Christian Church. A short piece of plainsong recited or sung before and after a psalm or canticle; = antiphon, n. 1.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > religious or devotional > 			[noun]		 > antiphon (10)		 anthemOE Christian Church. A short piece of plainsong recited or sung before and after a psalm or canticle; = antiphon, n. 1. anteync1300 A song, an anthem. antiphonc1500 A composition, in prose or verse, consisting of verses or passages sung alternately by two choirs in worship; = anthem, n. in the original sense… antiphony1868 concr. A composition in prose or verse, consisting of verses sung alternately by two choirs in worship; = antiphon, n. 2. Subcategories:— 			choral response			(2)		 — 			specific antiphon			(4)		 | 
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