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Divine Harmony. Being a collection of two hundred and seven double and single chants, in score, ancient and modern sung at His Majesty's Chapels Royal



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Full TitleDivine Harmony. Being a collection of two hundred and seven double and single chants, in score, ancient and modern sung at His Majesty's Chapels Royal
Author(s)Vandernan, Thomas (ed.)
PublisherThomas Vandernan, London
Year of Publication1770
ISBN
Chants numbered continuouslyYes
Psalms associated with chants - Pointed text includedNo/No
Sets of chants for certain psalmsNo
Separate selections of psalms includedNo
FormatJPG
SourceBritish Library Microfilm
Additional comments The pages are unnumbered; in the index the number of the microfilm slide is used as a page number. Each slide contains two pages, from chant no. 111 through no. 124 the numbering is not sequential on the slides.


Table of Contents


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p-n T Key Composer Finger
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Psalms/
Notes
5-1 S C Humphrey, Pelham    0   0  -1   0   1 (101, 10)
7-2 S A Nares, James    1  -3  -3   1  -3 (61, 1)
7-3 S G Aldrich, Henry    1   2   2  -7   2 (20, 1)
7-4 S B♭ Greene, Maurice   -2  -3   1   0   2 (62, 3)
7-5 S F Aldrich, Henry    0   0   1  -1   1 (7, 1)
8-6 S e Blow, John    0   2   2   0  -2 (75, 25)
8-7 S b Croft, William   -2  -2  -1   8  -1 (81, 6)
8-8 S G Gibbons, Christopher    3  -7  -1   3   3 (63, 1) erroneous tenor clef; first note tenor should be D, not C
8-9 S g Lamb, Benjamin (1)    2   5   0  -2   0 ( 1, 1)
9-10 S e Turner, William    0  -2   0   5  -2
9-11 S G Tudway, Thomas    2  -2  -2  -1  -2 ( 1, 5)
9-12 S D Turner, William   -3  -2  -1   1   2
9-13 S g Randall, John    0  -2  -2  -1   5 attributed to "Dr. Randal"; John Randall was a contemporary of Vandernan so it is likely to be him.
10-14 S G Goldwin (Golding), John   -1   5   0  -2   0
10-15 S g Goldwin (Golding), John    0   2   1   0  -1 (18, 4)
10-16 S d Purcell, Edward    5  -4  -1   3  -2 (29, -)
10-17 S G Purcell, Daniel {Purcell, Edward}    0  -1   1   5  -6 (55, 3) attributed to "Mr. Ed. Purcell", but this is by Daniel Purcell (there is a handwritten correction)
11-18 S F Tallis, Thomas    0  -2   2   0  -2 (61, 14) Transcription error: alto first two notes should be F, not E.
11-19 S C (IV-g) Anonymous [Gregorian]    0   0   0   0   0 ( 1, 43)
11-20‑a S b Tallis, Thomas    0  -1   1   3  -1 ( 1, 5) As printed; Key signature is Gmajor/Eminor, but the key is clearly B minor. Final note alto should be D, not E.
11-20‑b S b Tallis, Thomas    0  -1   1   3  -1 ( 1, 5) corrected
11-21 S G (V-a) Anonymous [Gregorian]    0   0   2   0   2 (10, 13)
12-22 S B♭ Anonymous    0   2  -3   3   2 ( 1, 3) Key signature omitted, should be B-flat major
12-23 S G Purcell, Thomas   -2  -2   2  -2   4 ( 1, 1) attributed to Thomas Purcell, no other instances found, but very similar to a chant by Henry Purcell
12-24 S A Aldrich, Henry {Turner, William}    0  -1   0   3  -2 ( 1, 1) Key signature D major, chant is A major; attributed to William Turner; other sources attribute to H. Aldrich
12-25 S c Turner, William   -1  -2  -2   9  -2 ( 1, 9)
13-26 S g Purcell, Thomas   -1  -2  -1   8  -7 (67, 3)
13-27 S d Purcell, Thomas    1   4  -1  -4  -2
13-28 S g Purcell, Thomas    2   1   2  -3   1 ( 1, 1)
13-29 S a Purcell, Thomas   -1  -2   0  -1   3 (2, -)
14-30 S A Turner, William    2   0   2  -4   5 (74, 7)
14-31 S A Tucker, William {Turner, William}    5   0  -1   1  -5 (3, -) attributed to William Turner, however this is Tucker's chant in A major (in many sources); Key signature G-major/E-minor, but ending is A-major. Entered in A-major
14-32 S D Goodson sr, Richard    0  -1  -2   0   5 (27, -)
14-33 S G Anonymous    1  -1  -2   5   2 ( 1, 4)
15-34 S D Hayes, William   -5  -2  -1   5   2 (19, -) Key signature E-major; chant is D-major
15-35 S E Hayes, William   -8   2   1   0   2
15-36 S E Hayes, William    3  -2  -1   5  -7 (3, 3)
15-37 S B♭ King, Charles   -2  -2  -1   1  -1 ( 1, 12) Key signature F-major; should have been B-flat-major, ending on dominat F (cf A-Major ending on E in Langdon's Divine Harmony no. 114-19)
16-38 S g Tomlinson,    0   2   1  -3   2
16-39 S d Purcell, Thomas {Anonymous}   -2  -2  -1   3  -2 (5, 6) attributed as "Anonymous"; in book no. 166 attributed to Thomas Purcell (has to be confirmed)
16-40 S F Church, John    0   2   1   0  -3 ( 1, 1)
16-41 S e Church, John    0  -2  -1   1   0 ( 1, 4)
17-42 S D Tomlinson,   -5  -1   1   0   2 (7, 1)
17-43 S G Hine, William {Tomlinson,}   -2  -2  -1   1   2 (50, 25) attributed to Tomlinson, but all other books attribute to W. Hine
17-44 S D Tomlinson,    2   3  -1  -2  -2 (2, 16)
17-45 S G Tomlinson,    2   2   1  -3   2 (13, 17)
18-46 S d Church, John    5  -5   1  -3   2 (2, -)
18-47 S g Church, John    2  -2  -1   8  -2 (2, -) Key signature printed as C-minor, but the chant is G-minor
18-48 S a Travers, John    0   5  -3  -3   1 (15, -)
18-49 S D Travers, John   -5  -3   3   5  -3 ( 1, 1)
19-50 S g Travers, John   -2  -2   2   2  -2 ( 1, 4)
19-51 S A Travers, John   -2  -1   1   0   5 (2, -)
19-52 S E Travers, John    1   2   5  -1  -4 (38, 1)
19-53 S A Travers, John    1  -1  -2   2   1 (5, 9)
20-54 S E Travers, John    0   0   2   0  -2 (8, 4)
20-55 S b Travers, John    0   5  -3  -3   1 (15, -)
20-56 S b Dupuis, Thomas Saunders   -3   2  -3   1   2 (44, -)
20-57 S a Travers, John    0   4  -2  -3   3
21-58 S A Dupuis, Thomas Saunders    7  -2  -1  -4   2 ( 1, 1)
21-59 S f Dupuis, Thomas Saunders    1  -3   2  -7   5 (8, -)
21-60 S F Dupuis, Thomas Saunders    1   4  -2  -7   2 ( 1, 3) same as no. 69 (23553, which has the key signature missing), but is attributed as anonymous
21-61 S d Dupuis, Thomas Saunders   -2   3  -1  -3   1 (7, -)
22-62 S c King, Charles {Dupuis, Thomas Saunders}    0   2   1  -8   2 (19, -) attributed to Dupuis but in other sources attributed to Charles King
22-63 S G Dupuis, Thomas Saunders    1   0  -1   0   2 (10, 2) Notated in D-major with inconsistent/missing accidentals. Other sources write in G-major with ending on the dominant. Indexed as G-major
22-64 S c Haward,    5   2  -3   0   1 ( 1, 3) Key signature two flts, but the chant is clearly C-minor; indexed as C-minor.
22-65 S A Anonymous    0   5  -3  -4   5
23-66 S G Purcell, Thomas {Anonymous}   -2  -2  -1   8  -7 (26, 2) attributed as Anonymous. Other chant books attribute to Thomas Purcell. No key signature (C-major) but clearly G-major with inconsistent accidentals. Indexed as G-major.
23-67 S A Anonymous   -2  -2  -1   1   0 (5, 7) first half of double chant no. 25
23-68 S G (V-a) Anonymous [Gregorian]    0   0   2   0   2 (10, 13)
23-69 S F Dupuis, Thomas Saunders {Anonymous}    1   4  -2  -7   2 ( 1, 3) same as no. 6 (23544, except for the missing key signature), which is attributed to Dupuis.
24-70 S g Weldon, John    4  -4  -1   0   3 (67, 1)
24-71 S B♭ Anonymous    5   2  -3   1   2 ( 1, 3)
24-72 S C Anonymous   -5   5   2  -2  -3
24-73 S G Weldon, John {Anonymous}    3  -3  -2   0   3 (2, 3) Very similar to no. 70 which is attributed to Mr. Weldon. This chant (no. 73) is attributed Anonymous, but also attributed to Weldon by Hutchins (Church Psalter, no. 45)
25-74 S b Wanless, Thomas   -5   5  -1   0   1 (3, 2) two altos; tenor bar 4 should be A-sharp, not A-natural
25-75 S B♭ Anonymous    5  -6   1   0   2
25-76 S E♭ Stroud, E.    3   2  -4  -1  -2
25-77 S B♭ Alcock sr., John {Anonymous}   -3   5  -3   5  -4 (65, 1)
26-78 S c Anonymous   -3   2   1  -3   2 ( 1, 1)
26-79 S C Anonymous   -1  -2  -2   5   2 ( 1, 9)
26-80 S A Roberts, Revd. Mr.   -2  -3   1   5  -6
26-81 S F Fitzherbert, William    3  -2  -1  -2   2 (49, 9) first half of a double by Fitzherbert
27-82 S A Knight, William   -1   6  -1  -4  -1 Key signature D-major, chant is in A-major (all G's have sharp); two trebles, two altos; tenor bar 3 should probably be A, not B
27-83 S A Morgan, Revd. Mr.    1   2  -2  -1  -2 ( 1, 11)
27-84 S A Knight, William    0  -1  -2   8   0 (2, 1)
27-85 S A Roberts, Revd. Mr.   -4  -3   8  -3  -3 Key signature D major, but chant is A-major (accidentals for G-sharp), indexed as A-major
28-86 S B♭ Weatley,   -5   5  -1   0   1 ( 1, 2)
28-87 S E♭ Taylor,    5   4  -2   5  -3 (3, -)
28-88 S g Cowper, John   -2  -2  -1   6  -1 (2, 2)
28-89 S G Lamb, Benjamin (1)    4   2   1   0   2 (37, 2)
29-90 S A Cowper, John   -2   2   1   0  -1 ( 1, 5) numbered 09
29-91 S E♭ Cowper, John   -2  -2   9   0  -2 ( 1, 1)
29-92 S A Cowper, John    1  -3   5  -3  -4
29-93 S C Cowper, John   -1  -2   3   0  -1
30-94 S E Cowper, John    1   2  -2  -1   0 (2, 4)
30-95 S G Woolcot,    1  -1  -2   5  -3 ( 1, 1)
30-96 S D Jones, John   -1   0   1  -8   1 (4, -)
30-97 S C Jones, John    5   2  -2  -1  -2 (19, 2)
31-98 S F Jones, John   -2   2   1   2  -2 (8, 3)
31-99 S A Jones, John   -2  -1   1   3   0 (2, -)
31-100 S B♭ Jones, John    0  -1  -2  -2   2 ( 1, 4)
31-101 S F Jones, John   -2  -1  -2   0   2 ( 1, 6)
32-102 S D Jones, John   -2  -1  -2   7   2 (52, 2)
32-103 S D Jones, John    2   2   1   3  -1 (3, 1)
32-104 S E Bellamy, Richard    2   0  -2  -3   1 ( 1, 3)
32-105 S E Bellamy, Richard   -2  -1  -2   0   5 ( 1, 1)
33-106 S d Bellamy, Richard    1  -3   2  -4   2 (2, 5)
33-107 S d Lade, Nicholas    0   5  -1   1  -7 (2, 1) attributed to "Mr. Ladd", the name by which Nicholas Lade was better known, according to C.E. Stephens in Bemrose (book no. 13)
33-108 S D Bellamy, Richard    5   0  -1   1  -3 ( 1, 1) Key signature E-major should be D-major
33-109 S A Barrow, Thomas    2   2  -2   0   5 (3, -) attributed to Mr. Barrow; Salisbury Chant Book (135) attributes to Thomas Barrow
34-110 S F Bellamy, Richard   -7   4  -2   5 -10 (27, -)
34-111 S A Bellamy, Richard   -1  -2  -2  10   0 (2, -)
34-118 S D Kelway, Joseph    1   1   1   5  -1 (2, -)
34-119 S E Soaper, John   -8  -2  -2   9  -2
35-114 S D Ayrton, Edmund   -1  -2   2  -3   1 (2, -)
35-115 S E♭ Ayrton, Edmund    5  -7  -1   5  -2 (48, 1)
35-116 S E Ayrton, Edmund    2   2   1  -5   0 (4, 2) Key signature is E major, with accidentals to make it A major
35-117 S E Ayrton, Edmund   -2  -2   2  -2   0
36-112 S G Purcell, Thomas {Anonymous}   -2  -2   2   5  -2 (74, 1) attributed as Anonymous, but this is Thomas Purcell
36-113 S B♭ Anonymous    5  -6   1   0   5
37-120 S E♭ Battishill, Jonathan   -5   0  -7   0   9 (60, -)
37-121 S f Battishill, Jonathan    2   2   1  -3   0 (4, 1) two basses; final bar bass1 high F apparently missing
37-124 S E♭ Battishill, Jonathan   -2  -2  12  -3  -7 (32, 1)
37-125 S B♭ Battishill, Jonathan    9  -2  -2   0  -5 (3, -)
38-126 S A Battishill, Jonathan   -1   1   4   3   0 (8, -)
38-127 S C Battishill, Jonathan    2   2   1   0   2 (23, 10) two trebles
38-128 S a Purcell, Henry    1   1  -1   3   3 (51, -)
38-129 S f Carlton, Mr.   -7   5  -2   0  -1
39-130 S D Guise, Richard   -1  -2  -2  -3   5 (2, -)
39-131 S E Guise, Richard    3   0  -2   2  -2 (2, -)
39-132 S C Savage, William    0  -1   1   0   0 (63, 2)
39-133 S E♭ Guise, Richard   -1   0  -2  -2   2 ( 1, 2)
40-134 S F Hartley, Mr.    1   2   2  -5   1 ( 1, 1)
40-135 S E Hartley, Mr.    1  -1  -2   5  -2 ( 1, 1)
40-136 S G Vandernan, Thomas   -2  -1  -2  -2   0 ( 1, 7)
40-137 S c Vandernan, Thomas   -2  -2  -1   8  -1 ( 1, 6)
41-138 S g Vandernan, Thomas    2   2   0   0  -5 tenor bar 4 first note should be A
41-139 S G Vandernan, Thomas    5   2   2   3   0 (17, -)
41-140 S g Vandernan, Thomas   -1  -2   8  -1  -7
41-141 S d Vandernan, Thomas    2   1   9  -2   0
42-142 S g Vandernan, Thomas    1  -3   2  -4   5 ( 1, 1)
42-143 S G Vandernan, Thomas   -2   3  -1   0   5 ( 1, 3)
42-144 S C Vandernan, Thomas    2   2   1   2   2 ( 1, 30)
42-145 S G Vandernan, Thomas    1  -1   1  -1  -2 ( 1, 1)
43-146 S c Vandernan, Thomas    5   2   1  -1  -2 ( 1, 4) incorrectly numbered 148
43-147 S g Vandernan, Thomas    2  -2  -2  -2   0 incorrectly numbered 149
43-148 S g Vandernan, Thomas    0   2  -2  -1   8 alto: bar 4 should be F not E-flat, final bar should be G, not F(-sharp)
43-149 S c Vandernan, Thomas    1  -3   2   8  -1
44-150 S a Vandernan, Thomas    2   1  -1  -2   2 ( 1, 3)
44-151 S b Vandernan, Thomas    0   2   1   2  -6
44-152 S d Vandernan, Thomas   -5   7  -2  -1  -1
44-153 S E Vandernan, Thomas    7   2   2   1  -3 (4, -) tenor staff wrong signature: alto
45-154 S C Vandernan, Thomas   -1  -2  -2  -2  -1 ( 1, 29)
45-155 S C Vandernan, Thomas   -3   5   0   2  -2
45-156 S A Vandernan, Thomas    1   2  -2  -1   0 ( 1, 4)
45-157 S C Vandernan, Thomas    2   5  -2   0  -1 ( 1, 1)
46-1 D G Nelson, Mr.   -2   0  -1   0  -2 SSAATB
46-158 S G Vandernan, Thomas    0   0   0   0   0 ( 1, 43)
46-159 S D Vandernan, Thomas   -5  -2  -1   5  -2 ( 1, 1)
47-2 D F Finch, Edward    5  -2  -2  -1   1 (2, 3) SSAATB
47-3 D E Travers, John    5  -3  -2   2  -2 (4, -)
48-4 D g Flintoft, Luke    2   0   1   0   2 (104, 5)
48-5 D c Quid, Mr.    2  -2  -1  -1   2
49-6 D d Sharp, Granville    1   1   1   1   1 ( 1, 3)
49-7 D B♭ Tudway, Thomas    0   4  -2   0   0 (2, 1)
50-8 D A Knight, William    0   5  -3   0   2 (2, 3) two altos
50-9 D a Lee, William    4  -5   1  -1   1 (8, -)
51-10 D c Gregory, Edward    5   0  -2  -2   6
51-11 D E♭ Gregory, Edward    0   5  -1  -2   0 (23, 1)
52-12 D E♭ Henley, Phocion   -2  -2   9  -2  -2 (66, 2)
52-13 D D Boyce, William {Davis, Mr.}   -5  -2  -1   0  -2 (89, 2) annotation, probably by John Grumpus: "usually assigned (but on insufficient authority) to Boyce"; all other sources do attribute to Boyce;
This could be the same person as Rev. C. H. Davis (E. Davis in his index)! who is listed in Waite (book 142) for chant no. 978
53-14 D E♭ Dupuis, Thomas Saunders    2   2   1  -1  -4 (32, 5)
53-15 D B♭ Dupuis, Thomas Saunders   -1   1  -3   8  -1 (75, 1)
54-16 D E Ayrton, Edmund    2   2   1  -5   0 (4, 2) tenor bar 8 should be A, not G-sharp
54-17 D D Jones, John    1   2  -2  -1   5 (4, 3)
55-18 D G Jones, John    0  -1  -2   3  -1 (6, -)
55-19 D e Jones, John   -2  -2  -1   1   7 (7, 2)
56-20 D D Jones, John   -1  -2  -2   0   2 ( 1, 8)
56-21 D G Smart, Thomas {Smart, Henry Thomas}   -3  -2  -2  -1   5 (6, 1) attributed to Henry Smart. This cannot be Henry Thomas Smart or George Thomas Smart, since both were born after 1770 and the chant was published in this book in 1770. Most likely candidate is Thomas Smart (died 1826)
57-22 D A Cooke, Benjamin    1   0  -1  -2   5 (8, 2)
57-23 D B♭ Cooke, Benjamin    2   2   1   4  -7 (47, -)
58-24 D A Soaper, John    0   2   2   0   1 (38, 22)
58-25 D A Anonymous   -2  -2  -1   1   0 (5, 7) first half identical to single chant no. 67
59-26 D c Battishill, Jonathan   -2  -2   0  -1   8
59-27 D E Battishill, Jonathan   -1  -2  -2  -2  -1 (49, 29) two altos
60-28 D B♭ Anonymous    2  -3   1   2   2 ( 1, 3) treble final note should be B-flat, not C (hand-written correction)
60-29 D b Preston, Thomas   -2  -2   0  -1   3
61-30 D E Bellamy, Richard   -3  -4  -1   1  -1 (2, -)
61-31 D D Bellamy, Richard    0  -2  -1  -2   2 ( 1, 4)
62-32 D E♭ Robinson, John    5  -3  -2  -3   2 (103, -)
62-33 D d Vandernan, Thomas    2   1   2   2  -4 (2, 4)
63-34 D d Morley, William {Anonymous}    0   2   1   0  -1 (86, 4) treble bar 6 2nd note should be B-natural, not flat; bass final note should be D, not B-flat
63-35 D c Vandernan, Thomas    2   1  -4   4   0
64-36 D g Vandernan, Thomas    2   1  -1  -2  -1 (2, 2)
64-37 D D Vandernan, Thomas    2   2   2   1   0 ( 1, 4)
65-38 D E Vandernan, Thomas    5  -5  -2  -1   5 ( 1, 2)
65-39 D D Vandernan, Thomas   -5   5   0  -1  -4
66-40 D E Vandernan, Thomas   -5  -2  -1  -2   2 ( 1, 1)
66-41 D D Savage, William    2  -2  -2  -1  -2 ( 1, 5)
67-42 D g Savage, William   -2  -2  -1  -2  -1 ( 1, 3)
67-43 D F Savage, William    7  -2  -1   0   2
68-44 D g Savage, William   -2  -2  -1   1   2 (2, 25) Bass bar 8 should be G, not F
68-45 D c Vandernan, Thomas    5  -2  -2   0  -1 ( 1, 3)
69-46 D E♭ Weatley,    5  -2  -2  -1  -2 ( 1, 8)
69-47 D A Savage, William    2   2   1   0   2 ( 1, 10)
70-48 D e Bellamy, Richard    3   9  -2  -7   5