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descant

English

  1. 🔊 a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
  2. 🔊 talk at great length about something of one's interest
  3. 🔊 sing in descant
  4. 🔊 sing by changing register
    “The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 discanto descant

Similar words

discant yodel warble nachtmusik vorspiel absolute music accompaniment adaptation air air varie aleatory aleatory music alto amplify anthem aria arrangement article ballad baritone bass basso continuo basso ostinato bassus