descant
Example Sentences
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For much of the show, Fischer, a powerhouse vocalist best known as a backup singer, sticks to wordless descant, humming and oohing on top of and around the other music.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024
For seven decades, Katz has been providing a visual descant to the work of the New York School of poets, many of whom were his friends.
From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2022
The Hynde storyline, which includes her messing around with songs on an acoustic guitar, runs as a kind of descant against the personal and professional noise of the Pistols.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2022
"Our father speaks for all of us," observes Adah, and so the voices of his family are a kind of descant to his mission.
From The Guardian • May 3, 2013
Attention is naturally drawn to high notes, so a part that is higher than the melody is sometimes given a special name such as "descant."
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing descant
Music - Middle School
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Music - High School
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Selection Vocabulary 2, Unit 2
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