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antiphony
[ an-tif-uh-nee ]
noun
- alternate or responsive singing by a choir in two divisions.
- a psalm, verse, etc., so sung; antiphon.
- a responsive musical utterance.
antiphony
/ 忙苍藞迟瑟蹿蓹苍瑟 /
noun
- the antiphonal singing of a musical composition by two choirs
- any musical or other sound effect that answers or echoes another
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 补苍路迟颈路辫丑辞苍路颈肠 [an-t, uh, -, fon, -ik], adjective
- 补苍顎卼颈路辫丑辞苍顎僫路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of antiphony1
Example Sentences
The Gabrielis also experimented with placing clusters of singers and instrumentalists in different pockets of the building, a technique known as antiphony, meaning 鈥榲oices against each other鈥, or poly choral, 鈥榤any choirs鈥.
Toads sing to each other, and their friends sing back in antiphony.
The antiphony of char and fat, cool leaves and warm grease, fish sauce and green herbs is in the end a simple thing.
It was originally written in聽1941 for two pianos and presents a聽dizzy dialogue of antiphony as snapping rhythms and pianistic glitter are tossed from one keyboard to the other in an exchange of witticisms.
The massive space of the Albert Hall was perfect for this work, evoking not just the strophic religious responses on which Boulez based the piece but the antiphony of the Italian baroque, too.
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