vertonungen [Dienst am Wort 74] Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1996.

  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 55,120
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/391571#Comment_391571

    http://musicasacra.com/

    or the blog et.al. at http://religiousaffections.org/articles/articles-on-music/ancient-and-early-medieval-settings-of-psalm-130/ would provide some hints  or useful links at http://www.music.princeton.edu/chant_html/ You should be able to trace other sources from these. If you want a list of recordings in various styles of chant let me know.

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  • BKMitchell
    BKMitchell Member Posts: 659 ✭✭✭

    Ben said:I am gearing up to teach a class on Psalms. I'm looking for a
    resource or list that can help me find medieval/classical adaptions of
    Psalms,

    Hello Ben,

    take a look at the following. This is the first line of Psalms one, notice the symbols in red. Those red symbols are notation called te'amim in Hebrew and in English called cantillation marks. These markets are used for chanting the Bible.

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    For, MP3's of Traditional adaptions of the te'amim above go to:

    1. http://torahforme.org/
    2. Then scroll down till you see Tehilim Lein and click on the linked phrase which will bring up MP3 files of some one Leining(chanting) the Tehilim (Psalms) in Hebrew


    Also, the fabulous  Chanting the Hebrew Bible The Complete Guide to the Art of Cantillation (link) By Joshua R. Jacobson will be of help, too!

     

     


    If, you're in need of something cheaper then try The Art of Cantillation, Vol. 2: A Step-By-Step Guide to Chanting Haftarot and Mgilot with CD (Audio) Josee Wolff Marshall Portnoy  this covers the tunes and the musical notation used for chanting books outside of the Torah, like the Psalms.

     


    For, Classical adaptions from the Baroque period  you must try searching on Salamone Rossi.

    Here are a few of his Psalms adaptions:

     

    Haleluyah. Ashrei ish yare et
    Adonai (8v) Ps.112 -- Milnes Vol.I,

    • Haleluyah.
      Haleli nafshi (4v) Ps.146 -- Milnes Vol.I,

    • Haleluyah.
      Ode Adonai (8v) Ps.111 -- Milnes Vol.I,

    • Lamnatseah 'al hasheminit
      (3v) Ps.12 -- Milnes Vol.II,

    • Mizmor
      le'Asaf. Elohim nitsav (3v) Ps.82 -- Milnes Vol.I,

    • Mizmor
      leDavid. Havu l'Adonai (6v) Ps.29 -- Milnes Vol.I,

    • Mizmor
      letoda (5v) Ps.100 -- Milnes Vol.II,

    • Mizmor
      shir leyom hashabat (6v) Ps.92 -- Milnes Vol.I,

    • Odekha
      ki'anitani (6v) Ps.118:21-24 -- Milnes Vol.II,

    • Shir
      hama'alot. Ashrei kol yere Adonai (3v) Ps.128 -- Milnes Vol.II,

    • Shir
      hama'alot. Ashrei kol yere Adonai (5v) Ps.128 -- Milnes Vol.II,

    • Shir
      hama'alot. Ashrei kol yere Adonai (6v) Ps.128 -- Milnes Vol.II,

    • Shir
      hama'alot. Beshuv Adonai (5v) Ps.126 - Milnes Vol.II,

    • Shir
      hama'alot leDavid. Lulei Adonai (6v) Ps.124 Milnes Vol.II,

     

    Check out (You can find these on CD at Amazon.com or you can listen to them on Youtube

    The Songs of Solomon, Volume
    1: Music for the Sabbath.     Pro Gloria Musicae PGM 108



    Salamone Rossi: The Songs of Solomon Vol. 2: Holiday and Festival Music by Rossi, New York Baroque and Milnes
    (1997)



    Salamone Rossi: The Songs of Solomon, Vol. 2 by Salomone Rossi, Edward Brewer, Kathy Theil, Bente Vist and Mark Bleeke
    (2001)

     

    And of course try:


    Chants Mystique: Hidden Treasures Of A Living Tradition CD by Alberto Mizrahi

     

     


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