Early American Psalmody and Mission Music in California

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.

Track Listing

101	Windsor Tune: Psalm 116	Margaret Dodd Singers	02:33
102	Ten Commandments: Psalm 6	Margaret Dodd Singers	06:05
103	Old 148th or Hallelujah Tune: Psalm 128	Margaret Dodd Singers	03:54
104	London Tune: Psalm 19 (First Part)	Margaret Dodd Singers	02:03
105	York Tune: Psalm 66 (Last Five Quatrains)	Margaret Dodd Singers	02:31
106	Old 113th: Psalm 115	Margaret Dodd Singers	05:41
201	Alabado (Tenor and Chorus)	Padre Juan Thomas and Coro Hispánico de Mallorca	03:05
202	Si Quaeris Miracula (Responsory of San Antonio)	Padre Juan Thomas and Coro Hispánico de Mallorca	02:57
203	Cántico Espiritual: Pues Sois Sancto Sin Igual	Padre Juan Thomas and Coro Hispánico de Mallorca	06:16
204	Alabado (Women's Voices)	Padre Juan Thomas and Coro Hispánico de Mallorca	02:03
205	Missa de Los Angeles a 4 Voces 5 Tono (1796)	Padre Juan Thomas and Coro Hispánico de Mallorca	13:04