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Responsory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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; raga Melodic pattern used in music of India; prescribes pitches, patterns, ornamentation and extramusical associations such as time of performance and ... responsorial singing Singing, especially in Gregorian chant, in which a soloist or a group of soloists alternates with the choir. See also call and response.
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; Click on a letter above to look up terms in the online glossary; ... ; tabla Pair of single-headed, tuned drums used in north Indian classical music. tabor Cylindrical medieval drum. tag Jazz term for a coda, or a short concluding section. tala Fixed time cycle or meter in Indian music, ... tam-tam See gong.
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Singing, especially in Gregorian chant, in which a soloist or a group of soloists alternates with the choir. See also call and response. ... American popular singing style with raspy-voiced male singer accompanied by acoustic steel-string guitar; features melodic blue notes over repeated bass patterns...
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responsorial singing Singing, especially in Gregorian chant, in which a soloist or a group of soloists alternates with the choir. See also call and response. ... rural blues American popular singing style with raspy-voiced male singer accompanied by acoustic steel-string guitar; features melodic blue notes over repeated...
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Though at first the two methods existed side by side, the Cantus Antiphonarius acquired the refrain methods of responsorial singing, the refrains being called 'antiphons' which usually consisted of a verse of the psalm.
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In responsorial singing, which, as far as possible, is to be given preference, the psalmist or cantor of the psalm sings the psalm verse and the whole congregation joins in by singing the response, In direct singing of the psalm there is no intervening response by the community;
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