9 Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter (Tallis, Thomas)

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. London: John Daye, n.d.[1567].
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Misc. Notes Indices included. For full texts, including alternate psalms, see scan from US-PRs
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No.3. Why fum'th in sight (Psalm 2)

For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones (Rondeau)
Arranger Michel Rondeau
Publisher. Info. Michel Rondeau
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For 3 Cellos (Albanese)
Arranger Luca Albanese (b. 1993)
Publisher. Info. Luca Albanese, 2019.
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Misc. Notes Transcribed and transposed for 3 Celli.
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For Guitar (Grayson)
Arranger Martin Grayson
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For Organ (Gouin)
Arranger Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2008
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For Organ (Shaw)
Arranger Martin Shaw (1875–1958)
Geoffrey Turton Shaw (1879–1943)
Publisher. Info. London: J. Curwen & Sons, 1915. Plate 44539.
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Work Title 9 Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter
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Composer Tallis, Thomas
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ITT 14
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 tunes, 1 collect.
~ The first is meeke : devout to see,
CMD (8686 8686), set to Psalm I: Man blest no dout who walkth not out
\ The second sad : in maiesty.
CMD (8686 8686), set to Psalm LXVIII: Let God aryse in maiestie
\ The third doth rage : and roughly brayth.
CMD (8686 8686), set to Psalm II: Why fumeth in sight the Gentils spyght
/ The fourth doth fawne : and flattry playth,
LMD (8888 8888), set to Psalm XCV: O come in one, to prayse the lord
/ The fyfth deligth : and laugheth the more,
SMD (6686 6686), set to Psalm XLII: When lyke the hunted hynde
\ The sixt bewayleth : it weepeth full sore,
CMD (8686 8686), set to Psalm V: Expend O Lord my plaint of worde
\ The seuenth tredeth stoute : in froward race,
8 lines 6s, set to Psalm LII: Why bragst in malice hie
~ The eyghte goeth milde : in modest pace.
LMD (8888 8888), set to Psalm LXVII: God graunt with grace, he vs imbrace
  • Come holy ghost eternall God
CM (8686)
First Publication. 1560 or 1567 in The Whole Psalter Translated into English Metre
Librettist Matthew Parker (1504–1575)
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Renaissance
Piece Style Renaissance
Instrumentation 4 voices (melody in Tenor, except for Collect)
Related Works The Third Tune (Ps.2) was used by Ralph Vaughan Williams in his 1910 string orchestra piece, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.
External Links Wikipedia link
CPDL page
Extra Information The metres are given in the index above for those wishing to use the Parker Psalter as intended, and fit other psalms and further verses to the tunes. In some instances, such as Psalm 42, Parker made his verse flexible by adding parentheses - thus, the LM (8888) text can be changed to either CM (8686) or SM (6686) by the removal of text in parentheses, as indeed is required for Tallis's tune.