Definition of the Latin term discantus in music:

  1. discant (the highest voice in a polyphonic composition)
  2. discant (the highest register of certain instruments)
  3. polyphonic composition in the Middle Ages
  4. voice added to a polyphonic composition,
Language
Latin
Singular
discantus
Plural
discanti
Abbreviation
D.

Latin musical terms that include discantus: