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.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine musikalische oder liturgische Form bezeichnet, bei der ein Chor in wechselnden oder responsorialen Parts singt, oder einen bestimmten Vers oder Gesang, der als Antwort gesungen oder rezitiert wird.

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.

   🇩🇪Wechselgesang

   Synonyme: 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.

   🇩🇪Antiphon

   Synonyme: antiphonresponse

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