Antiphonal

Word ANTIPHONAL
Character 10
Hyphenation an tiph o nal
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Antiphonal"

What do we mean by antiphonal?

Relating to or resembling an antiphon. adjective

Answering responsively, as in antiphony. adjective

Occurring or responding in turns; alternating. adjective

An antiphonary. noun

Pertaining to or marked by antiphony or responsive singing; antiphonary.

A book of antiphons or anthems; an antiphonary. noun

Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs. adjective

A book of antiphons or anthems. noun

A book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an antiphonary or antiphoner. noun

An antiphon; a piece sung or chanted in an antiphonal manner. noun

Characterized by antiphones or antiphony; incorporating alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts. adjective

Bound collection of antiphons noun

Containing or using responses; alternating adjective

Relating to or resembling an antiphon or antiphony adjective

A book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an antiphonary or antiphoner.

An antiphon; a piece sung or chanted in an antiphonal manner.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Antiphonal

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The word "antiphonal" in example sentences

The church had two choir lofts, so Gabrieli and other composers often wrote music that would bounce from choir to the other (called antiphonal) and later wrote the same for "choirs" of brass players. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A lyric may be a solo, or the matter may be arranged for 'antiphonal' performance between different performers, e.g. choruses of Men and of Women. ❋ Richard Green Moulton (1886)

This is seen by the 'antiphonal' distribution of the matter, for example, between choruses of men and women, and by the recurrence of passages ( 'refrains'). ❋ Richard Green Moulton (1886)

"An ignorance shared by the child, who exhibits a distaste for an interview," interpolated Miss Prinkwell, in a kind of antiphonal response -- ❋ Bret Harte (1869)

Dame was the operation of the great organs, one in the choir gallery, the other in the chancel, in a kind of antiphonal music, somewhat monotonous though not without beauty. ❋ Theophilus Gould (1866)

Female singers generally use the falsetto while male singers generally use natural voice to sing this kind of antiphonal song. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Those in attendance will also enjoy some specific climactic instances such as antiphonal brass. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There were many voices in this antiphonal choir: fire and seed, disease and fire, sunlight and cutting, insect and beak, parasite mistletoe and hungry squirrel. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

Under conductor Will Crutchfield, the orchestra and chorus brought richness and bel canto lyricism to the score, from the galloping motifs of the overture to the antiphonal horn playing that evoked the echoes of the Swiss mountains, the lively, fugal mustering of the cantons in Act II, and the victorious tremolos of the finale. ❋ Heidi Waleson (2011)

We then proceeded to learn chant for the reformed Roman rite and in the evening, we gathered for first Vespers of the Baptism of the Lord, using the new antiphons from the Solesmes antiphonal and the responsory, 'Hodie in Iordane'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The liturgical chant of our Catholic tradition, on the other hand, privileges the responsorial, dialogical, antiphonal and acclamatory modes of performance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There was a little word-play (Tweedledum and Tweedledee's antiphonal speech was very well-rendered), but not remarkably, this movie is more about visual fireworks than verbal ones. ❋ Deliasherman (2010)

Inevitably greeted by the antiphonal retort: and fools seldom differ. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Willaert exported the Flemish style from the Low Countries to Italy, eventually taking charge of the choir at St Mark's in Venice, and establishing the tradition of antiphonal choral music there, while his pupils included Andrea Gabrieli. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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