discant

Speech parts

1. discant - Noun

2. discant - Verb

Meaning

See Descant, n.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

descant

Hypernyms

support accompaniment backup musical accompaniment

Examples

He united this style with measured discant passages, which used the rhythmic modes to create the pinnacle of organum composition. Source: Internet

He also shows the different "registers" of consort possible, 2′ (discant, alt, and tenor), 4′ (alt, tenor, and basset), and 8′ (tenor, basset, and bass). Source: Internet

The practice of discant over a cantus firmus marked the beginnings of counterpoint in Western music. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

discamp discandium discandy discapacitate discard discard a suggestion