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Discant
is always a great word to know.
So is dominant seventh. Does it mean:
| fundamental tone of a compound tone or of a series of harmonies |
| contains a dominant chord, major third, perfect fifth and a minor seventh |
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dis·cant·er, noun
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discant
(from Latin discantus, "song apart"), countermelody either composed or improvised above a familiar melody. Descant can also refer to an instrument of higher-than-normal pitch, such as a descant recorder. In late medieval music, discantus referred to a particular style of organum featuring one or more countermelodies added to a newly rhythmicized plainsong melody. Discantus in this sense is usually spelled discant in English translation
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