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Want to suggest a book, music CD or other item for Anglican Marketplace, or offer other advice on how to make this site better? Let us hear from you!
We at the Prayer Book Society wanted the redesigned Anglican Marketplace to offer a wider selection of trustworthy works and resources for orthodox Anglicans to choose from. And indeed, between books and CDs offered directly by PBS, and those commended by the Society Board and offered through our Associate relationship with Amazon.com, the new Marketplace debuted in the summer of 2010 with four times the listings of its predecessor site.
Yet we know that this is just a start. We realize that much more is needed to round out the selection of works and resources commended on the new Marketplace, and that we must constantly strive to enhance and update this service with fresh listings. And we know we can't do that all by ourselves; we need your help to make this the comprehensive resource that will truly serve your needs and those of other faithful Anglicans. To that end, the PBS Board will welcome and consider suggestions for additional offerings, or on how to improve this on-line ministry, from Marketplace visitors and patrons.
How to contact us about the Marketplace:
Please direct all suggestions or other comments or questions relating to Anglican Marketplace to prayerbooksoc@aol.com. If you wish to commend a book or music CD that is not currently listed on the Marketplace, please include its full identifying and locating information (e.g. in the case of a book, its full title and author name, and its ISBN number), and a brief description/review (a paragraph or two) of the volume or recording. All suggested books should be compatible with orthodox Anglicanism; books and CDs available from Amazon.com are preferred.
Find A Copy Of The 1928 Book of Common Prayer
at one of the following links:
Mandate Subscription
You may now order Mandate, the bi-monthly publication of the PBS, here at Anglican Marketplace.
The Society is dedicated to the preservation, understanding, and propagation of Anglican Doctrine as contained in the traditional editions of The Book of Common Prayer.
Learn more about the Prayer Book Society by visiting our website: www.pbsusa.org
Read "Mandate", our bi-monthly publication, for news, history, and other information. You can also find articles and opinion on the Society's blog: pbs1928.blogspot.com
Or, find prayer books and other reading materials at: www.anglicanmarketplace.com
Learn more about the Prayer Book Society by visiting our website: www.pbsusa.org
Read "Mandate", our bi-monthly publication, for news, history, and other information. You can also find articles and opinion on the Society's blog: pbs1928.blogspot.com
Or, find prayer books and other reading materials at: www.anglicanmarketplace.com
Want to suggest a book, music CD or other item for Anglican Marketplace, or offer other advice on how to make this site better? Let us hear from you!
We at the Prayer Book Society wanted the redesigned Anglican Marketplace to offer a wider selection of trustworthy works and resources for orthodox Anglicans to choose from. And indeed, between books and CDs offered directly by PBS, and those commended by the Society Board and offered through our Associate relationship with Amazon.com, the new Marketplace debuted in the summer of 2010 with four times the listings of its predecessor site.
Yet we know that this is just a start. We realize that much more is needed to round out the selection of works and resources commended on the new Marketplace, and that we must constantly strive to enhance and update this service with fresh listings. And we know we can't do that all by ourselves; we need your help to make this the comprehensive resource that will truly serve your needs and those of other faithful Anglicans. To that end, the PBS Board will welcome and consider suggestions for additional offerings, or on how to improve this on-line ministry, from Marketplace visitors and patrons.
How to contact us about the Marketplace:
Please direct all suggestions or other comments or questions relating to Anglican Marketplace to prayerbooksoc@aol.com. If you wish to commend a book or music CD that is not currently listed on the Marketplace, please include its full identifying and locating information (e.g. in the case of a book, its full title and author name, and its ISBN number), and a brief description/review (a paragraph or two) of the volume or recording. All suggested books should be compatible with orthodox Anglicanism; books and CDs available from Amazon.com are preferred.
Music: Sacred Music Recordings
The Anglican Choral Tradition
The liturgy of Anglicanism's Book of Common Prayer has fostered a distinctive and rich musical tradition which is both choral and congregational. The choral tradition was developed in the cathedrals and college chapels, in which the psalms, canticles, and anthems of Morning and Evening Prayer were sung daily by dedicated choirs. The congregational tradition belonged to the parish churches, and began with the metrical psalms of the Reformed tradition, whose tunes were taken up into the hymns written by the 18th and 19th century hymnographers, both Evangelical and Anglo-Catholic. A third strand has been the recovery and incorporation of the extraordinary polyphony of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance, as well as later developments, baroque, classical, and romantic, in the catholic tradition.The magnificent Tudor chapel of King's College, Cambridge, has for 50 years or more been the pre-eminent shrine of the Anglican choral tradition, under directors Philip Ledger, David Willcocks, and currently Stephen Cleobury.
The Prayer Book Society (PBS) therefore commends the following brief selection of recordings by the King's College Choir, both as a worthy addition to your musical library and as a fitting beginning of the Marketplace's new music section. But much more follows after that! Keep browsing in this category to see offerings from the best known Canadian representative of the Anglican choral tradition, the choir of tiny St. John's Church, Elora (west of Toronto), and a number of other CDs chosen with the classical Anglican in mind, including recordings by The Sixteen and the Tallis Scholars.
You can learn more about, often hear samples of, and/or order any recording featured in the following section via Amazon.com, as part of a special program that may also benefit PBS' mission.* The Society is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, which enables websites to earn referral fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. By following the links provided for any CD listed below and completing your purchase of it through Amazon, you will therefore generate a small financial return that will help PBS cover the costs of this online service and other aspects of its ministry. Thank you for your support. (Note: To get more information on a suggested book or CD before you buy it, click on the item's title in the link box following each listing; click on "Best Price" or "Buy from Amazon.com" to go more directly to purchase information.)
IN CANADA, a well known representative of the Anglican choral tradition is the choir of tiny St. John's Church, Elora (west of Toronto), a parish that uses the historic liturgy. Several of its recordings, featuring hymns and anthems by Anglican and non-Anglican composers, are listed below. As is the case above, you can obtain any of these CDs by following the links provided to Amazon.com, where your purchase will also produce a small commission that will help support PBS' mission.
