medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Luca Ricossa wrote:
>> John Briggs wrote:
>
>> Only the Introit has a true antiphon, although the Communion is
>> technically an antiphon
>
> Communion was originally sung exactly like the introit, with one-two
> psalm verses
>
>> I believe all the others are technically Responsories.
>
> Yes. Offertories are indeed problematic. It appears that the verses
> in their full glory could have been added slightly later (hence the
> varied traditions), or may their text and music were fixed later.
I think Bill may be correct historically: it is thought that Offertories
probably originated as a standard Antiphon-Psalm form, but the point I was
making was that they certainly evolved considerably, and in their late
Medieval form should really be considered as Responsories.
John Briggs
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