discant

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)

derivation	:	descant, warble, yodel,
definition	:	sing by changing register; sing by yodeling (verb.communication)

derivation	:	descant,
definition	:	sing in descant (verb.creation)

derivation	:	descant, warble, yodel,
definition	:	sing by changing register; sing by yodeling (verb.communication)

derivation	:	descant,
definition	:	sing in descant (verb.creation)