| 单词 | descant |
| 释义 | descant noun[C] uk/ˈdes.kænt/us/ˈdes.kænt/apartof apieceofmusicthat ishigherthan themaintune: （高声部）伴唱，伴奏Shall Isingthe descant in the lastverse?我来唱最后一段的高声部好吗？ Technical music terms
Examplesofdescantdescant If you order a mason to build an oven, he immediately inquires about the progress of the peace, and descants on the preliminaries. From theCambridge English Corpus Decentum just as likely means 'descant', while fausetum translates as 'falsetto', two techniques that were acceptable in secular situations but suspect within the cloister or the church. From theCambridge English Corpus I am loath to follow him the whole way because he himself descanted upon the evil which would ensue when a great. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, we must be quite clear in our minds which of two things we mean when wedescanton the need for economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Roads are one of the oldest forms of civilisation, and poets and philosophers of all ages have descanted on the glories of the road. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The garklein sounds two octaves above the written pitch; the sopranino anddescant(soprano) sound one octave above written pitch. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During the last quarter of the twentieth century, new editions of hymnals increased the number of included descants. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If faith is the melody, doubt is thedescant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A tripletdescantin the treble voice is added to the main theme, which is present in the right-hand alto voice. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For recorder ensemble playing, the soprano/descant, alto/treble, tenor and bass are most common many players can play all four sizes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An exception is five-part gospel a cappella music, where the lead is the highest of the five voices and sings adescant, and not the melody. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A discant (occasionally, particularly later, written "descant") is a form of medieval music in which one singer sang a fixed melody, and others accompanied with improvisations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The 6/8 theme cycles throughout the movement, constantly transforming itself, while the first violin plays a concertantedescant, floating over the theme, sometimes capturing it, then leaving it again. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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