Christophe Plantin and the Genevan Psalter

"In the present study I intend to present the church music compositions of Jenő Ádám. I will analyze the choral works of the composer that were based on the melodies of Protestant church hymns. The composer was also active as a conductor, but his name is primarily known in the field of music pedagogy. He played an important role in the elaboration and implementation of the Kodály method. In his works pertaining to church music, he adapted the melodies of the most representative church hymns of different ages. He uses both homophonic and polyphonic approaches with his works that have strophic structure or are through-composed. Keywords: Genevan Psalter, Protestant hymn, Kodály method, strophic form, through-composed works, homophonic and polyphonic approaches in composition."

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The Genevan Psalter of 1562; Set in Four-Part Harmony by Claude Goudimel, In 1565

Proceedings of the Musical Association ◽

10.1093/jrma/44.1.167 ◽

1917 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 167-192

Author(s):

G. R. Woodward

Keyword(s):

Genevan Psalter

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Clément Marot, the Learned Poet: Jewish Medieval Exegesis and the Genevan Psalter

Reformation and Renaissance Review ◽

10.1558/rrr.v12i1.71 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 71-107

Author(s):

Dick Wursten

Keyword(s):

Clement Marot ◽

Genevan Psalter

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The Genevan Psalter in Eighteenth-Century Indonesia and Sri Lanka

Eighteenth Century Music ◽

10.1017/s1478570614000062 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 235-255

Author(s):

DAVID R. M. IRVING

Keyword(s):

Eighteenth Century ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Large Scale ◽

Early Modern Period ◽

Local Communities ◽

Musical Scale ◽

Christian Communities ◽

Cultural Aspects ◽

Production And Distribution ◽

Genevan Psalter

ABSTRACTThe spread of Protestant Christianity to Indonesia and Sri Lanka in the early modern period involved large-scale translation projects and, from the beginning of the eighteenth century, the publication of metrical psalms in languages spoken by local communities: Portuguese, Malay, Tamil and Sinhala. Selected psalms from the Genevan Psalter, as well as complete versions, were translated and published in South and Southeast Asia on several occasions in the eighteenth century, representing the earliest printing of Western staff notation in Jakarta and Colombo. These psalters were issued in numerous editions, and some were prefaced with a short explanation of the musical scale. Christian communities in Indonesia and Sri Lanka appear to have used the psalters regularly in religious devotions and services. This article explores the processes involved in the translation, production and distribution of these psalters, considering musical and cultural aspects of their adoption into local communities.

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