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antiphon

[an-tuh-fon] / ˈæn təˌfɒn /








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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

“If you strip it down and go back to what the form should be,” Mr. Skinner said, “it’s about the size of a large-scale votive antiphon, the staple compositional endeavor of most composers.”

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2020

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

In antiphon they recited the ancient ritual of the blessing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gregory heard the angelic antiphon from heavenly voices—Regina Cœli, l�tare, and added himself the concluding verse—Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)




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