Upon that simplest of themes how magnificent a descant!
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Descant
/ˈdɛskænt/
Synonyms for "descant" (219 found)
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absolute musicaccompanimentadaptationaimairair variealeatoryaleatory musicaltoamplifyanthemapercuariaarrangementarticleballadbaritonebassbasso continuobasso ostinato
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (66)
curtain raiserdeal withdetaildevelopdiapasondilatediscoursediscussdiscussiondisquisitiondissertdissertatedissertationdittydo-re-midramatic overturedroneelaborateelectronic musicenlarge
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enlarge uponessayetudeevolveexaminationexcursusexerciseexpandexpatiateexplicateexpositionfeaturefigured bassfirst approachgo intoground basshandleharmonizationhomilyhumhymnincidental musicinquire intoinstrumental musicintonateintoneintroductionintroductory studyinventionlayliedliltlinelucubrationmeasuremelioratemelodiamelodic linemelodymemoir
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minstrelmonographmorceaunachtmusiknarratenocturnenoteoperatic overtureopusorchestrationoutlineoverturepandectpaperparagraphpartparticularizepiecepipeplain chant
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plain songpreliminary studypreludeprick songproductionprogram musicprolegomenonpsalmquaverrefrainrehearse in extensorelate at largeremarkremark uponresearch paperreviewricercarrouladescorescreedserenadesermonizeshadeshakesingsing in chorussketchsol fasol-fasolmizatesolosolo partsonatasonatinasongsopranosoprano partspeakspecial articlestrainstring orchestrastring quartetstudysurveytake uptenorterm paperthemetheme and variationsthesisthorough basstouch upontracttractatetreattreat oftreatisetreatmenttrebletremolotrilltriotrolltunetweedletweedledeetwittwitterundersongunfoldvampvariationvocalizevoicevoice partvoluntaryvorspielwarblewhistleworkwork outwrite upyodel
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17 entriesaccompanimentbackupcommunicationdiscoursediscussmelodymusic performancemusical accompanimentpolyphonic musicsingspeechsupporttalktalk aboutvocal line
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8 entriesCollocations
10 entrieschoral descantcountermelodydescant linedescant ondescanting voicehigh descanthymn descantmelodic descantmusical descantupper descant
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2 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
but shun the establishment of a bachelor who has hung a pendulum between temptation and prudence till the age of———but of all subjects, age is the one on which it is most invidious to descant.
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“… This is a surprise attack, and I’d no wish that the garrison, forewarned, should escape. I am sure, Lord Stranleigh, that he has been descanting on the distraction of the woods and the camp, or perhaps the metropolitan dissipation of Philadelphia, …”
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Involving some interesting, intellectual trips, she was descanting lightly to right and left.
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