Genevan Psalter 1551: 11 scores in the catalogue

About Genevan Psalter 1551

Genevan Psalter 1551 appears in the catalogue as the credit for 11 scores. There is no reliable biography on file, so the page treats the name as a catalogue heading and focuses on the classical and folk repertoire it covers.

The collection runs to about 6 minutes and 2,158 notated notes. 11 entries sit at complexity index 0, 0 at index 1 and 0 at index 2. 0 scores include lyrics, so the set is useful to singers as well as instrumentalists.

Titles are recorded as uploaded, so the same piece can appear with the composer's name appended or under a different spelling. Check the scoring and editorial marks on each file before printing. The list below links to the most-viewed works, and the related composers share the same broad repertoire. Every entry can be previewed in the browser, transposed into a comfortable key and downloaded as a PDF. MusicXML and MIDI files are available where the uploader provided them, and the score view is rendered from the notation file. The catalogue records duration, note count, track count and complexity for each file, so settings can be compared before opening them. Titles are preserved as uploaded, so the same piece may appear under more than one spelling or with the composer's name appended.

Listening and playing notes

These are dance and song tunes rather than concert works. Expect short repeated strains, a steady pulse and simple harmony; the challenge is lift and rhythm, not density. The collection runs to about 6 minutes, so most individual pieces are short. Check the scoring named on the file before printing. The complexity index is a rough proxy for notation density, not a formal grade.

Selected scores

1. Father eternal, ruler of creation - Old 124th (2) Genevan Psalter

   The most-viewed title in the collection, with 47 views; complexity index 0, about 0.7 minutes.

2. Turn back, O man, forswear thy foolish ways - Clifford Bax

   A classical and folk repertoire piece with 42 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 0.6 minutes.

3. Come to the lord now - Old 124th Genevan Psalter

   A classical and folk repertoire piece with 13 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 0.7 minutes.

4. O son of god, our captain of sal­va­tion - Donne Secours Genevan Psalter

   A classical and folk repertoire piece with 11 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 0.4 minutes.

5. Lo, god is here! - St. Jerome (Champneys) Francis H. Champneys

   A classical and folk repertoire piece with 9 views, complexity index 0 and a running time of about 0.6 minutes.

6. Father of spirits, whose divine control - Aurelius Clemens Prudentius

   6 views; complexity index 0; about 0.6 minutes.