discant Sentence Examples

The choir's discant section sang the high harmony in the chorus.
The treble soloist carried the discant melody with a clear, sweet voice.
The medieval discantus was a two-voice polyphonic composition.
In some Renaissance music, the discant part was also called the superius.
The discant viol was a small, high-pitched string instrument.
The discant recorder was a popular woodwind instrument in the Baroque era.
The boy soprano's voice soared above the other singers in the discant range.
The discant singer must have a clear, flexible voice and a keen ear for pitch.
The discant player in a jazz band often improvises melodic solos.
The discant mark (♯) is used in musical notation to raise a pitch by one half-step.

discant Meaning

Wordnet

a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody

Webster

See Descant, n.

a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melodySee Descant, n.

talk, lecture,speak, hold forth, take the floor, discourse, expatiate, orate,declaim, harangue

No antonyms found.

The choir's discant section sang the high harmony in the chorus.

The treble soloist carried the discant melody with a clear, sweet voice.

The medieval discantus was a two-voice polyphonic composition.

In some Renaissance music, the discant part was also called the superius.