call-and-response


call–and–response

noun

Definition of CALL-AND-RESPONSE

: a statement quickly followed by an answering statement; also : a musical phrase in which the first and often solo part is answered by a second and often ensemble part

First Known Use of CALL-AND-RESPONSE

1879

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