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• responsory — /ri spon seuh ree/, n., pl. responsories. Eccles. an anthem sung after a lection by a soloist and choir alternately. [1375 1425; late ME < LL responsorium, equiv. to L respond(ere) to RESPOND + torium TORY2, with dt > s] * * * ▪ vocal music also… …   Universalium

• Plain Chant — • Description and history of the precursor to Gregorian chant Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Plain Chant     Plain Chant     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Canticle —    Christian term for sacred song whose text is Biblical but is not one of the psalms. The Canticle of Moses (Exodus 15:1– 19), the Hymn of the Three Children (Daniel 3:57–88) and some others were used in Jewish temple and synagogue rites in… …   Historical dictionary of sacred music

• Magnificat —    One of the three Gospel canticles for the major divine offices of the Roman Catholic liturgy. The Magnificat (St. Luke 1: 46–55), known as the Canticle of Mary, is sung near the conclusion of vespers.    In the Gregorian tradition, the… …   Historical dictionary of sacred music

• Responsorial —    Method of chanting a psalm, by which a soloist (cantor) sings the opening verse, a choir sings the next verse, and so on in alternation. Other kinds of chant, notably responsories, may be performed responsorially. In such cases, the choir… …   Historical dictionary of sacred music