Martin Cooke Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Hello everyone - sorry, not really an organ query, but can anyone produce a copy of this chant by Walter Parratt, for me, by any chance, please? I can't find it in any of my regular chant books. Many thanks - Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Pykett Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Does this website help? https://www.anglicanchant.nl/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Pykett Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 The link below (a page within the website I linked to in my earlier post) seems to identify the chant you are looking for. (If you click on the 'chant' heading and then any of the numbers below it, a MIDI file downloads and starts playing - at least on my laptop). The page lists several sources but they, except perhaps the Lichfield Psalter, might not be widely available - the Anglican Chant Appreciation Society; the Neville Richards Private Collection; and the Society for the Promotion and Discussion of Anglican Chant. https://www.anglicanchant.nl/chants/base0237017896.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S_L Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I wouldn't have thought it beyond a half decent A level student to listen to the YouTube recording and write it out. There was a time, at A level, when writing a treble and bass part and giving the implied harmony was part of the course. The chant, in question, is a little more difficult than was required for the old A level - but it seems straight forward enough! Looks like a bit of Aural Dictation is on the cards Martin!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Cooke Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 25 minutes ago, S_L said: I wouldn't have thought it beyond a half decent A level student to listen to the YouTube recording and write it out. There was a time, at A level, when writing a treble and bass part and giving the implied harmony was part of the course. The chant, in question, is a little more difficult than was required for the old A level - but it seems straight forward enough! Looks like a bit of Aural Dictation is on the cards Martin!!! Ugh! I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowOrg Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Could it be something like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Cooke Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 2 hours ago, SlowOrg said: Could it be something like this? Ha - yes, indeed something like that for sure - and thank you so much, SloOrg - but can't I year a second treble part? My ears are getting old!! I have actually been promised a copy in a week or two's time now, so we'll see how they compare. Thank you so much for going to all this trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowland Wateridge Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) On 15/10/2022 at 19:24, Martin Cooke said: Ha - yes, indeed something like that for sure - and thank you so much, SloOrg - but can't I year a second treble part? My ears are getting old!! Helpfully it is set to Psalm 122 in the Lincoln Psalter and there is, indeed, a second treble part. I’m afraid repeated efforts to copy it here have failed after numerous attempts! I think I should add that SlowOrg’s transcription is very close to the ‘real thing’ which is actually written out on four staves! Edited October 21, 2022 by Rowland Wateridge Added comment about transcription Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowland Wateridge Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHM Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I’m fairly sure there is another version of this with much more divisi. i think Canterbury used to use it (maybe still do?) for Ps.150. In the version quoted above, is the Treble G# in the last quarter correct? Should it be a B? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowland Wateridge Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 7 hours ago, DHM said: I’m fairly sure there is another version of this with much more divisi. In the version quoted above, is the Treble G# in the last quarter correct? Should it be a B? As I said, the chant is laid out on four staves in the Lincoln Psalter. I have a clear photograph of it which I cannot post here as it exceeds the size capacity. I can send it by email to anyone who wants it and lets me know their email address by PM. The treble G# is indeed correct. To repeat, SlowOrg’s transcription was remarkably on target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowOrg Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Thanks to Rowland Wateridge, the "mystery" has been solved. This is the Parratt chant from the Lincoln Psalter (as notated by me) … … and, for comparison, my earlier attempt at figuring out the harmony (which doesn’t seem all that convincing now); the treble is based on the information given here: The differences in the treble might be due to variations between chant books (?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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