antiphony

A noun referring to a musical or liturgical form where a choir sings in alternating or responsive parts, or a specific verse or song intended to be chanted or sung in response.

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1. Responsive singing C2 formal

   A musical form where two groups of singers alternate in singing verses or phrases, often in a call-and-response pattern.

   • The cathedral choir performed a beautiful antiphony during the service.
   • Antiphony is a common feature in Gregorian chant.
   • The two halves of the choir engaged in a complex antiphony.

   🌐الغناء التناوبي

   المرادفات: antiphon

2. A responsive verse or song C2 formal

   A specific verse or piece of music intended to be sung or chanted as a response to another part.

   • The congregation sang the antiphony after the priest's verse.
   • The composer wrote a new antiphony for the Easter mass.
   • Each antiphony in the manuscript was carefully notated.

   🌐الترنيمة الجوابية

   المرادفات: antiphonresponse

• antiphonies plural form
• antiphonies' possessive plural form
• antiphony's possessive singular form