discant

• Discurso o canto decorativo que se añade, a menudo de forma improvisada, sobre una melodía principal, especialmente en la polifonía medieval y renacentista.

A decorative musical accompaniment, often improvised, that is added above a basic melody.

1. C2formalart

   A decorative musical accompaniment, often improvised, added above a basic melody, especially in medieval or Renaissance music.

   Discanto ornamental

   • The choir added a beautiful discant above the main hymn.
   • In medieval music, a discant was often improvised by skilled singers.
   • The composer wrote a simple melody with an elaborate discant for the soprano.

   Sinónimosdescant