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descant

a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody

talk at great length about something of one's interest

sing in descant

Synonyms:

• 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