ANTHEM

(Yunanca köken — orijinale bakınız.) A piece of music performed in cathedral service by choristers who sing alternately. This manner of smging is very ancient in the church; some suppose it to have descended from the practice of the earliest Christians, who, according to Pliny, were accustomed to sing their Hymn to Christ in parts or by turns {secum invicem). [s. 71]