descant Meaning and Definition
1. n. a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
2. v. talk at great length about something of one's interest
3. v. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
4. v. sing in descant
Descant, discant, or discantus can refer to several different things in music, depending on the period in question; etymologically, the word means a voice (cantus) above or removed from others.
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