A History of the Old Hundredth Psalm Tune With Specimens
A History of the Old Hundredth Psalm Tune With Specimens
W H William Henry Havergal
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The mistake has been occa- sioned by a wrong interpretation of the word composed, and is precisely of that sort which has been so com- monly made with respect to the tunes in Ravenscroft's Psalter. The persons who, as he says, " composed them, into parti" were not the framers of the tunes, for many of those tunes were framed before the composers of the harmony to them were born. With regard to William Franc, there is as clear evi- dence as can reasonably be demanded, that the tune is * A copy o...f this work, supposed to be unique, at least in England, is in the possession of Mr. Warren, well known as an organist in Lon- don, and an editor of many publications. THE OLD HUNDREDTH PSALM TUNE. 31 his, at least that he is its fairly reputed author. Franc himself was no great musician. His name is un- known to fame, except as connected with the tunes in the Genevan Psalter. But as his task consisted in framing simple melodies, without caring for originality or laboring at harmony, his skill might have been equal to his task.
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