🔤 Discant ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
counterpoint music, asal dhun ke upar gayi jane wali awaaz, medieval music ka andaaz, soprano hissa, improvisational melody
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ENGLISH
📚noun
discant
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ˈdɪskænt/
Phonetic: /disk ant/
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DEFINITION
variant spelling of descant, a countermelody sung above a main melody, medieval polyphonic music style
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Choir members practiced the discant part before performing the hymn at sunday service.
Music historians traced the origins of discant to thirteenth century european compositions.
The conductor asked sopranos to sing the discant with clarity and precision.
Students studied discant techniques in their medieval music history course.
Composers wrote elaborate discant passages to embellish simple congregational melodies.
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