Antiphonal — An*tiph o*nal, a. Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs. Wheatly. {An*tiph o*nal*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antiphonal — 1. noun a) A book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an antiphonary or antiphoner. b) An antiphon; a piece sung or chanted in an antiphonal manner. Syn: antiphoner, antiphonar … Wiktionary
Antiphonal — The alternate singing or chanting by two sides of the choir and congregation, each taking a verse in turn. This mode of rendering the music of the Church is of very ancient origin; it prevailed in the ancient Jewish worship as the antiphonal… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Antiphonal — Liturgical book containing the chants for singing the divine office … Historical dictionary of sacred music
responsorial singing — style of singing in which a leader alternates with a chorus, especially in liturgical chant. Responsorial singing, also known as call and response, is found in the folk music of many cultures e.g., Native American, African, and African… … Universalium
Bird vocalization — Bird song redirects here. For other uses, see Birdsong (disambiguation). A male Blackbird (Turdus merula) singing. Bogense havn, Funen, Denmark. … Wikipedia
Church Music — Ecclesiastical Music † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Music By this term is meant the music which, by order or with the approbation of ecclesiastical authority, is employed in connexion with Divine service to promote the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Antiphon — This article is about the musical term. See Antiphon (person) the orator of ancient Greece. An antiphon (Greek ἀντίφωνον, ἀντί opposite + φωνή voice ) is a response, usually sung in Gregorian chant, to a psalm or some other part of a religious… … Wikipedia
Anglican chant — is a way to sing un metrical texts, such as prose translations of the psalms, canticles, and other, similar biblical texts by matching the natural speech rhythm of the words in each verse to a short piece of metrical music.Anglican Chant was… … Wikipedia
History of music in the biblical period — David Playing the Harp by Jan de Bray, 1670. Knowledge of the biblical period is mostly from literary references in the Bible and post biblical sources. Religion and music historian Herbert Lockyer, Jr. writes that music, both vocal and… … Wikipedia
