antiphony
alternate or responsive singing by a choir in two divisions.
a psalm, verse, etc., so sung; antiphon.
a responsive musical utterance.
Origin of antiphony
1Other words from antiphony
- an·ti·phon·ic [an-tuh-fon-ik], /ˌæn təˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective
- an·ti·phon·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby antiphony
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How to use antiphony in a sentence
Oh, never more for me shall winds intone With all your tops a vast antiphony, Demanding and responding in God's praise!
Browning's England | Helen Archibald ClarkeHe consumed the cleansings and turned to read the antiphony with resonant voice.
Under the Witches' Moon | Nathan GallizierTrinidad recited his appeal and the Judge boomed out his ponderous antiphony.
Heart of the West | O. HenryThe revival of 1851–2 was a local one, but was believed by many to have been inspired by a celestial antiphony.
The Story of the Hymns and Tunes | Theron Brown and Hezekiah Butterworthantiphony was the ancient mode of rendering music, in which two sets of voices sang alternately.
A Short History of English Music | Ernest Ford
British Dictionary definitions for antiphony
/ (ænˈtɪfənɪ) /
the antiphonal singing of a musical composition by two choirs
any musical or other sound effect that answers or echoes another
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