discant

• Ornementation musicale, souvent improvisée, ajoutée au-dessus d'une mélodie principale ; voix supérieure ou contrepoint décoratif, notamment dans la musique médiévale ou ancienne.

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

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

   Déchant

   • 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.

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