meaning of descant
1. Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song.
2. The upper voice in part music.
3. The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble.
4. A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a musical air; a comment or comments.
5. To sing a variation or accomplishment.
6. To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and particularity; to discourse at large.
7. a decorative musical accompaniment often improvised added above a basic melody
Related Words
descant | descant on | descanted | descanter | descanting |
