Definition of Antiphony. Meaning of Antiphony. Synonyms of Antiphony

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Definition of Antiphony

Antiphony
Antiphony An*tiph"o*ny, n.; pl. Antiphonies. [See Antiphon.] 1. A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing. 2. An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively. O! never more for me shall winds intone, With all your tops, a vast antiphony. --R. Browning.

Meaning of Antiphony from wikipedia

- (usually sung by the congregation), a refrain is needed. The looser term antiphony is generally used for any call and response style of singing, such as...
- form is also used in music, where it falls under the general category of antiphony. In some African cultures, call-and-response is a widespread pattern of...
- classical music, call and response is known as antiphony. The New Grove Dictionary defines antiphony as "music in which an ensemble is divided into distinct...
- No. Title Artist(s) Length 1. "Prologue Antiphony"   2:15 2. "The Wolf Who Became a Woman"   2:00 3. "Scar Tissue"   6:25 4. "Pueri Salvatoris"   2:37...
- section of the first movement, "is clinched with an Epilog of syncopated antiphony": Boyd also hears the coda to the third movement as "remarkable... for...
- material is interrelated, although with little wholly imitative writing, and antiphony in preference to contrapuntal echoing of themes. Fantasia on a Theme by...
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- Three Orchestras, 1976), and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (in Symphony/Antiphony, 1980). From the mid-20th century into the 21st there has been a resurgence...
- Macedonia Incipient polyphony (previously primitive polyphony) includes antiphony and call and response, drones, and parallel intervals. Balkan drone music...
- movement: Adagio) Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet. Harrison Birtwistle Antiphonies (excerpt) Performer: Joanna MacGregor. Orchestra: Radio Filharmonisch...