A dictionary of music history and theory, including entries on musical instruments, famous compositions, and the music of individual countries and ethnic groups.Descant viol and descant recorder are names for the highest-pitched instruments, a fourth or a fifth above the treble size [see Viol II; ... Finally, in modern hymn- singing, an obbligato part that soars above the tune is known as a descant.
Title | : | Harvard Dictionary of Music |
Author | : | Willi Apel |
Publisher | : | Harvard University Press - 1969 |
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