Descant
[n] a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
[v] talk at great length about something of one's interest
[v] sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
[v] sing in descant
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absolute music, accompaniment, adaptation, air, air varie, aleatory, aleatory music, alto, amplify, anthem, aria, arrangement, article, ballad, baritone, bass, basso continuo, basso ostinato, bassus, canto, cantus, cantus figuratus, cantus planus, carol,