Antiphon | Definition

Antiphon

An Antiphon comes from the Greek term for sound across. An Antiphon is a religious chant, commonly a part of Roman Catholic / Greek Orthodox church services. An Antiphon may be sung as responses between a single voice and a group of voices, or between two different groups of singers.

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