descant
English Thesaurus
1. a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | accompaniment, backup, musical accompaniment, support, |
definition | : | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts (noun.communication) |
2. talk at great length about something of one's interest (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | discourse, discuss, talk about, |
definition | : | to consider or examine in speech or writing (verb.communication) |
3. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling (verb.communication)
4. a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody (noun.communication)
derivation | : | descant, |
definition | : | sing in descant (verb.creation) |
5. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling (verb.communication)
derivation | : | yodeling, |
definition | : | singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto (noun.act) |
derivation | : | yodel, |
definition | : | a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | yodeller, |
definition | : | a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs) (noun.person) |
6. sing in descant (verb.creation)
7. a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody (noun.communication)
derivation | : | descant, |
definition | : | sing in descant (verb.creation) |
8. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling (verb.communication)
derivation | : | yodeling, |
definition | : | singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto (noun.act) |
derivation | : | yodel, |
definition | : | a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | yodeller, |
definition | : | a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs) (noun.person) |
9. sing in descant (verb.creation)
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