A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.
An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.
(adj. antiphonal): Referring to music by multiple performing groups separated by space. The most common antiphonal arrangement is in church chancels, where the halves of the choir face each other across the chancel. Composers of the early Baroque at St. Mark's Basilica in Venice (Monteverdi, Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli) made particular advances in the use of antiphonal playing and singing.
a system where one person sings and a chorus of voices follows, often used in Indian music (especially with bhajans). Palanquin bearers, tribes of Africa, New Zealand, North America, and Egypt use antiphony
alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts
a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
musical effect drawn from two groups stationed apart, for example in the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Church when two groups on either side of the church sing the service
Music in which two or more voices alternate with one another.
n. An anthem or other composition sung responsively.
A musical style in which two or more choirs and/or instrumental groups alternate with one another.