descant
n . 曲调,歌曲,评论
vi . 评论,唱歌
曲调,歌曲,评论评论,唱歌
descant n 1 :
a decorative musical accompaniment (
often improvised )
added above a basic melody [
synonym : {
descant }, {
discant }]
v 1 :
sing in descant 2 :
sing by changing register ;
sing by yodeling ; "
The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains " [
synonym : {
yodel }, {
warble },
{
descant }]
3 :
talk at great length about something of one '
s interest Descant \
Des "
cant \ (
d [
e ^]
s "
k [
a ^]
nt ),
n . [
OF .
descant ,
deschant ,
F .
d ['
e ]
chant ,
discant ,
LL .
discantus ,
fr .
L .
dis cantus singing ,
melody ,
fr .
canere to sing .
See {
Chant },
and cf .
{
Descant },
v .
i ., {
Discant }.]
1 . (
Mus .)
(
a )
Originally ,
a double song ;
a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor ;
a variation of an air ;
a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song .
(
b )
The upper voice in part music .
(
c )
The canto ,
cantus ,
or soprano voice ;
the treble .
--
Grove .
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Twenty doctors expound one text twenty ways ,
as children make descant upon plain song .
--
Tyndale .
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She [
the nightingale ]
all night long her amorous descant sung . --
Milton .
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Note :
The term has also been used synonymously with counterpoint ,
or polyphony ,
which developed out of the French d ['
e ]
chant ,
of the 12th century .
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2 .
A discourse formed on its theme ,
like variations on a musical air ;
a comment or comments .
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Upon that simplest of themes how magnificent a descant ! --
De Quincey .
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Descant \
Des *
cant "\ (
d [
e ^]
s *
k [
a ^]
nt "),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Descanted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Descanting }.] [
From descant ;
n .;
or directly fr .
OF .
descanter ,
deschanter ;
L .
dis -
cantare to sing .]
1 .
To sing a variation or accomplishment .
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2 .
To comment freely ;
to discourse with fullness and particularity ;
to discourse at large .
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A virtuous man should be pleased to find people descanting on his actions . --
Addison .
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Figurate \
Fig "
ur *
ate \,
a . [
L .
figuratus ,
p .
p .
of figurare .
See {
Figure }.]
1 .
Of a definite form or figure .
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Plants are all figurate and determinate ,
which inanimate bodies are not . --
Bacon .
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2 .
Figurative ;
metaphorical . [
Obs .] --
Bale .
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3 . (
Mus .)
Florid ;
figurative ;
involving passing discords by the freer melodic movement of one or more parts or voices in the harmony ;
as ,
figurate counterpoint or descant .
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{
Figurate counterpoint }
or {
Figurate descant } (
Mus .),
that which is not simple ,
or in which the parts do not move together tone for tone ,
but in which freer movement of one or more parts mingles passing discords with the harmony ;
--
called also {
figural }, {
figurative },
and {
figured counterpoint }
or {
descant } (
although the term figured is more commonly applied to a bass with numerals written above or below to indicate the other notes of the harmony ).
{
Figurate numbers } (
Math .),
numbers ,
or series of numbers ,
formed from any arithmetical progression in which the first term is a unit ,
and the difference a whole number ,
by taking the first term ,
and the sums of the first two ,
first three ,
first four ,
etc .,
as the successive terms of a new series ,
from which another may be formed in the same manner ,
and so on ,
the numbers in the resulting series being such that points representing them are capable of symmetrical arrangement in different geometrical figures ,
as triangles ,
squares ,
pentagons ,
etc .
Note :
In the following example ,
the two lower lines are composed of figurate numbers ,
those in the second line being triangular ,
and represented thus :
.
1 ,
2 ,
3 ,
4 ,
etc . . . .
1 ,
3 ,
6 ,
10 ,
etc . . . . . . .
.
etc .
1 ,
4 ,
10 ,
20 ,
etc . . . . . . . . . . . .
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196 Moby Thesaurus words for "
descant ":
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 ,
canto ,
cantus ,
cantus figuratus ,
cantus planus ,
carol ,
causerie ,
chamber music ,
chamber orchestra ,
chant ,
chirp ,
chirrup ,
choir ,
chorus ,
comment upon ,
composition ,
concert overture ,
continuo ,
contralto ,
criticize ,
croon ,
curtain raiser ,
deal with ,
detail ,
develop ,
diapason ,
dilate ,
discourse ,
discuss ,
discussion ,
disquisition ,
dissert ,
dissertate ,
dissertation ,
ditty ,
do -
re -
mi ,
dramatic overture ,
drone ,
elaborate ,
electronic music ,
enlarge ,
enlarge upon ,
essay ,
etude ,
evolve ,
examination ,
excursus ,
exercise ,
expand ,
expatiate ,
explicate ,
exposition ,
feature ,
figured bass ,
first approach ,
go into ,
ground bass ,
handle ,
harmonization ,
homily ,
hum ,
hymn ,
incidental music ,
inquire into ,
instrumental music ,
intonate ,
intone ,
introduction ,
introductory study ,
invention ,
lay ,
lied ,
lilt ,
line ,
lucubration ,
measure ,
melodia ,
melodic line ,
melody ,
memoir ,
minstrel ,
monograph ,
morceau ,
nocturne ,
note ,
operatic overture ,
opus ,
orchestration ,
outline ,
overture ,
pandect ,
paper ,
paragraph ,
part ,
particularize ,
piece ,
pipe ,
plain chant ,
plain song ,
preliminary study ,
prelude ,
prick song ,
production ,
program music ,
prolegomenon ,
psalm ,
quaver ,
refrain ,
rehearse in extenso ,
relate at large ,
remark upon ,
research paper ,
review ,
ricercar ,
roulade ,
score ,
screed ,
serenade ,
sermonize ,
shake ,
sing ,
sing in chorus ,
sketch ,
sol -
fa ,
solmizate ,
solo ,
solo part ,
sonata ,
sonatina ,
song ,
soprano ,
soprano part ,
special article ,
strain ,
string orchestra ,
string quartet ,
study ,
survey ,
take up ,
tenor ,
term paper ,
theme ,
theme and variations ,
thesis ,
thorough bass ,
touch upon ,
tract ,
tractate ,
treat ,
treat of ,
treatise ,
treatment ,
treble ,
tremolo ,
trill ,
trio ,
troll ,
tune ,
tweedle ,
tweedledee ,
twit ,
twitter ,
undersong ,
unfold ,
vamp ,
variation ,
vocalize ,
voice ,
voice part ,
voluntary ,
warble ,
whistle ,
work ,
work out ,
write up ,
yodel
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