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Welcome to Psaltery and Harp

Hello! I'm Becky Mynett. I'm Director of Music at an ordinary parish church in Bedfordshire. Our church has a psalm at the Sunday morning communion service most weeks. We use responsorial psalms, where a soloist sings the psalm text and the congregation respond with a refrain. But it proved difficult to find easy settings with meaningful refrains that were also musically interesting. So I decided to write my own, using skills learned both when I studied liturgical composition for my MA in English Cathedral Music and when I worked as a professional translator. I am delighted to offer my settings here at Psaltery and Harp, alongside some of my other compositions. I hope you enjoy encouraging your congregation to sing the psalms in worship as much as I do.

Why 'Psaltery and Harp'?
You may be wondering why this shop is called 'Psaltery and Harp'. Well, there are several reasons! Firstly, the phrase comes from Psalm 150 verse 3 in the Authorised Version of the Bible (also known as the King James Version): Praise him with the so...
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Introducing Psaltery and Harp
Welcome to Psaltery and Harp! I'm really excited to be launching my new shop. Over the next few weeks I will be starting to add sheet music for my translations and settings of the psalms set in the Church of England's Common Worship lectionary. Over...
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