Early American Psalmody and Mission Music in California

Folkways Records – FH 5108

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: United States
Released: 1965
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Historical, & Sacred
[Tracklist]
A1 Windsor Tune: Margaret Dodd Singers (02:33)
A2 Ten Commandments: Margaret Dodd Singers (06:05)
A3 Old 148th or Hallelujah Tune: Margaret Dodd Singers (03:54)
A4 London Tune: Margaret Dodd Singers (02:03)
A5 York Tune: Margaret Dodd Singers (02:31)
A6 Old 113th: Margaret Dodd Singers (05:41)
B1 Alabado : Padre Juan Thomas and Coro Hispánico de Mallorca (03:05)
B2 Si Quaeris Miracula: Padre Juan Thomas and Coro Hispánico de Mallorca (02:57)
B3 Cántico Espiritual: Padre Juan Thomas and Coro Hispánico de Mallorca (06:16)
B4 Alabado: Padre Juan Thomas and Coro Hispánico de Mallorca (02:03)
B5 Missa de Los Angeles: Padre Juan Thomas and Coro Hispánico de Mallorca (13:04)
[Credits]
Designer: Ronald Clyne, Mastering Engineer: Ray Hagerty
[Notes]
The first half of this collection, sung by the Margaret Dodds singers, is of music taken from the first book ever printed in what became the United States of America—The Bay Psalm Book. In keeping with tradition, there is a cantor who sings a small portion of the psalm which is then repeated by the congregation (a practice born out of necessity as there would otherwise not have been enough song books for everyone to share). The second half of the album, performed by Padre Juan Thomas and Coro Hispánico de Mallorca, speaks to the role that music played in the conversion to Catholicism of Native Americans, by the Franciscans, during the 18th century.