Who Used Antiphonal Singing?

Antiphonal singing was an element of Jewish liturgy believed to have entered the monasteries of Syria and Palestine in the 4th century from the Jewish communities such as the one in Antioch. Antiphons

Antiphons
Noun. antiphonal (plural antiphonals) A book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an antiphonary or antiphoner.
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have remained an integral part of the worship in the Byzantine and Armenian Rite.

Who introduced antiphonal singing?

The antiphonal singing of psalms was adopted from Hebrew worship by the early Christian churches, notably that of Syria, and was introduced into the West in the 4th century by St. Ambrose.

What does antiphonal mean and what composer used it?

Antiphonal singing, alternate singing by two choirs or singers. ... The principle is also used in large polychoral compositions (for two or more choirs) by such composers as Giovanni Gabrieli and Johann Sebastian Bach.

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