| Number -- Status | 114 -- Included |
| Full Title | Improved and Select Psalmody |
| Author(s) | Loder, E. J. |
| Publisher | D'Almaine & Co., London |
| Year of Publication | 1841 |
| ISBN | |
| Chants numbered continuously | No |
| Psalms associated with chants - Pointed text included | No/No |
| Sets of chants for certain psalms | No |
| Separate selections of psalms included | No |
| Format | e-book/pdf |
| Source | Click here (link opens in new window) |
| Additional comments | chants starting at page no. 24; the tenor part is not always clearly identified, so some judgement is used as to whether the tenor coincides with the alto or the bass line. Chants are unnumbered in the book, for the index they are numbered on a per page basis. |
Table of Contents
| p-n | T | Key | Composer | Finger |
Psalms/ Notes |
| 24-1 | D | C | Jones, John | -5 2 -2 0 0 | |
| 24-2 | D | c | Jones, John | 3 -1 -2 -1 1 (4, 3) | bar 6, 2nd note: treble/alto should have F-sharp, as tenor and bass |
| 24-3 | D | G | Not specified | -1 -2 2 1 0 | |
| 25-1 | D | C | Loder, Edward James [Purcell, Henry ] | 2 1 5 0 -1 | attribution "Arranged from Purcell"; it is assumed that the arrangement is by Loder |
| 25-2 | D | D | Loder, Edward James | -1 -2 -5 0 5 | Unison, no. 3 is the harmonised form |
| 25-3 | D | D | Loder, Edward James | -1 -2 -5 0 5 | harmonised form of no. 2 |
| 26-1 | D | D | Jones, John | -3 -4 -5 9 1 (32, -) | Wrong key signature: should be D-major, not A-major |
| 26-2 | D | E♭ | Randall, John {Anonymous (i.e. not specified)} | -7 2 2 3 5 (87, -) | attribution: "Old, Author uncertain"; there is a striking similarity with the chant by Randall, so it is here attributed to Randall |
| 26-3 | D | a | Wainwright, John | 0 2 2 0 -2 ( 1, 25) | attributed to "Wainwright". Not clear which one, for now attributed to John on the basis of the discussion in the ACAS group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/116338045052961/2667885919898148/?comment_id=2674387862581287¬if_id=1573134880360532¬if_t=group_comment) |
| 27-1 | D | C | Anonymous [Handel, Georg Frederic] | 4 -2 -2 0 2 ( 1, 1) | attribution "Arranged from Handel"; assumed to be by Loder |
| 27-2 | D | C | Loder, Edward James [Purcell, Henry ] {Anonymous (i.e. not specified)} | -5 2 -5 5 -2 | attribution "Arranged from Purcell"; assumed to be by Loder |
| 27-3 | S | F | Smithers | 0 1 2 2 -7 ( 1, 3) | |
| 27-4 | S | A | Battishill, Jonathan | -5 9 -2 3 -1 (71, -) | |
| 28-1 | S | C | Humphrey, Pelham {Hayes, William} | 0 0 -1 0 1 (101, 10) | attributed to "Hayes", but this is Humphrey's Grand Chant |
| 28-2 | S | A | Nares, James | 2 2 1 2 -7 ( 1, 2) | |
| 28-3 | S | F | Battishill, Jonathan | -2 -1 5 2 1 ( 1, 3) | |
| 28-4 | S | G | Byrd, William | 0 2 3 0 -1 (22, 1) | |
| 28-5 | S | F | White | 0 -2 -1 3 2 ( 1, 3) | tenor part unclear, probably following alto line |
| 28-6 | S | e | Miller, J. | -5 1 -1 -4 2 | Unison |