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






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Antiphonal" Quotes from Famous Books



... antiphonal blast of horns and trumpets sounds the fatal doom in grim monotone (in descending harmony of ...
— Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies • Philip H. Goepp

... awful thing about it," Pete Murphy groaned. "It was as inevitable now as an antiphonal chorus. Pete's little scarred, scratched, bleeding body rocked back and forth. The women and children! But it all came so quick. I was close beside 'the Newlyweds.' She put her arms around his neck and said, 'Your face'll ...
— Angel Island • Inez Haynes Gillmore

... first sung by the class with antiphonal responses, then with a fugued finale, and Mr. ...
— Old Fogy - His Musical Opinions and Grotesques • James Huneker



Words linked to "Antiphonal" :   church music, antiphon, religious music



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