He was also an expert in psalmody, having in his youth been the pride of the village singing school. From Wordnik.com. [Oldtown Folks] Reference
I'm tracking the psalmody through the various monastic hours. From Wordnik.com. [trinityboy Diary Entry] Reference
"Where are you going, unhappy profaner of ecclesiastical psalmody?". From Wordnik.com. [The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764] Reference
They doubted not that a preached gospel might be worthily seconded by a vigorous psalmody. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863] Reference
In visiting the Churches of All Souls, and Trinity, the psalmody is by no means to be praised. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 403, December 5, 1829] Reference
Germany and Switzerland in original hymnody, they were inferior to them in the matter of psalmody. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Gerhardt as a Hymn Writer and his Influence on English Hymnody] Reference
"O mouth of singular favour!" etc. The convocation broke up in sobs, psalmody, and kisses on the cheek. From Wordnik.com. [Little Novels of Italy Madonna Of The Peach-Tree, Ippolita In The Hills, The Duchess Of Nona, Messer Cino And The Live Coal, The Judgment Of Borso] Reference
Examples of choral psalmody sung antiphonally are the Psalm and the Magnificat both framed by antiphons. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
We are sorry to hear so bad an account of the college psalmody as is contained in the following Attic stanzas. From Wordnik.com. [Early Reviews of English Poets] Reference
Torches, priests, psalmody, are sought for with a spirit of rivalry which easily explains the sumptuary laws of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 284, November 24, 1827] Reference
It may happen, however, that by cultivating psalmody in our churches and chapels, considerable progress may be made. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 403, December 5, 1829] Reference
The soundtrack is made only of the chiming of bells, nighttime psalmody, footsteps, wind, rain, and very little else. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Miss "The Great Silence" when it is in Town!] Reference
Among the musical disciples who assembled, one evening in each week, to receive his instructions in psalmody, was Katrina Van. From Wordnik.com. [The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon] Reference
The repetitious psalmody of the choir and the monotone chant of the deacon created an almost meditative - almost soporific - calm. From Wordnik.com. [East] Reference
Bramble, Mrs Winifred Jenkins, my sister Liddy, and Mr Barton, and all of them joined in the psalmody, with strong marks of devotion. From Wordnik.com. [The Expedition of Humphry Clinker] Reference
Afterward, private study in small groups (psalmody), and private voice lessons can be scheduled with Christopher & Theresia free time. From Wordnik.com. [More Gregorian Chant - Italia!] Reference
St. Basil, an early champion of antiphonal psalmody, thought it a blessing to sing in turn like the choirs of angels on heaven and earth. From Wordnik.com. [Column: Antiphons for Anti-Noise] Reference
Hymns, then, properly belong to the Liturgy of the Hours, while sung dialogues, antiphons, psalmody, and acclamations belong to the Mass. From Wordnik.com. [Fr. Kirby Weighs in: Hymns vs. Propers] Reference
He retired therefore to his cell, to try how far psalmody might be able to drive off the sounds of the syren tune which haunted his memory. From Wordnik.com. [The Monastery] Reference
In my next (should this receive your attention) I shall send you a few remarks on the psalmody of the new churches of Marylebone and Trinity. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 386, August 22, 1829] Reference
In many parishes considerable pains have, of late, been taken in order to improve the psalmody, but no corresponding effect has been produced. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843] Reference
I should offer some apology for not having noticed the discourses, though my remarks originate and have been chiefly confined to the psalmody. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 386, August 22, 1829] Reference
We respond with all our hearts to the 'Amen' of the Methodists; we join with our brethren in any psalmody that puts the crown upon the brow of. From Wordnik.com. [The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination] Reference
To conclude and crown the day, a numerous band of the best singers attended in the evening and performed an agreeable variety of excellent pieces in psalmody. From Wordnik.com. [The Olden Time Series: Vol. 2: The Days of the Spinning-Wheel in New England Gleanings Chiefly from old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts] Reference
In addition to his other vocations, he was the singing-master of the neighborhood, and picked up many bright shillings by instructing the young folks in psalmody. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools] Reference
When the incense and prayers were ended, the parts of the sacrifice were laid upon the altar, and then the Levites began their psalmody, and their sounding the trumpet. From Wordnik.com. [From the Talmud and Hebraica] Reference
And he, intently contemplating these wonders, was filled with inward joy; yet understood he not what meaned the angelic presence, the glittering light, the celestial psalmody. From Wordnik.com. [The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings] Reference
At times, also, he gave instruction to an evening class in psalmody. From Wordnik.com. [Biographical Sketches (From: "Fanshawe and Other Pieces")] Reference
What a note of horror does his name throw into the sweet Sabbath psalmody of our churches. From Wordnik.com. [The Conflict with Slavery and Others, Complete, Volume VII, The Works of Whittier: the Conflict with Slavery, Politics and Reform, the Inner Life and Criticism] Reference
Prayer and psalmody were to have their stated hours, but by no means to intrude on those devoted to useful labour. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermits] Reference
All were to take part in worship, and the chanting of the clergy was to be succeeded by the psalmody of the people. From Wordnik.com. [The Hymns of Martin Luther Set to their original melodies; with an English version] Reference
Matty in the morning, you, who understand music, would tremble at the idea of hearing her shriek in the psalmody of Haddo's Hole. '. From Wordnik.com. [Waverley — Volume 2] Reference
I could never learn, and the psalmody, which I could never endure, and the dress, which is that of a mad beggar -- Our Lady forgive me!. From Wordnik.com. [Quentin Durward] Reference
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