descant

Example Sentences

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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

A cascade of overlapping Rickenbacker, chorus and descant, prayer and polemic.

From Time • Nov. 15, 2011

She can be gentle and folky or muster mock-classical strings and flute; she overdubs herself into a hearty campfire choir or an ethereal descant.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2011

This is a countermelody, sometimes called a descant part.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones