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Number -- Status76 -- Included
Full TitleA Selection of Chants and Tunes
Author(s)Toronto Diocesan Synod
PublisherLovell and Gibson, Toronto
Year of Publication1861
ISBN
Chants numbered continuouslyYes
Psalms associated with chants - Pointed text includedYes/Yes; language: English; Version: N/A
Sets of chants for certain psalmsNo
Separate selections of psalms includedNo
Formatpdf
SourceHathi Trust e-book http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100311390http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100311390
Additional comments nos. 1-56 are chants, nos. 35&36 omitted, they are not true chants but acclamations.
Errata in back of the book (page 125 in pdf):
- Another form for Chant no. 2
- no. 43 bass note in bar 7 should be same as tenor
Second edition (1867): on the internet archive has an appendix with additional chants starting no. 212, page 190 in the (ed. 2) file. Chants 1-56 are identical in both editions, the additional chants from edition 2 are included in the index below.
Pages are unnumbered; the index uses the page number in the pdf's


Table of Contents


Click here for an explanation of the conventions used in the listings

p-n T Key Composer Finger
print		 Psalms/
Notes
19-1 S F (I-a2) Tallis, Thomas [Gregorian]    0  -2   2   0  -2 (61, 14) Psalm: Venite;
19-2‑a S F (I-a) Spencer, Charles Child [Gregorian]    0  -2   2   0  -2 ( 1, 14) Psalm: Venite; 1st tone, 4th ending; attributed to "Spencer", could also be J. or W. Spencer?
19-2‑b S F Not specified   -2   0   2   0  -2 ( 1, 3) from Errata: another form of Chant no. 2
19-3 S F Farrant, Richard    0   2   2   3  -2 (87, 5) Psalm: Venite;
19-4 S E♭ Anonymous    0   2  -2   0  -3 (37, 13) Psalm: Venite;
20-5 S G Anonymous    0  -2   2   0  -4 (33, 4) Psalm: Venite;
20-6 S A Bacon, Robert {Anonymous (i.e. not specified)}   -2  -2  -1  -2  -2 (29, 12) Psalm: Venite;
20-7 S B♭ Woodward, Richard    2   2   1   2   2 (80, 30) Psalm: Venite;
20-8 S B♭ Humphrey, Pelham    0   0  -1   0   1 (101, 10) Psalm: Venite;
21-9 S B♭ Havergal, William Henry [Humphrey, Pelham]    0   0  -1   0   1 (5, 10) Psalm: Easter Anthems;
21-10 S C Russell, William    5   4  -7   0   2 (58, -) Psalm: Easter Anthems;
21-11 S A Turner, William    2   0   2  -4   5 (74, 7) Psalm: Easter Anthems;
21-12 S B♭ Anonymous    0   2  -2   0  -3 (37, 13) Psalm: Easter Anthems;
22-13 S e Spencer, Charles Child    1  -1  -2  -2   2 ( 1, 19) Psalm: Te Deum Laudamus; ref. no. 2 about attribution
22-14 S F Purcell, Thomas {Anonymous (i.e. not specified)}   -2  -2   2   5  -2 (74, 1) Psalm: Te Deum Laudamus;
22-15 S F Hayes, Philip   -2  -1   1  -1  -2 (30, -) Psalm: Te Deum Laudamus;
22-16 S e Blow, John    0   2   2   0  -2 (75, 25) Psalm: Te Deum Laudamus;
23-17 S A Alcock sr., John {Aldrich, Henry}   -3   5  -3   5  -4 (65, 1) Psalm: Te Deum Laudamus; incorrect attribution to Aldrich
23-18 S A Nares, James    1  -3  -2  -1   1 (11, 4) Psalm: Te Deum Laudamus;
23-19 S b Croft, William   -2  -2  -1   8  -1 (81, 6) Psalm: Te Deum Laudamus;
23-20 S C Jones, John    5   2  -2  -1  -2 (19, 2) Psalm: Te Deum Laudamus;
24-21 S D Jones, John {Jones, William}   -2  -1  -2   7   2 (52, 2) Psalm: Te Deum Laudamus; attributed to "W. Jones", should be John Jones
24-22 S A Battishill, Jonathan   -5   9  -2   3  -1 (71, -) Psalm: Te Deum Laudamus;
24-23 S F Cooke, Benjamin [Alcock sr., John]   -3  -4   9  -4   2 (64, 1) Psalm: Te Deum Laudamus; Te Deum Laudamus; incorrectly attributed to "Dr. Alcock"
24-24 S E Hayes, William    2  -2  -2  -1   3 (40, 11) Psalm: Te Deum Laudamus;
25-25 S g Purcell, Thomas   -1  -2  -1   8  -7 (67, 3) Psalm: Benedictus Dominus Deus (Luke 1, 67-79);
25-26 S A Nares, James {Aldrich, Henry}   -1   1   2   2  -7 (38, 3) Psalm: Benedictus Dominus Deus (Luke 1, 67-79); Incorrect attribution to Aldrich (as in the other Toronto chant book no. 79)
25-27 S G Gibbons, Christopher    3  -7  -1   3   3 (63, 1) Psalm: Benedictus Dominus Deus (Luke 1, 67-79);
25-28 S A Hayes, William    4  -2  -2   0   5 (53, 4) Psalm: Benedictus Dominus Deus (Luke 1, 67-79);
26-29 S G Lee, William    7  -3  -2   3   0 (32, -) Psalm: Jubilate;
26-30 S A Dupuis, Thomas Saunders   -4   2  -3   1   2 (9, 1) Psalm: Jubilate;
26-31 S E Travers, John    3   5  -1  -4   2 (30, 2) Psalm: Jubilate;
26-32 S G Battishill, Jonathan   -1   1   5  -1   5 (68, 3) Psalm: Jubilate;
27-33 S E♭ Felton, William    0   0   0   0   1 (80, 15) Psalm: Jubilate;
27-34 S F Langdon, Richard    0   2   1   2  -2 (17, 1) Psalm: Jubilate;
28-37 D E♭ Robinson, John    5  -3  -2  -3   2 (103, -) Psalm: Magnificat (Luke 1, 46-55);
28-38 D C Lawes, Henry    9  -2  -2  -5   2 (46, 2) Psalm: Magnificat (Luke 1, 46-55);
29-39 D G Cooke, Robert    1   2   2  -2  -2 (61, 12) Psalm: Magnificat (Luke 1, 46-55);
29-40 D E Hayes, William    0  -2  -2   5   0 (48, 5) Psalm: Magnificat (Luke 1, 46-55);
30-41 D G Crotch, William    2   2   1  -1   5 (39, 6) Psalm: Cantate Domino;
30-42 D A Norris, Thomas    4   3  -7   0  -3 (55, -) Psalm: Cantate Domino;
31-43 D C Wellesley, Garrett Colley, Earl of Mornington    0  -2  -1   3   2 (77, 3) Psalm: Cantate Domino; Errata: "Bass note before second double-bar should be same as Tenor.". Correction made in the midi-file. In the 2nd edition this is however still an octave lower.
31-44 D E Goss, John    3  -2  -1  -2  -2 (61, 20) Psalm: Cantate Domino;
32-45 D E♭ Randall, John   -7   2   2   3   5 (87, -) Psalm: Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2, 29-32);
32-46 D E♭ Langdon, Richard    0   2   2   0  -2 (91, 25) Psalm: Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2, 29-32);
33-47 D a Battishill, Jonathan   -2  -2  -1   8  -1 (96, 6) Psalm: Deus misereatur;
33-48 D D Boyce, William   -5  -2  -1   0  -2 (89, 2) Psalm: Deus misereatur;
34-49 D c Goss, John [Beethoven, Ludwig von]    0   0   0   0   2 (38, 12) Psalm: Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2, 29-32);
34-50 D F Knyvett, William [Handel, Georg Frederic] {Handel, Georg Frederic}    2   2  -2   3  -1 (24, 3) Psalm: Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2, 29-32);
35-51 D A Goodenough, Robert Philip {Anonymous (i.e. not specified)}    2   2  -2  -2   2 (3, 7) Psalm: Deus misereatur;
35-52 D g Farrant, Richard    0   2   1   0  -1 (5, 4) Psalm: Deus misereatur;
36-53 D B♭ Newby, Sydney   -8   1   2   7   2 (2, 2) Psalm: Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2, 29-32);
36-54 D d Morley, William    0   2   1   0  -1 (86, 4) Psalm: Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2, 29-32);
37-55 D e Flintoft, Luke    2   0   1   0   2 (104, 5) Psalm: Deus misereatur;
37-56 X G Anonymous, on an ancient tune    4  -2  -2   7   0 (3, 2) Psalm: Benedicite, omnia opera Domini; Single chant with 5 bars in the second half
191-212 S G Not specified   -1  -2  -2   7   2 ( 1, 5)
191-213 S G Novello, Vincent {Anonymous (i.e. not specified)}    2  -2  -1  -2   2 (13, 2)
191-214 S F Not specified    3  -2  -1  -2   0 ( 1, 13)
191-215 S E♭ Not specified    1  -1  -2   2   1 ( 1, 9)
192-216 S D Anonymous, on an ancient tune    2   0  -2   0  -3 (4, 5)
192-217 S F Cooke, Robert   -3  -4   9  -4   2 (3, 1)
192-218 S G Not specified    3  -1  -2   2  -2 (4, 9)
192-219 S D Not specified    0   2  -2   0   0 (4, 6)
192-220 S F Not specified   -7   2   2   3   0 (4, 2) Could be Turton?
192-221 S G Arnold, Samuel   -4   2  -2  -1   1 ( 1, 3)
193-222 S F Not specified   -2   0   2  -2   2 ( 1, 1)
193-223 S F Not specified    2   0  -2   0   2 ( 1, 10)
193-224 S G Mason, Lowell   -1   1   2   0   2 (3, 3)
193-225 S d Not specified   -2   0   2  -2   2 ( 1, 1) final bar tenor should be F (not G)
193-226 S f Alcock sr., John   -1   5  -7   3  -1 (3, -)
193-227 S d Purcell, Edward    5  -4  -1   3  -2 (29, -)
197-228 S F (I-f) Spencer, Charles Child [Gregorian]   -2   0   2   0  -4 ( 1, 2)
197-229 S C (I-g) Helmore, Thomas [Gregorian]   -2   0   2   0  -2 ( 1, 3)
197-230 X f# (II-a) Janssen,-    2  -2   0   0  -1 ( 1, 1) short Single (bar 2 only one minim)
197-231 S A (II-a) Spencer, Charles Child [Gregorian]    2   0  -2   0   0 ( 1, 5)
197-232 S g (III-a) Janssen,- [Gregorian]    2  -5   3   0   0 ( 1, 2)
197-233 S B♭ Helmore, Thomas [Gregorian]    2   0  -2   0   0 ( 1, 5)
198-234 S e (IV-E) Helmore, Thomas   -2   2   2  -2   0 ( 1, 5) written without key signature
198-235 S E♭ (V-a) Helmore, Thomas [Gregorian]    2   0  -2   0   2 ( 1, 10)
198-236 S C (VI-F) Helmore, Thomas [Gregorian]    0  -2   2  -4   4 ( 1, 4)
198-237 S F (VII-c2) Spencer, Charles Child [Gregorian]    3  -3   2  -2   2 ( 1, 5)
198-238 X G (VIII-G) Spencer, Charles Child [Gregorian]    2  -2   0  -1   1 ( 1, 1) written without key signature; irregular single (2-4 bars)
198-239 S E♭ (VIII-c) Helmore, Thomas [Gregorian]    2   0  -2   0  -3 ( 1, 5)
199-240 S e (Per) Spencer, Charles Child [Gregorian]    1  -3  -2   2   0
199-241 X e Helmore, Thomas [Gregorian]    0  -2   3  -1  -2 (2, 5) Irregular single (4-4 bars)
200-245 D E♭ Gibbons, Orlando   -3  -4   5  -3   2 (7, 5)
201-246 S G Not specified   -1   1   2   2   0 ( 1, 3) Psalm: Gloria in Excelsis(1, 2); These four chants for the Gloria are unnumbered, but follow no. 245
201-247 S G Not specified    4   2   1   0   0 (2, 2) Psalm: Gloria in Excelsis(3, 4);
201-248 X G Not specified   -2  -2   5  -1  -2 (2, 25) Psalm: Gloria in Excelsis(5-8); Irregular single (3-3)
201-249 X G Not specified   -1   1   2   2   0 ( 1, 3) Psalm: Gloria in Excelsis(9, 10); Single with extra bars for the Amen