an·tiph·o·ny

(ăn-tĭf′ə-nē)

n. pl. an·tiph·o·nies

1. Responsive or antiphonal singing or chanting.

2. A composition that is sung responsively; an antiphon.

3. A responsive or reciprocal interchange, as of ideas or opinions: "Sheridan's play shows both sides of the coin. He establishes an antiphony of cynicism and sentimentality" (Jonathan Miller).

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antiphony

(ænˈtɪfənɪ)

n, pl -nies

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the antiphonal singing of a musical composition by two choirs

2. any musical or other sound effect that answers or echoes another

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an•tiph•o•ny

(ænˈtɪf ə ni)

n., pl. -nies.

alternate or responsive singing by a choir in two divisions.

[1585–95]

an•ti•phon•ic (ˌæn təˈfɒn ɪk) adj.

an`ti•phon′i•cal•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	antiphony - alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
	2.	antiphony - a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response antiphon church music, religious music - genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies gradual - (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

Translations

antifona

antiphony

[ænˈtɪfənɪ] N → canto m antifonal

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antiphony

n (Eccl, Mus) → Antifon f

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The antiphony between the oral and written elements serves as a tool through which Rahman-Elohim reclaims her native language, Tamazigh, simultaneously divesting the terms "Muslim," "immigrant," "harki" of their salient, pejorative connotations.

Zahia Rahmani: "Muslim": A Novel

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"Unlikely Antiphony: Whitman's Call and Morrison's Response in 'Song of Myself' and Song of Solomon." Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 33 (Fall 2015), 85-113.

Walt Whitman: a current bibliography, Winter/ Spring 2016

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A strange and dissonant antiphony is at work in the culture between those remembering and celebrating the remarkable civil rights achievements of half a century ago and those who seem determined to undermine the progress.

Sweet music, despite our dissonance on race

In September, Native Americans drummed to honor the campaign and 150 singers performed the "Pisgah Antiphony" morality play in the park.

Seavey Loop unites against land grab

In the same period (seven months in 1917), he also produced prints for his famous Contemplations, a small book in the form of narrative without text, the first of its time, conceived as a modern antiphony for the Tipografia Lega.

Arturo Martini and the variable poetic

There is even some justification for believing that antiphonal (double chorus) passages in Bach were intended as a symbol of the cross, as both Praetorius and Schutz refer to such writing as "kreuzweis" antiphony. (6)

J. S. Bach, allegory, and the "Kreuz" motif, part 1

Hartman's antithesis (literature first) involves productive antiphony: language weaves literature; literature gives the weave to language.

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