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
“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
This said, let him, still remaining seated, say, as if calling them back, the antiphon, Come, and see the place where the Lord lay.
From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce
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