Psalms were sung antiphonally, that is, first one side would sing and the other side would answer. From Wordnik.com. [Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University] Reference
It was the manner of singing psalms antiphonally, that is alternately by two choirs, to which we are accustomed, that had already been introduced at Antioch in the time of the Patriarch. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery] Reference
Already, half an hour ago Alcibiades and Yaxis had departed with their pushcarts, one to the north and one to the south, calling antiphonally as they went, in clear, high voices that came fainter and fainter to. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Achilles] Reference
Joseph swore antiphonally with Gus, Patsy, and Simeon. From Wordnik.com. [The City Who Fought]
For one thing, he likes to set up these pieces antiphonally. From Wordnik.com. [Sacred Songs And DJs: New Classical CDs] Reference
We may infer from this that it is intended that the eight verses should be said, or sung, antiphonally. From Wordnik.com. [The Prayer Book Explained] Reference
Examples of choral psalmody sung antiphonally are the Psalm and the Magnificat both framed by antiphons. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
The infection of enthusiasm was communicated to floors, balconies, boxes; they answered, as it were, antiphonally. From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
The woman " she was his second wife, and a third cousin " cursed antiphonally, rolling away in the other direction. From Wordnik.com. [The City Who Fought]
The lines of these striking poems move antiphonally, weaving the commodious arcs of deliberation for which Donahue strives to understand the world. From Wordnik.com. [TERRA LUCIDA by JOSEPH DONAHUE] Reference
Chorale members were arrayed along the side aisles of Disney Hall's central area and sang antiphonally, supplemented with pounding percussion and gongs. From Wordnik.com. [Rodney Punt: Bridges to Somewhere: Master Chorale Embraces Worlds in Los Angeles] Reference
In his late motets for five, six and eight voices, high and low groups are occasionally contrasted antiphonally, an expansion of the earlier duet technique. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
Suddenly, from inside the cathedral came three separate groups of three men each dressed in simple black robes and wailing antiphonally, first one group then another. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico]
Many communities, mine included, still pray the psalms antiphonally — splitting the assembly into two sides, chanting the strophes in turn, a legacy of the ancient liturgies. From Wordnik.com. [Column: Antiphons for Anti-Noise] Reference
So at length, about the hour of Vespers, having made a good confession, he rendered up his soul, Father George being there present with him, while the Brothers were singing the verses antiphonally in the choir. From Wordnik.com. [The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes] Reference
Much of the time there were two singing antiphonally. From Wordnik.com. [Birds in the Bush] Reference
Psalms and responses antiphonally, and on Sundays and holy-days acted as. From Wordnik.com. [The Parish Clerk] Reference
The chorus responds antiphonally, and again the solo voices are heard in a lovely quartet. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers] Reference
Two roosters were crowing antiphonally in near-by yards, and a dog was barking somewhere far off. From Wordnik.com. [More Jonathan Papers] Reference
They made passes at the sleeping emperor and spoke antiphonally, one being a tenor and the other a bass. From Wordnik.com. [Diversions in Sicily] Reference
She enjoyed hearing the mounting numbers of the streets shouted antiphonally by the gentlemen at either door. From Wordnik.com. [We Can't Have Everything] Reference
The organ was playing antiphonally with Peppi Bosco, who had preceded us with his trombone and his municipal music. From Wordnik.com. [Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions] Reference
As they began chanting antiphonally, Ghullam turned and quickly whipped the edge of his knife across the rabbit's throat. From Wordnik.com. [Temple Trouble] Reference
Sometimes having various sections of the crowd sing different stanzas, or different parts of a stanza antiphonally will bring the desired result. From Wordnik.com. [Essentials in Conducting] Reference
Nothing may be abbreviated or omitted in the Vespers of the day (or the Votive Vespers, when allowed), and no psalm may be sung otherwise than antiphonally. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference
Patsy spun a hundred threads of fancy into tales about the forest, while the tinker called the thickets about them full of birds, and whistled their songs antiphonally with them. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Miles to Arden] Reference
Shakuhachi Duets from Isle Royale will open the program, and it has the two shakuhachis playing antiphonally from opposite sides of the stage; the new piece will echo that setup. From Wordnik.com. [Sequenza21/] Reference
Order! "and it was flung back antiphonally from a dozen other delegations. From Wordnik.com. [A Hoosier Chronicle] Reference
And the knights respond antiphonally: "Take of the bread; bravely change it anew into strength and power. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music] Reference
Singing antiphonally in the choir. From Wordnik.com. [Son of a Witch]
David's Psalms antiphonally recited, and the voices of "Moses and the. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark Vindicated Against Recent Critical Objectors and Established] Reference
We often say this antiphonally. From Wordnik.com. [Vindicated] Reference
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