Simple Psalter for Solemnities, Feasts, and Other Celebrations

by J. Michael Joncas

Michael Joncas’s new  Simple Psalter  synthesizes elements of previous styles of psalm-singing into a new pattern of engaging these sacred texts. Using the new  Abbey Psalms and Canticles , Joncas sets every responsorial psalm in the three-year Lectionary in settings that work equally well a cappella or with keyboard accompaniment. The antiphon for each setting may be sung in unison or enhanced with optional voice or instrument parts, and the verses are set to a Gelineau-inspired "pulsed" psalm tone, notated in proposed speech-rhythm. Additionally, the tones of the  Simple Psalter respect form-critical studies of psalms, assigning them to particular categories (e.g., different tones for hymns of praise, songs of thanksgiving, communal laments, etc.). The  Simple Psalter  is divided into four one for solemnities, feasts, and other celebrations, and one each for years A, B and C.

152 pages, Spiral-bound

Published October 2, 2022