A decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody.
Sinônimos
Examples for "descant"
Examples for "descant"
1He risked glancing up and saw that the descant spell was working.
2It was very pleasant to hear Mr. Thorne descant on this matter.
3Presently was mingled with the bird's descant low singing of another kind.
4He then proceeded to descant upon the general wrongs of horses.
5Presently he led out an animal and began to descant upon its merits.
1In which the gentleman discants on bravery and heroic virtue, till an unlucky accident puts an end to the discourse.
2For many ages men, and particularly those engaged in the literary field of thought, have discanted on the baseness of the passion of jealousy.