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Number -- Status29 -- Included
Full TitleThe Ad Majorem Collection of Psalter Chants
Author(s)Anonymous
PublisherNovello and Company, London
Year of Publication1930
ISBN
Chants numbered continuouslyYes
Psalms associated with chants - Pointed text includedYes/No
Sets of chants for certain psalmsNo
Separate selections of psalms includedNo
FormatHardcopy
Sourceon loan from Mr. David Clover
Additional comments Third edition used. Alternative chants for a Psalm carry the same number. They have been given a suffix.


Table of Contents


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p-n T Key Composer Finger
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Notes
2-1 S A Stanley, R.H.   -3   2   1   2   2 (18, 8) Psalm: Venite;
2-2 S D Reinagle, Alexander Robert    0  -2  -2   9   2 (8, -) Psalm: 1;
2-3 D D Martin, George Clement    1   2   0   0  -2 (3, 2) Psalm: 2;
2-4 D A Dykes, John Bacchus   -4   2   2  -7   5 Psalm: 3; 4;
2-5 D D Dearle, Edward    0  -1   1   4   0 ( 1, 1) Psalm: 5;
4-6 S A Blow, John    2   0   2  -4   5 (2, 7) Psalm: 6(8-end; Gloria);
4-6‑A S a Blow, John    2   0   1  -3   5 ( 1, 1) Psalm: 6(1-7);
4-7 D d Fox, Joseph M.    0   5  -1  -1  -2 ( 1, 3) Psalm: 6;
4-8 D F Worgan, John   -2  -1  -2   2   1 (28, 4) Psalm: 7;
4-9 S D♭ Crotch, William   -5   2  -2   2   2 (4, 1) Psalm: 8;
6-10 S C Hayes, William   -5  -2  -1   5   2 (17, -) Psalm: Venite;
6-11 D G Bellerby, Edward Johnson    1  -3  -2   2   2 ( 1, 6) Psalm: 9;
6-12 D E♭ Attwood, Thomas    0   0   0   0   1 (34, 14) Psalm: 10;
6-13 D C Russell, William    1   2   2  -2   5 (27, 3) Psalm: 11;
7-14 D E♭ Poole, Henry James    1   2   2   1   2 ( 1, 1) Psalm: 12; 13;
7-15 D c Attwood, Thomas   -4   1  -5   5  -2 (7, -) Psalm: 14;
8-16 S C MacFarren, George Alexander    2   3   4  -5   1 (44, 1) Psalm: Venite;
8-17 D G Goss, John    0   0   0   0   5 (26, 13) Psalm: 15; 16;
8-18 D E♭ Buck, Zechariah    3  -7   2  -2   9 (3, -) Psalm: 17;
9-19 D E Second, F. W.    3   0   2 -10   1 Psalm: 18;
9-19‑A D D♭ Second, F. W.    3   0   2 -10   1 Psalm: 18; In this key suitable for Men's voices
10-20 S F King, Charles    1   4  -7   5  -7 (40, 1) Psalm: Venite;
10-21 D A Soaper, John    0   2   2   0   1 (34, 20) Psalm: 19;
10-22 D D Wellesley, Garrett Colley, Earl of Mornington    0  -2  -1   3   2 (71, 1) Psalm: 20; 21;
10-22‑A D D Battishill, Jonathan   -1  -2  -2  -2  -1 (45, 26) Psalm: 20; 21; Alternative for the preceding chant (same number)
11-23 D E♭ Ross, Roger R.    1  -1  -2  -2   2 (2, 18) Psalm: 22;
11-23‑A D E♭ Ross, Roger R.    1  -1  -2  -2   2 (2, 18) Psalm: 22; 23A: Same chant as preceding (nr. 23) with varied harmonics
11-24 S A♭ Nares, James   -1   1   2   2  -7 (37, 2) Psalm: 23;
12-25 S B♭ Dykes, John Bacchus    0  -1  -2  -2   5 ( 1, 4) Psalm: Venite;
12-26 D E♭ Elvey, George Job    3   5  -1  -2  -2 (23, 10) Psalm: 24;
12-27 D B♭ Hopkins, Edward John   -1   1  -5   0   2 (26, -) Psalm: 25;
12-28 D F Hopkins, Edward John    2   3  -1   0   1 (2, 7) Psalm: 26;
13-29 D E♭ West, Hezekia    0   5  -1  -2  -2 (19, 7) Psalm: 27;
13-30 D G Goss, John    4  -4   5  -1  -2 (9, 5) Psalm: 28;
13-31 D C Jackson, William    0   0   0   0   0 (4, 40) Psalm: 29;
14-32 S E♭ Ouseley, Frederick Arthur Gore    5  -3  -4  -3   5 (59, -) Psalm: Venite;
14-33 D A♭ Martin, George Clement   -2   2  -4  -1  -2 (22, 2) Psalm: 30;
14-34 D D♭ Lloyd, Charles Harford   -1   0  -2   0  -2 (14, 3) Psalm: 31;
15-35 D E♭ Hodges, Edward    7   0   0  -7   5 Psalm: 32;
15-36 D C Lawes, Henry    9  -2  -2  -5   2 (43, 2) Psalm: 33;
15-37 D F Wesley, Samuel Sebastian    3  -3  -4   5   0 (20, 2) Psalm: 34;
16-38 S G Purcell, Thomas   -2  -2   2   5  -2 (66, 1) Psalm: Venite;
16-39 D D Armes, Philip   -2   2   1  -1   5 (12, 8) Psalm: 35;
16-40 D G Cutler, Edward    0   0   5   2  -2 (14, -) Psalm: 36;
17-41 D F Lingard, Frederick   -2  -1  -2   2  -2 ( 1, 4)
18-42 S E♭ Rimbault, Edward Francis    1   4  -2   2  -4 (19, -) Psalm: Venite;
18-43 D c Goss, John [Beethoven, Ludwig von] {Anonymous}    0   0   0   0   2 (34, 12) Psalm: 38; After Beethoven (attribution to John Goss in Bemrose and Bennet and Marshall)
18-44 D E♭ Bayley, William    0   2   2   0   8 (32, 2) Psalm: 39;
18-45 D C Alvis, George E.    1  -1   5  -2   5 ( 1, 3) Psalm: 40;
19-46 D A♭ Nicholson, John   -1   3  -2   0   4 Psalm: 41;
19-47 D D♭ Lloyd, Charles Harford    1   4  -2   1   1 (8, 1) Psalm: 42; 43;
20-48 S A Tucker, William    5  -1   1  -5   2 (65, 2) Psalm: Venite;
20-49 D D Rowden, George Croke    1   2  -3   8  -5 (2, 2) Psalm: 44(1-9; Gloria);
20-49‑A D d Rowden, George Croke    2   2  -4   9  -5 (3, -) Psalm: 44(10-end); 54(10-end);
20-50 D C Turle, James    3   0   5  -5   5 (63, -) Psalm: 45;
21-51 D F Boyce, William    2   3  -1  -2   2 (58, 3) Psalm: 46;
22-52 D C Fetherston, G. R.    3  -2   0  -1   3 Psalm: 47; 48;
22-53 D F Walmisley, Thomas Attwood    0   0   0   1   4 (56, 1) Psalm: 49;
23-54 S B♭ Elvey, George Job    2   3  -1   1   2 (57, 1) Psalm: Venite;
23-55 D E♭ Henley, Phocion   -2  -2   9  -2  -2 (59, 2) Psalm: 50;
23-56 D c Cooke, Robert    8  -1  -2  -4   2 (77, -) Psalm: 51;
23-57 D E♭ Skeats Jr., Highmore    2   2   1  -1  -2 (2, 19) Psalm: 52;
24-58 D d Smart, Henry Thomas   -2  -3   1   2  -3 (3, -) Psalm: 53; 54;
24-59 D E♭ Rogers, Thomas    5  -2   0  -2   2 (9, 1) Psalm: 55;
25-60 S B♭ Crotch, William    2   2  -7   5  -7 (18, 1) Psalm: Venite;
25-61 D F Higgins, Edward   -2  -1   0  -2  -2 (22, 2) Psalm: 56;
25-62 D B♭ Cooke, Benjamin    2   2   1   4  -7 (44, -) Psalm: 57;
25-63 D E♭ Dearle, Edward   -5   2  -7   2   1 ( 1, 1) Psalm: 58;
25-63‑A D E♭ Dearle, Edward    3   2  -7   2   1 Psalm: 58; Alternative first bar of previous chant, if E-flat in treble be found to high as a reciting note. Results in different fingerprint, therefor separately indexed.
26-64‑A D E♭ Noble, Thomas Tertius   -2   2  -2  -2   2 (2, 1) Psalm: 59; 60;
26-64‑B D E♭ Noble, Thomas Tertius   -2   2  -2  -2   2 (2, 1) Psalm: 59; 60; Same chant as previous, set for three voices as in the "Male Voice Book"
26-65 D A♭ Jones, John   -2  -2  -1   1   0 (46, 6) Psalm: 61;
27-66 S A♭ Battishill, Jonathan   -5   9  -2   3  -1 (66, -) Psalm: Venite;
27-67 D E♭ Anonymous   -2  -2   5  -1   2 ( 1, 1) Psalm: 62; 63;
27-68 D G Garrett, George Mursell    0   0   2   0   2 (39, 12) Psalm: 64;
28-69 D E♭ Walmisley, Thomas Attwood    3  -3  -4   0   2 (18, 1) Psalm: 65; 67;
28-70 D C Dearle, Edward    0   2  -2   9   0 Psalm: 66;
29-71 S D Alcock sr., John   -1   1  -3   0  -2 (25, 6) Psalm: Venite;
29-72 D A West, Hezekia    1  -3  -2   0   2 (10, 1) Psalm: 68;
30-73‑A D D♭ Anonymous [Martin, George Clement]    4  -2   5  -2   4 Psalm: 69; Arranged in four-part harmony based on the chant in the Male Voice Chant-Book
30-73‑B D C Martin, George Clement    9  -2   5  -2   4 (3, -) Psalm: 69; Original chant as in the Male Voice Chant-Book.
30-74 D F Harwood, Basil    3  -2  -3   2  -4 (5, 2) Psalm: 70;
31-75 S C Rogers, Thomas    2   3  -1   1  -5 ( 1, 2) Psalm: Venite;
31-76 D G Lemon, John   -7   2   1   2   2 (54, 4) Psalm: 71;
31-77 D D Elvey, George Job    1   4  -2  -2  -1 (37, 6) Psalm: 72;
32-78 D F Aldrich, Henry    3  -3  -2   0   2 (35, 4) Psalm: 73;
32-79 D D♭ Poole, Henry James   -3  -2  -2   9  -4 ( 1, 4) Psalm: 74;
32-80‑A D D♭ Anonymous [Huntley, George Frederick William]   -2  -2   5  -1  -2 (5, 22) Psalm: 74; The chant from the Male Voice Chant-Book (80B) arranged in four-part harmony
32-80‑B D D♭ Anonymous [Huntley, George Frederick William]   -2  -2   5  -1  -2 (5, 22) Psalm: 74; The original chant for nr. 80A from the Male Voice Chant-Book
34-81 S A Aldrich, Henry   -2   2   1  -1  -2 (55, 12) Psalm: Venite;
34-82‑A D D Armes, Philip   -1   3  -2   0   2 (4, 2) Psalm: 75; 76; This is a the original chant in five parts
34-82‑B D D Armes, Philip   -1   3  -2   0   2 (4, 2) Psalm: 75; 76; Four-part setting of the original (five-part) chant (same number)
34-83 D F Turle, James    0   0  -2  -2  -1 (3, 1) Psalm: 77;
36-84 D D Armes, Philip   -2  -1   3  -5   2 (3, -) Psalm: 78(1-30; 53-56; 70-end);
36-85 D b Armes, Philip    5  -4  -1   4   3 (8, -) Psalm: 78(31-52; 57-69); vs. 59 starts at second half
36-86 Q F Oakeley, Herbert Stanley   -2  -2   5  -1   0 (42, 5) Psalm: 78; Last verse starts at second part; Gloria starts at third part.
38-87 S A♭ Naylor, John    3  -2  -1  -2  -2 (2, 19) Psalm: Venite;
38-88 D D♭ Turle, James    1  -1  -2   7  -7 (49, 1) Psalm: 79;
38-89 D F Atkins, Reginald A.    0  -2   3  -1  -2 (2, 5) Psalm: 80;
38-90 D C Woodward, Richard   -5  -2  -1   8  -1 (5, -) Psalm: 81;
39-91 D C Hopkins, Edward John    2  -2  -2   2  -3 (50, 8) Psalm: 82; 83;
39-92 D G Aylward (Sr.), Theodore    2   2   1  -3  -2 (13, 10) Psalm: 84; 85;
40-93 S A♭ Ouseley, Frederick Arthur Gore    0   3  -7   5   0 (35, 1) Psalm: Venite;
40-94 D E♭ Rogers, John Leman   -4   4  -2   7  -2 (30, -) Psalm: 86;
40-95 D C Wesley, Samuel   -3  -4   9  -2   4 (7, 3) Psalm: 87;
40-96 D E♭ Armes, Philip    3  -2  -1   0   1 ( 1, 5) Psalm: 88;
41-97 D F Lucas, Alan    4  -2  -2  -1  -2 ( 1, 6) Psalm: 89;
41-97‑A D C Dupuis, Thomas Saunders   -2  -2   9  -2   2 (41, 1) Psalm: 89; This chant is an alternative for the preceding chant for Psalm 89 by Alan Lucas.
42-98 S C Aylward (Sr.), Theodore   -1  -2  -2   0   2 (32, 7) Psalm: Venite;
42-99 D F Wesley, Samuel Sebastian   -2   2   1  -1   5 (19, 8) Psalm: 90;
42-100 D A Attwood, Thomas   -5  -2  -1  12   3 (31, -) Psalm: 91;
42-101 D A Culley, Arnold Duncan    5   5  -1  -2  -2 ( 1, 2) Psalm: 91;
43-102 D D Woodward, Richard    0   0   5  -8   5 (72, 1) Psalm: 92;
44-103 D C Crotch, William   -8  -2  -2   2   2 (64, 2) Psalm: 93;
44-104 D E♭ Randall, John   -7   2   2   3   5 (82, -) Psalm: 94;
46-105 S G Rogers, John Leman    7  -2   0  -1  -2 (12, -) Psalm: Venite;
46-106 D C Longhurst, William Henry    1   2   2   0   8 (18, -) Psalm: 96;
46-107 D G Norris, Thomas    4   3  -7   0  -1 (35, 1) Psalm: 97;
47-108 D D Smart, Henry Thomas   -3   5  -2   5  -1 (15, 2) Psalm: 98; 99;
47-109 S A Dykes, John Bacchus    5   0  -1   0  -2 (5, 1) Psalm: 100;
47-110 D E Elvey, Stephen    2  -2  -2  -1   1 (12, 3) Psalm: 101;
47-111 D E Harris, Joseph Thorne    0   0   0   0  -2 (19, 6) Psalm: 101;
48-112 S D Battishill, Jonathan    0  -3   8  -3  -7 (48, -) Psalm: Venite;
48-113 D g Hopkins, Edward John   -1  -2  -1   3   1 (41, 2) Psalm: 102(1-11);
48-113‑A D G Hopkins, Edward John   -2  -2  -1   3   2 (56, 5) Psalm: 102(12-end);
48-114 D D Elvey, George Job    4   3   2   0  -2 (6, 4) Psalm: 103;
49-115 D C Attwood, Thomas    2   2  -9   5  -8 (66, -) Psalm: 104;
50-116 S A Goss, John    4  -2   3  -1  -2 (60, 2) Psalm: Venite;
50-117 D D Greatorex, E.    0   0   1   0  -1 (2, 6) Psalm: 105;
50-117‑A D D Culley, Arnold Duncan   -3  -2   5   2  -4 (5, -) Psalm: 105; Alternative chant for the preceding one (same number) by E. Greatorex
51-118 D D Turle, James   -7   2   2   0   0 (59, 1) Psalm: 106;
51-119 D G Smart, Henry Thomas    5   4  -2   5  -7 (26, -) Psalm: 106;
52-120 S F Wesley, Samuel Sebastian   -2  -1  -2   7  -2 (7, 5) Psalm: Venite;
52-121 D C Parratt, Walter    0   0   9  -4  -3 (27, 2) Psalm: 107;
54-122 D D Barnby, Joseph    1  -1   3  -2   4 (25, -) Psalm: 108;
54-123 D D Gibbons, Christopher   -4   2   0   3  -1 Psalm: 109;
54-124 D D Naylor, Charles Legh    0   0   0  -2   3 (2, 1) Psalm: 109;
54-124‑A D D Naylor, Charles Legh    0   0   0  -2   3 (2, 1) Psalm: 109; Previous chant (same number) in the three-part setting from the Male Voice Chant-Book
56-125 S A MacFarren, George Alexander    2   2   1  -8   2 (54, 2) Psalm: Venite;
56-126 D D Goss, John    1   2  -7   5  -1 (23, 1) Psalm: 110; 111;
56-127 D F Martin, George Clement    1  -1  -2   0   2 (7, 9) Psalm: 112; 113;
57-128 D G Knyvett, William [Handel, Georg Frederic]    2   2  -2   3  -1 (23, 2) Psalm: 114; 115; after Händel: "Joys in gentle strains appearing" from "Athalia"
57-128‑A D A Fowler, Charles    2   2   1  -1  -2 (2, 19) Psalm: 114; 115; Alternative for preceding chant (same number, 128)
58-129 S D Foster, John    5  -1  -2  -2   0 (15, 6) Psalm: Venite;
58-130 S D Naylor, John   -2   0   4  -2   5 Psalm: Venite;
58-131 D A Groome, Robert Hindes    2   2  -7   4   1 (10, -) Psalm: 116;
58-132 D E Goss, John    3  -2  -1  -2  -2 (60, 19) Psalm: 117; 118;
59-133 D A Jacobs, William   -2   2  -9   0   0 (24, 1) Psalm: 119(1-8); 119(9-16);
59-134 D D Havergal, William Henry   -2   5  -7   9  -2 (57, 3) Psalm: 119(17-24); 119(25-32); Chantbook indicates vss 16-32. This must be a typographical error.
60-135 S D♭ Monk, Edwin George   -8   1   2   2   2 (49, 3) Psalm: Venite;
60-136 D A♭ Lloyd, Charles Harford    0  -2  -2  -1   1 (5, 4) Psalm: 119(33-40); 119(41-48);
60-137 D E♭ Pye, Kellow John    3  -3  -4   7   2 (59, 1) Psalm: 119(49-56); 119(57-64); 119(65-72);
61-138 D E Smart, Henry Thomas   -2   3  -1   5  -2 (22, 3) Psalm: 119(73-80); 119(81-88);
61-139 D A Walmisley, Thomas Attwood    5   0   4  -4   0 (22, -) Psalm: 119(89-96); 119(97-104);
62-140 S G Fussell, Peter   -2  -1  -2   2  -2 (40, 4) Psalm: Venite;
62-141 D C Tozer, John Ferris    0   2   2   0   0 ( 1, 10) Psalm: 119(105-112); 119(113-120);
62-142 D F Elvey, George Job   -2   2  -4   5   0 (28, 4) Psalm: 119(121-128); 119(129-136); 119(137-144);
63-143 D F Bridge, John Frederick    1  -3   5   0   2 ( 1, 3) Psalm: 119(145-152); 119(153-160);
63-144 D D♭ Fox, Joseph M.   -3  -5   1   2   2 (3, 1) Psalm: 119(161-168); 119(169-176);
64-145 S C Savage, William    0  -1   1   0   0 (60, 1) Psalm: Venite;
64-146 D G Dykes, John Bacchus    2   2   1   0  -1 ( 1, 15) Psalm: 120;
64-147 D D Smart, Henry Thomas    0   5  -1  -2  -2 ( 1, 7) Psalm: 121; 122;
64-148 D G Rogers, John Leman    3  -2  -1  -4   0 (20, 1) Psalm: 123;
65-149 D E♭ Goss, John    2   3  -1   0   1 (24, 7) Psalm: 124; 125;
66-150 D C Woodward, Richard {Woodward, Robert}   -5   5  -1   1  -1 (8, -) Psalm: 126; 127; 128; Attributed to Robert Woodward, of whom no information is available. Probably a mistake by the editors. This must be Richard Woodward, according to the many references of other chants in other books (e.g. nr. 401)
66-151 D E♭ Chipp, Edmund Thomas    0  -2   5  -7   5 (19, 1) Psalm: 129; 130;
66-152 D B♭ Dearle, Edward   -2  -2   0  -1  -2 (2, 1) Psalm: 131;
66-153 D b♭ Armes, Philip    0   0   0   0   1 (6, 14) Psalm: 131;
68-154 S F Dyce, William    3  -1   1  -3  -2 (31, -) Psalm: Venite;
68-155 D B♭ Dearle, Edward   -2  -2   0  -1  -2 (2, 1) Psalm: 132;
68-156 D E♭ Hempel, Charles William    2  -4  -1  -2  -2 Psalm: 133; 134;
68-157 D E♭ Stainer, John   -2  -2  -1   1   2 (13, 22) Psalm: 135;
70-158‑A D F Bennett, Alfred    2   0   2   0   0 (32, 4) Psalm: 136;
70-158‑B D B♭ Culley, Arnold Duncan    2   5  -7   5  -7 Psalm: 136; Alternative chant for the preceding one (same number) by Bennett
70-159 D D♭ Pearce, Charles W.   -2   2   1   2   2 ( 1, 7) Psalm: 137;
70-160 D F Ellis, William    5   0  -2  -2  -1 Psalm: 138;
71-161 S F Cooke, Benjamin   -3  -4   9  -4   2 (59, 1) Psalm: Venite;
71-162 D B♭ Westbury, George H.    0   0   2  -2   5 Psalm: 139;
71-163 D F Dykes, John Bacchus    2   0   2  -4   5 ( 1, 7) Psalm: 140; 141;
72-164 D E♭ Turle, James [Spohr, Ludwig]    5   0  -1   0   1 (17, 2) Psalm: 142; 143;
73-165 S B♭ Russell, William    5   4  -7   0   2 (53, -) Psalm: Venite;
73-166 D F Armes, Philip    1   1   1  -7   0 (5, -) Psalm: 144; 146;
73-167 D C Culley, Arnold Duncan   -2   7  -2   2   2 Psalm: 145;
74-168 D E♭ Wesley, Samuel    0   0   2  -4  -1 (47, 1) Psalm: 147;
74-169 D G Elvey, Stephen {Elvey, George Job}    1   2   2 -10   1 (8, -) Psalm: 148; 149; This chant appears in several other books but is attributed to Stephen Elvey
74-170 S C Humphrey, Pelham    0   0  -1   0   1 (91, 10) Psalm: 150;
75-171 S A Elvey, Stephen    2   2  -4  -1  -2 (3, 3) Psalm: Venite;
75-172 D D Hopkins, John Larkin    2   2   1   0   2 (30, 10) Psalm: 144;
75-173 D A Ebdon, Thomas   -3   2   1   2   2 (3, 8) Psalm: 145;
75-174 D D Turle, James   -3  -2   2   0   1 (8, -) Psalm: 146;
76-175 D B♭ Gauntlett, Henry John    2   2   1   0   2 ( 1, 10) Psalm: 147;
76-176 D F Culley, Arnold Duncan    3   0   0  -2   0 (2, 1) Psalm: 148; 149;
76-177 S C Humphrey, Pelham    0   0  -1   0   1 (91, 10) Psalm: 150;