Antiphonal vs. Antiphonary

Antiphonalnoun

A book of antiphons or anthems sung or chanted at a liturgy; an antiphonary or antiphoner.

Antiphonalnoun

An antiphon; a piece sung or chanted in an antiphonal manner.

Antiphonaladjective

(music) Characterized by antiphones or antiphony; incorporating alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts.

Antiphonaladjective

Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs.

Antiphonalnoun

A book of antiphons or anthems.

Antiphonalnoun

bound collection of antiphons

Antiphonaladjective

containing or using responses or antiphons recited or sung in alternation;

Antiphonaladjective

relating to or resembling an antiphon

Antiphonarynoun

An antiphonal.

Antiphonaryadjective

Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony.

Antiphonarynoun

A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, are contained.

Antiphonarynoun

bound collection of antiphons

Antiphonaryadjective

relating to or resembling an antiphon

Antiphonary

An Antiphonary is one of the liturgical books intended for use in choro (i.e. in the liturgical choir), and originally characterized, as its name implies, by the assignment to it principally of the antiphons used in various parts of the Roman liturgy.