An stim mung

n. (an'-stim-moongk) Ger. anteludium (an-te-loo'-di-iim) Lat. n. Tuning; intonation. Literally, before the play: hence a answer prelude, introduction. A response given by a second part anthem to the principal musical thought or A sacred vocal work usually found the me in a vocal or instrumental comed on Biblical words and with or position in which there is an inter without instrumental accompaniment. weaving of melodies. The term is The form of the music suggests sevoftenest applied to the replies in a eral divisions, the full anthem confugal composition where the answer sisting wholly of chorus; the verse and is subject to certain special rules. It chorus anthem consisting of parts in is an outgrowth of the original theme tended to be sung by a single voice to called the subject, in melodic chara part, with choruses to commence acter is like it and the nature of the and conclude: the verse anthem in subject determines its treatment which the verse or parts sung by a which in turn decides to which type single voice to a part have the prom of fugue the composition belongs, inent place but ending in full chorus; tonal or real. It is always a transpoa solo anthem consisting of solos and sition of the subject to the dominant choruses, but without verse; the in~ key, the tonic is answered by domistrumental anthem, which may be simnant, the dominant by the tonic; in ilar to either of these, but is accomother words, the first note of the scale panied by other instruments than the or the keynote in the subject is reorgan. The anthem is purely of Engplied to by a note either four whole lish birth and is ordained by the ritual tones above it or three tones below, of the Anglican church to be sung at the fifth above or the fourth below. the morning or evening services, " in We may regard the scale as divided choirs and places where they sing." into two unequal parts, the tonic be- It is an ornamental part of the serving either end note and the dominant ice and the only one in which the at the point between the two parts. congregation does not take part. Al- With seven whole intervals in the though usually founded on Biblical scale we have between tonic and dom pa ages, especially those from the inant four, and on up from dominant psalms, prose and poetry derived to tonic but three intervals Tf the from other sources may be used. 56 37 anthem, choral antiphon anthem, choral antico (an-te'-ko) It. adj. A slow and stately anthem, similar Ancient; old; antique, to a choral, that is, a musical compoantienne (ans-yen') Fr. n. sition set to words from the Scripture or Liturgy, and sung by the choir at antifona (an-te'-fo-na) It. n. the culminating point in the ritual Anthem; antiphon. A sacred composition set to words of the Bible, music, notably in the Church of Eng which may or may not have instruland, but in other Christian churches mental accompaniment. It was origas well, inally sung in alternate parts by a anthem, full double choir. The principal forms An anthem to be sung by the whole are: choir in chorus, 1. Full anthem, which has chorus an them a (an-the'-ma) Grk. n. only, or chorus and verse with the Contracted from anathema, some chorus more prominent. thing set up: hence ornaments at a 2. Solo anthem, in which the sinfeast, as music and dancing — an angle voice is more prominent than the cient Greek song and dance. chorus. an tho logie (an-to-16-zhe) Fr. n. 3. Verse anthem, in which the anthologium (an-to-lo'-ji-um) Lat. chorus is subordinate to the solo, anthology duet or trio parts. From the(an-thol'-o-ji) Eng. Greek noun an tho logia, a gathering of flowers: hence ant if on a rio (an-ti-fo-na'-n-o) It. n. 1. A collection of little poems. Antifonary; anthem book. A singer of anthems. 2. Applied to the collection of offices (psalms, hymns and le ons) of antifonero (an'-te-fo-na'-ro) Spa. n. the Greek Church. Equivalent to the Precentor, one who chants anthems antiphonarium in the Roman Church. and leads the choir. antiphon