Comes from song leaders and choirs in West Africa. Song leader calls out a phrase and choir responds with a musical phrase. Can also occur between a singer and instruments.
A musical conversation in which instrumentalists and/or vocalists answer one another.
A style of music where a lead singer or musician performs a solo line of music, which is "answered" by a group of musicians with another line of music. The solo and group continue to alternate in this fashion.
while the leader sings a solo, the group answers and repeats a line without change until the concluding phrase.
question and answer pattern in which a soloist leads and group responds
A musical device in which one musician plays a phrase and another musician plays a related phrase in response
a song style that follows a simple question/answer pattern in which one singer leads and a group responds
a structural device most often associated with African dance and musical forms, one soloist or group performs, and the second soloist or group performs in response to the first[ Back
a structural device that derives from the work songs of Afro-American slaves; a soloist sings or plays, and a group or second soloist replies
Performance style with a singing leader who is imitated by a chorus of followers. Also responsorial singing.
A means whereby instruments or sections of instruments in a band or combo play a passage which is in turn responded to by another instrument or section; a musical conversation: one musician or section will play a short melodic idea and is answered by another musician or section.
Echoing e.g. teacher sings a line, children respond by copying or with another predetermined answer.
An African tradition which refers to a dance leader who calls out or demonstrates dance steps to which the group responds by repeating or performing the correct steps or combination.
A structure that is most often associated with African music and dance forms, although it is also used elsewhere. One soloist/group performs with the second soloist/group entering "in response" to the first.
A choreographic form in which one soloist or group performs, with the second soloist or group entering in response to the first.
In music, a call and response is a succession of two distinct phrases usually played by different musicians, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary on or response to the first. It corresponds to the call-and-response pattern in human communication and is found in many traditions.
