Thus the debate on Browne was overlaid by a dissonant descant of misunderstanding.
From the guardian.co.uk
A Chinese advent hymn was arranged and played by Tom Walworth on cello, his descant singing like an erhu to the serene pentatonic melody sung in canon.
From the thenewstribune.com
The only sound on the sales floor is the descant of commerce, the clink of coins being counted and dropped in cash register drawers.
From the nytimes.com
I had described myself as being stood on a heap of telephone directories to sing the descant to Beethoven's Creation's Hymn.