Tempo change? What does that mean?
Psalm Tunes - A thread for sharing and requesting recommended psalm tunes or audio of psalmody
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Logan
Puritan Board Graduate
Change the pace at which you sing. Sing verses 1-21 slowly and solemnly and when you get to verse 22, change the speed you sing to something quicker, without changing the tune. It can really fit a change in mood.
Which tune tbough? I don't think that'd work well with bangor.
Logan
Puritan Board Graduate
I just took a look a Bangor. I think that even with that tune, changing the tempo changes the mood, particularly combined with the words. Personally I would be willing to sing through the entirety of the psalm with that tune.
Wonderkins
Puritan Board Freshman
Are you using the 1650 for this? If it were me I would use the tune from How Sweet And Aweful Is The Place. I don't know the tune name. But it's a great tune that works fast and slow.
Yes. I got a copy of the John Brown Psalter from Grange Press (the publisher of the Presbytery of the United States in the FCC).
darrellmaurina
Puritan Board Freshman
I know most of the comments here reference the Scots Psalter, but I wanted to give a shout-out to Pastor Kwangyoung Park, mission worker at Bethel Canadian Reformed Church in metro Toronto, for sending me a link to a complete set of the Genevan Psalter tunes in Korean. Even for those who don't speak Korean, these tunes are in a single male voice with the musical scores, and for that reason, can be very helpful in learning the Genevan tunes in English.
Far and away the largest number of confessional Calvinists today are in Korea, a country that it's almost certain John Calvin had never heard of when he commissioned the Genevan Psalter in 1539. May their number of psalm-singers increase.
Far and away the largest number of confessional Calvinists today are in Korea, a country that it's almost certain John Calvin had never heard of when he commissioned the Genevan Psalter in 1539. May their number of psalm-singers increase.
C4MERON
Puritan Board Freshman
St Columba
Naomi, Sheffield, Old 22nd, Praetorious to name a few of the recommended ones. Check them out online to see if you like any of them.
TylerRay
Puritan Board Graduate
The FCC split-leaf has the following divisions and tune recommendations. Might be a good starting place.
1-4 to Dunfermline or Belgrave
5-14 to Effingham or Weymouth
15-18 to Newington
19-37 to Tiverton
38-52 to Durham
James Murray
Puritan Board Freshman
I have a YouTube page called Play it again, Psalm where I post videos of Psalmody tunes and their harmonies. It shows each of the parts individually for those that want to learn any of the parts by ear.
EmilyF
Puritan Board Freshman
Finally I know who is behind it! I really enjoy them and would love to see more. Do you just take them from the staff notation books?
James Murray
Puritan Board Freshman
That's encouraging to hear. I use the staff from the newest editions of the Scottish Psalter and Sing Psalms. Older editions can have some major differences. I've been meaning to add some more to the channel so if anybody has any requests then let me know.
EmilyF
Puritan Board Freshman
I see, I was wondering if you just copied them or if you edited them at all. If you're doing that, you must be musical – I was wondering if there are descant lines and asked an FC(C) friend about it, but she only had some from old hymn books. My voice is very high and I can usually only sing loudly with the pitch range of the melody and higher, but I'd love to create a harmony on tunes for which my church doesn't harmonise. I've tried to work out my own, but I'm just not good enough at harmonies. The advice I've received so far has been to sing the tenor at a higher octave, but if you have any resources that would be much appreciated. I also wonder if there are parts for new/uncommon tunes you have come across like Zenka, but if you are not from FP I don't think others sing them very much (though probably have your own). I suppose we'll just have to make our own somehow!
