antiphony

• Nom désignant une forme musicale ou liturgique où le chant est exécuté en alternance ou en réponse par deux chœurs, ou un verset ou une pièce spécifique destiné à être chanté ou récité en réponse.

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.

1. Responsive singingC2formal

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

   Antiphonie

   • 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.

   Synonymesantiphon

2. A responsive verse or songC2formal

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

   Répons

   • 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.

   Synonymesantiphonresponse