• (n.) A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing. • (n.) An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/antiphony/
An·tiph'o·ny noun ; plural Antiphonies [ See Antiphon .] 1. A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing. 2. An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively. « O! never more for me shall ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/97
Music exploiting directional and canonic opposition of widely spaced choirs or groups of instruments to create perspectives in sound. It was developed in 17th-century Venice by Giovanni Gabrieli and in Germany by his pupil Heinrich Schütz and Roland de Lassus; an example is the double-choir motet Alma Redemptoris Mater Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221
alternate or responsive singing by a choir in two divisions. · a psalm, verse, etc., so sung; antiphon. · a responsive musical utterance. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/antiphony