antiphony
[an-tif-uh-nee]
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noun, plural an·tiph·o·nies.
alternate or responsive singing by a choir in two divisions.
a psalm, verse, etc., so sung; antiphon.
a responsive musical utterance.
Origin of antiphony
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He consumed the cleansings and turned to read the antiphony with resonant voice.
Under the Witches' MoonNathan Gallizier
Antiphony was the ancient mode of rendering music, in which two sets of voices sang alternately.
A Short History of English MusicErnest Ford
According to its derivation (from ant-hymn, responsive or alternate song) the word anthem was at first synonymous with antiphony.
Music in the History of the Western ChurchEdward Dickinson
The culprits poured out for a while an antiphony of explanations, which died out at last in a miserable silence.
St. IvesRobert Louis Stevenson
He looked back fondly to the days when he had sung his part in the antiphony in the magnificent cathedral at Manila.
The Great White Tribe in FilipiniaPaul T. Gilbert
antiphony
noun plural -nies
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