antiphon
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Between the two versions of “Spiritus sanctus vivificans vita,” an antiphon by Hildegard von Bingen, for example, or between that antiphon’s simplicity and the angular density of George Enescu’s “Fantaisie concertante.”
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2022
As Scott Metcalfe, the ensemble’s director, said in remarks from the stage, that single antiphon constitutes the complete works of Chamberlayne.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2019
Some of them joined in the singing of the final antiphon, and others took turns walking away from the stage while playing, letting the sound swirl through space like incense.
From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2013
When De Gasperi outlined the points of his new government's program in the Chamber of Deputies, Communist deputies shrilled a dissenting antiphon.
From Time Magazine Archive
To test his qualifications for election he was given an antiphon to set in four parts, and locked up in a room to fulfil his task.
From Story-Lives of Great Musicians by Rowbotham, Francis Jameson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
