Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Music

Anthem

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ANTHEM. - From the Greek ἀντιφανή = antiphon, an English term used to designate, in the liturgy of the Anglican Church, a religious composition on a biblical text in the form of a motet (principal composers: Tye, Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons). Following the spread of the monodic style, from about the middle of the 17th century it was transformed into a composition akin to the cantata, in which, besides minor composers such as Humphrey, Blow, Wise, Clarke and others, H. Purcell and G. F. Handel excelled. Expanded in its instrumental part, the anthem has remained in use in England down to our own day.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 1431.

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“Anthem.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 1431. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/anthem.

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“Anthem.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 1431. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/anthem.

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@incollection{ec1_anthem,
  author    = {Redazione},
  title     = {Anthem},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {1431},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/anthem}
}

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