"Descant" is a word in ENGLISH
To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and
particularity; to discourse at large.
Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint
sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a
variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song.
A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a
musical air; a comment or comments.
The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble.
To sing a variation or accomplishment.
The upper voice in part music.
The only way to live well is to feel intensely.
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