nounPlural responsories rɪˈspɒns(ə)rirəˈspɑnsəri
(in the Christian Church) an anthem said or sung by a soloist and choir after a lesson.
Example sentencesExamples
- The chants set were Vespers responsories, Mass graduals, and alleluias, and perhaps some processional antiphons.
- I was introduced to his music by something he probably considered rather minor: a little book of hymns and responsories for the church year.
- Prime refers to the Divine Office, the regimen of worship separated into daily ‘hours’ - those psalms, canticles, hymns, responsories, antiphons, and so on, distinct from the mass.
- What is not said in these notes is that this piece is a responsory, found in most manuscripts on Monday in the first week of Lent.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin responsorium, from Latin respons- 'answered' from the verb respondere (see respond).
nounrəˈspɑnsərirəˈspänsərē
(in the Christian Church) an anthem said or sung by a soloist and choir after a lesson.
Example sentencesExamples
- Prime refers to the Divine Office, the regimen of worship separated into daily ‘hours’ - those psalms, canticles, hymns, responsories, antiphons, and so on, distinct from the mass.
- I was introduced to his music by something he probably considered rather minor: a little book of hymns and responsories for the church year.
- What is not said in these notes is that this piece is a responsory, found in most manuscripts on Monday in the first week of Lent.
- The chants set were Vespers responsories, Mass graduals, and alleluias, and perhaps some processional antiphons.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin responsorium, from Latin respons- ‘answered’ from the verb respondere (see respond).