descant – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
descant
v.
sing; sing in parts, harmonize
n.
music with harmonizing melodies; melodies sung together
Descant
Descant,
discant, or can refer to several different things in
music, depending on the period in question; etymologically, the word means a voice (
cantus) above or removed from others.
descant
Noun
1. a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
(synonym) discant
(hypernym) accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support
(derivation) yodel, warble
Verb
1. sing in descant
(hypernym) sing
(derivation) discant
2. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
(synonym) yodel, warble
(hypernym) sing
(derivation) discant
3. talk at great length about something of one's interest
(hypernym) discourse, talk about, discuss
descant
n.
diskant
descant
Rzecz.
wysoki kontrapunkt
