📚 Descant, noun. ❓ Definition (Music): An independent treble melody sung or played above a basic melody. ❗️ Examples: 1. Jacques told me that everyone was in such awe when I sang it, no one would sing the descant while I was at college. 2. During the descant finale, however, instinct won out. 3. In some hymnals a descant is provided for the refrain. 4. The song is presented in three arrangements - in three parts with descant, in one part with a descant and in three parts without a descant and there is also a recording of the instrumental backing without singers. 5. A soaring girl soprano descant adds another heavenly layer to the already rich texture. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic