Antiphonally

It was the manner of singing psalms antiphonally, that is alternately by two choirs, to which we are accustomed, that had already been introduced at Antioch in the time of the Patriarch ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Already, half an hour ago Alcibiades and Yaxis had departed with their pushcarts, one to the north and one to the south, calling antiphonally as they went, in clear, high voices that came fainter and fainter to ❋ Jennette Barbour Perry Lee (1905)

Psalms were sung antiphonally, that is, first one side would sing and the other side would answer. ❋ Edward MacDowell (1884)

Chorale members were arrayed along the side aisles of Disney Hall's central area and sang antiphonally, supplemented with pounding percussion and gongs. ❋ Rodney Punt (2011)

For one thing, he likes to set up these pieces antiphonally. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The lines of these striking poems move antiphonally, weaving the commodious arcs of deliberation for which Donahue strives to understand the world. ❋ EILEEN (2009)

Examples of choral psalmody sung antiphonally are the Psalm and the Magnificat both framed by antiphons. ❋ Lu (2009)

In the opening section, for instance, the words ‘Deum of God, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero’ ‘God of God, light of light, very God of very God’ each repeat the same pitches, passing the motif between the voices antiphonally. ❋ Lu (2009)

In his late motets for five, six and eight voices, high and low groups are occasionally contrasted antiphonally, an expansion of the earlier duet technique. ❋ Lu (2009)

Many communities, mine included, still pray the psalms antiphonally — splitting the assembly into two sides, chanting the strophes in turn, a legacy of the ancient liturgies. ❋ Michelle (2008)

It's really an ancient Sequence hymn to be sung on the day of Pentecost; our Gregorian Schola sang it antiphonally - women's voices first, then men's, singing the same sequence of notes - as the Offertory. ❋ Bls (2007)

Joseph swore antiphonally with Gus, Patsy, and Simeon. ❋ McCaffrey, Anne (1993)

The woman " she was his second wife, and a third cousin " cursed antiphonally, rolling away in the other direction. ❋ McCaffrey, Anne (1993)

Suddenly, from inside the cathedral came three separate groups of three men each dressed in simple black robes and wailing antiphonally, first one group then another: ❋ Michener, James (1992)