Descant or Discant
(I) The earliest attempts at adding other parts to a cantus were called descant. (2) The highest part (soprano) in vocal music. Des dur (Ger.). D major.
How to say it as well as what it means: every Italian, German and French musical term of 1896, respelled phonetically for the student.
(I) The earliest attempts at adding other parts to a cantus were called descant. (2) The highest part (soprano) in vocal music. Des dur (Ger.). D major.