Subject Area
Music, Religion, Theology/Religious Education
Abstract
Responsive psalmody is one of the primary musical vehicles for presenting the Psalms in worship by choir and congregation. Existing responsive psalmody features congregational antiphons with texts derived directly from the psalms. Working with the Revised Common Lectionary, this thesis presents fifty newly written and composed antiphons with texts derived from the accompanying RCL lessons. The goal of this method is to emphasize prophetic connections between the Old Testament lesson and Gospel lesson via the antiphons. This thesis also features a history of lectionary development, a detailed account of the creative process, rubrics for presenting the responsive psalmody in worship, musical-theological analysis, and psalm reflections.
Degree Date
Spring 5-11-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
D.P.M.
Department
Perkins School of Theology
Advisor
Dr. Marcell Silva Steuernagel
Second Advisor
Dr. C. Michael Hawn
Third Advisor
Rev. Dr. John Thornburg
Fourth Advisor
Marisu Fenton
Number of Pages
416
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Page, Bryan Scott, "Making Old Things New Again: The Northridge Psalter, with Antiphons Based on Lessons from the Revised Common Lectionary" (2024). Doctor of Pastoral Music Projects and Theses. 13.
https://scholar.smu.edu/theology_music_etds/13
