descant

English - Turkish

Definition of descant in English Turkish dictionary: en yüksek sesle şarkı söylemek; melodi; nağme; beste; hararetli konuşma; {i} hararetli okuma; vokal müzik; birkaç sesle söylenen bestede en yüksek ses; {f} hararetle okumak; {f} en yüksek sesten şarkı söylemek; asıl melodinin yanısıra söylenen üst; {f} şarkı söylemek; {i} en yüksek ses
descant on: üzerinde hararetli konuş
descant on: (Fiili Deyim ) hakkında uzun uzadıya anlatmak
descant upon: (Fiili Deyim ) hakkında konuşmak

English - English

Definition of descant in English English dictionary: To discuss at length; a counterpoint melody sung or played above the theme; A lengthy discourse on a subject; To sing or play a descant; {v} to sing, discourse, enlarge; {n} a song, tune, air, discourse, disputation; {f} sing; sing in parts, harmonize; A melody sung or played above the main melody; {i} music with harmonizing melodies; melodies sung together; A descant is a tune which is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of music. a tune that is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of music (cantus ); The upper voice in part music; To sing a variation or accomplishment; The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble; An ornamental part where the pitch lies above the main melody; sing in descant; a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody talk at great length about something of one's interest sing in descant; 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; 1 Soprano or tenor voice 2 The melodic line or counterpoint accompanying an existing melody 3 The upper part of a polyphonic composition 4 The highest pitch member of some families of instruments; To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and particularity; to discourse at large; A vocal part or parts added above the highest part and intended to be performed by treble voices along with the ensemble; a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody; 1 Soprano or tenor voice 2 The melodic line or counterpoint accompanying an existing melody 3 The upper part of a polyphonic composition; sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"; talk at great length about something of one's interest; A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a musical air; a comment or comments; A second melody, sung above a given melody, in order to add interest Often accompanies hymns and carols and is sometimes improvised The word descant is also used to indicate the high range, as in descant recorder
descant on: sing a descant on a main tune or melody
descanted: past of descant
descanting: present participle of descant
descants: third-person singular of descant
descants: plural of , descant

descant

Hyphenation

des·cant

Synonyms

comment, criticism, discussion, discourse, criticize, discuss

Pronunciation

Etymology

[ 'des-"kant ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English dyscant, from Old North French & Medieval Latin; Old North French descant, from Medieval Latin discantus, from Latin dis- + cantus song; more at CHANT.