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Anschwellen (Ger.) (an-shvel-len)

To increase in loudness; crescendo.

Antecedent [Lat. ante, cado, to fall before].

The subject or theme proposed for imitation; the subject of a fugue. The reply or imitation is called the consequent. Anthem, * anthème, * ǎntěm, s. [In A. S. antefen, a hymn sung in alternate parts, an anthem; O. Fr., anthame, antene, antienne, antevene; Prov., antifene, antifona; Sp. and It., antifona; Low Lat., antiphona: from Gr. ἀvτίφωvov (antiphōnon), an antiphon, an anthem ; ἀvτίφωvoς (antiphōnos), sounding contrary, responsive to; ἀvτί (anti), opposite to, contrary to; φωvή (phōnē), a sound, a tone.] * (1) Originally: A hymn sung "against" another hymn; in other words, a hymn in alternate parts, the one sung by one side of the choir, the other by the other. "Anthem, a divine song sung alternately by two opposite choirs and choruses."-Glossog. Nov., 2d ed. (1719). (2) Now: A portion of Scripture or of the Liturgy, set to music, and sung or chanted.

There are three kinds of anthems: (I) A verse anthem, which in general has only one voice to a part; (2) a full anthem with verse, the latter performed by single voice, the former by all the choir; (3) a full anthem, performed by all the choir. Anthropoglossa [Gr. anthropos, man; glossa, the tongue]. Like the human voice; the vox humana stop in the organ.

Anticipation [Lat. ante, before; capio, to take]. To introduce a note belonging to the next chord before leaving the preceding chord.

Antiphon [Gr. anti, against; phoneo, to sing]. A short sentence or anthem sung before and after the psalter for the day.