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antiphonal

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

an·tiph·o·nal / anˈtifənl/ • adj. (in traditional western Christian liturgy) (of a short sentence or its musical setting) sung, recited, or played alternately by two groups. • n. another term for antiphonary. DERIVATIVES: an·tiph·o·nal·ly adv.

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Antiphonal

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | | Copyright

Antiphonal, Antiphonary, Antiphoner. Properly, the RC Church's coll. of trad. plainsong antiphons, but the word has come to be more comprehensively used as meaning the book containing all plainsong for the Divine Office, as distinct from the Gradual, which contains the plainsong for the Mass.

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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Antiphonal." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Antiphonal." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Antiphonal.html

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Antiphonal

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Antiphonal, also Antiphonary. Originally the liturgical book in the W. Church containing the parts of the Office and Mass which were sung by the choir antiphonally. In later times the Office and Mass portions were separated and in current usage the word is restricted to the former.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Antiphonal." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Antiphonal." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Antiphonal.html

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