Descant
/ˈdɛskænt/
EN
noun: an independent melody sung or played above a main melody; a prolonged discussion or discourse on a particular topic. verb: to talk at length about a topic; to sing or play a descant.
The sopranos sang a beautiful descant above the hymn's main melody.
Etymology
Derived from Old French 'deschant' meaning 'song against', from Latin 'discantus' (a division of song). It entered Middle English in the 14th century originally referring to a countermelody in church music.
Translations
简体中文
高声部旋律,论说,伴唱
繁體中文
高音部旋律,論說,伴唱
日本語
対旋律,長談義,デスカント
한국어
대선율,장편 담론
Deutsch
Oberstimme,Diskant,lange Abhandlung
Español
discanto,contramelodía,disertación
Português
descante,contramelodia,dissertação
Français
dessus,dissonance,discussion
Català
descant,contra-melodia,dissertació
Tiếng Việt
giai điệu trên,bàn luận dài
Collocations
sing descantdescant onsoprano descanthymn descant
Synonyms
Antonyms
main melodybass line
Related Words
countermelodyharmonydiscussionsopranohymn