Randy Kinnett
@grouchydisciple.bsky.social
Episcopalian husband and dad in higher ed. Member at St. Peter’s, McKinney, TX.
For Proper 29C, a chant setting of Luke 23:43 in tonus peregrinus, for use as antiphon with the Rite II Magnificat setting in Hymnal 1982, S242. 🕯️
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
For Proper 29C, a chant setting of Luke 23:43 in tonus peregrinus, for use as antiphon with the Rite II Magnificat setting in Hymnal 1982, S242. 🕯️
Here’s S242 from Hymnal 1982, without the antiphon it provides (and without permission).
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Here’s S242 from Hymnal 1982, without the antiphon it provides (and without permission).
A Magnificat antiphon for Proper 28C, on Lk 21:17-19, in tonus peregrinus so that it can be sung with S242 in Hymnal 1982. Apologies for handwriting; I'm apparently in between engraving solutions. 🕯️
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A Magnificat antiphon for Proper 28C, on Lk 21:17-19, in tonus peregrinus so that it can be sung with S242 in Hymnal 1982. Apologies for handwriting; I'm apparently in between engraving solutions. 🕯️
This Magnificat antiphon for Proper 27, Year C sets Luke 20:38 NRSVUE from the Sunday gospel. It is a newly-composed setting in tonus peregrinus and so can be sung with the Magnificat setting in Hymnal 1982, S 242.🕯️
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This Magnificat antiphon for Proper 27, Year C sets Luke 20:38 NRSVUE from the Sunday gospel. It is a newly-composed setting in tonus peregrinus and so can be sung with the Magnificat setting in Hymnal 1982, S 242.🕯️
In his _Prayer Book Office_ (1980), Howard Galley intentionally makes green seasons extra green, not only with generic "anytime" antiphons for psalms and canticles but even by skipping the weekly collect on weekdays. Is there something to be said for this? From his introduction:🕯️
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In his _Prayer Book Office_ (1980), Howard Galley intentionally makes green seasons extra green, not only with generic "anytime" antiphons for psalms and canticles but even by skipping the weekly collect on weekdays. Is there something to be said for this? From his introduction:🕯️
Finding no preexisting antiphon settings for this coming Sunday's Gospel reading (Luke 19:1-10, Zaccheus was a wee little man), I've written this one that can serve as a Magnificat antiphon for Proper 26C. Now, there ARE All Saints' antiphons out there, but that's for another post. 🕯️
October 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Finding no preexisting antiphon settings for this coming Sunday's Gospel reading (Luke 19:1-10, Zaccheus was a wee little man), I've written this one that can serve as a Magnificat antiphon for Proper 26C. Now, there ARE All Saints' antiphons out there, but that's for another post. 🕯️
I'm convinced that LilyPond is the future for me, somehow, in this project. It's hard. I can see that the spacing is ridiculous. I'll get better.
October 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I'm convinced that LilyPond is the future for me, somehow, in this project. It's hard. I can see that the spacing is ridiculous. I'll get better.
My Magnificat antiphon for the week of Proper 25 C is an adaptation of the Salisbury Antiphoner chant for the 11th Sunday after Trinity, which sets Luke 18:13 (from this Sunday’s Gospel reading); I changed the language to NRSVUE and adjusted the melody a bit to fit it. 🕯️
October 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
My Magnificat antiphon for the week of Proper 25 C is an adaptation of the Salisbury Antiphoner chant for the 11th Sunday after Trinity, which sets Luke 18:13 (from this Sunday’s Gospel reading); I changed the language to NRSVUE and adjusted the melody a bit to fit it. 🕯️
Getting this done early: a Magnificat antiphon for the week of RCL Proper 24C, on Luke 18:7a from this Sunday's Gospel. I've found no chant settings of Luke 18:1-8 in the usual places, so here's a workable new setting in Mode 5. 🕯️
October 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Getting this done early: a Magnificat antiphon for the week of RCL Proper 24C, on Luke 18:7a from this Sunday's Gospel. I've found no chant settings of Luke 18:1-8 in the usual places, so here's a workable new setting in Mode 5. 🕯️
A Magnificat antiphon for the week of RCL Proper 23, from this week's Gospel reading on Jesus's Cleansing of Ten Men-With-A-Skin-Disease (Luke 17:11-19). This is taken straight from the Salisbury Antiphoner: it's the antiphon for the 14th Sunday after Trinity, p. 89. 🕯️
October 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A Magnificat antiphon for the week of RCL Proper 23, from this week's Gospel reading on Jesus's Cleansing of Ten Men-With-A-Skin-Disease (Luke 17:11-19). This is taken straight from the Salisbury Antiphoner: it's the antiphon for the 14th Sunday after Trinity, p. 89. 🕯️
A Magnificat antiphon on Luke 17:5-6, from the Gospel reading for RCL Proper 22C. I've searched for and cannot find any existing antiphons on this text, so until I find something better, here's a new one with a typical Mode 1 melody. 🕯️
October 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A Magnificat antiphon on Luke 17:5-6, from the Gospel reading for RCL Proper 22C. I've searched for and cannot find any existing antiphons on this text, so until I find something better, here's a new one with a typical Mode 1 melody. 🕯️
And here is the Magnificat antiphon on the Proper 21C Gospel reading, transcribed with NRSVUE (slightly modified). 🕯️
September 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
And here is the Magnificat antiphon on the Proper 21C Gospel reading, transcribed with NRSVUE (slightly modified). 🕯️
Looking ahead to next week, I've found a great little Lenten Prime antiphon on a text that RCL appoints on Proper 21C (Luke 16:25): "Child, remember that you received good things during your lifetime, and Lazarus in like manner evil things.”Graz, Universitätsbibliothek, 29, 113v.
September 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Looking ahead to next week, I've found a great little Lenten Prime antiphon on a text that RCL appoints on Proper 21C (Luke 16:25): "Child, remember that you received good things during your lifetime, and Lazarus in like manner evil things.”Graz, Universitätsbibliothek, 29, 113v.
One good Magnificat antiphon option for Proper 20C is this one on Luke 16:3-4 from the Salisbury Antiphoner, where it's appointed for the ninth Sunday after Trinity. 🕯️
September 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
One good Magnificat antiphon option for Proper 20C is this one on Luke 16:3-4 from the Salisbury Antiphoner, where it's appointed for the ninth Sunday after Trinity. 🕯️
Here's something that works great as a Magnificat antiphon for Proper 19C: this antiphon from the Salisbury Antiphoner for the Third Sunday after Trinity, based on Luke 15:8 (which is in RCL's Sunday's Gospel reading coming up). It paraphrases a Mag. ant. on the same text in the Liber Usualis. ⚓
September 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Here's something that works great as a Magnificat antiphon for Proper 19C: this antiphon from the Salisbury Antiphoner for the Third Sunday after Trinity, based on Luke 15:8 (which is in RCL's Sunday's Gospel reading coming up). It paraphrases a Mag. ant. on the same text in the Liber Usualis. ⚓
With this antiphon, the Magnificat is sung in tone 1.7. Here that is in Rite II language, in simple tone:
September 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
With this antiphon, the Magnificat is sung in tone 1.7. Here that is in Rite II language, in simple tone:
I see a good bit of conversation on Bluesky this week about how to preach this week's gospel reading. Because there don't seem to be existing antiphons on this text, I've sketched a new Mode 1 Magnificat antiphon for Proper 18C on the especially challenging Luke 14:26. 🕯️
September 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I see a good bit of conversation on Bluesky this week about how to preach this week's gospel reading. Because there don't seem to be existing antiphons on this text, I've sketched a new Mode 1 Magnificat antiphon for Proper 18C on the especially challenging Luke 14:26. 🕯️
"So, how do I sing the Magnificat with that?" Chant the antiphon (or, if you like, just "For all who exalt themselves"), then the Magnificat to simple tone 1.1 as shown here with doxology, and then the whole antiphon one more time.
August 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"So, how do I sing the Magnificat with that?" Chant the antiphon (or, if you like, just "For all who exalt themselves"), then the Magnificat to simple tone 1.1 as shown here with doxology, and then the whole antiphon one more time.
For a Proper 17C Magnificat Antiphon, I like this lovely setting of Luke 14:11, an antiphon in evangelio for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost in Einsiedeln 611 (143v-144r). 🕯️The structure of the Latin makes it easy to adapt this melody to the NRSVUE English.
August 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
For a Proper 17C Magnificat Antiphon, I like this lovely setting of Luke 14:11, an antiphon in evangelio for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost in Einsiedeln 611 (143v-144r). 🕯️The structure of the Latin makes it easy to adapt this melody to the NRSVUE English.
Magnificat antiphon for Sunday, Proper 16 (closest to August 24), Year C. Text: Luke 12:51. I haven’t found existing chant antiphons on the RCL Gospel reading for Proper 16C, so this mode 1 antiphon is homemade.🕯️
August 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Magnificat antiphon for Sunday, Proper 16 (closest to August 24), Year C. Text: Luke 12:51. I haven’t found existing chant antiphons on the RCL Gospel reading for Proper 16C, so this mode 1 antiphon is homemade.🕯️
Magnificat, simple tone 4, with Rite II language, to be sung with this antiphon.
August 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Magnificat, simple tone 4, with Rite II language, to be sung with this antiphon.
Magnificat antiphon for Sunday, Proper 15 (closest to August 17), Year C. Text: Luke 12:51. Because I can't find any preexisting antiphons on the RCL Gospel reading for Proper 15C, I sketched this one myself, based on the sort of Ur-melody that many tone 4 chants follow.🕯️
August 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Magnificat antiphon for Sunday, Proper 15 (closest to August 17), Year C. Text: Luke 12:51. Because I can't find any preexisting antiphons on the RCL Gospel reading for Proper 15C, I sketched this one myself, based on the sort of Ur-melody that many tone 4 chants follow.🕯️
Magnificat, simple tone 8, with Rite II language, to be sung with this antiphon. In MuseScore I can get the notation to look a bit more like that for the chants in Hymnal 1982.
August 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Magnificat, simple tone 8, with Rite II language, to be sung with this antiphon. In MuseScore I can get the notation to look a bit more like that for the chants in Hymnal 1982.
Magnificat antiphon for Sunday, Proper 14 (closest to August 10), Year C. Text: Lk 12:35. Adapted loosely from Einsiedeln 611 258v, “Sint lumbi vestri praecincti,” psalm antiphon for Prime, Common of Several Saints.🕯️
August 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Magnificat antiphon for Sunday, Proper 14 (closest to August 10), Year C. Text: Lk 12:35. Adapted loosely from Einsiedeln 611 258v, “Sint lumbi vestri praecincti,” psalm antiphon for Prime, Common of Several Saints.🕯️