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Discant vs Obbligato - What's the difference?

discant | obbligato |

As nouns the difference between discant and obbligato

is that discant is while obbligato is (music) an obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range).

As an adjective obbligato is

(music) designating part of a musical piece which is subordinate to the main melody but still essential; designating a crucial instrumental part.

discant

English

Noun

(en noun)
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    obbligato

    English

    Alternative forms

    * obligato

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (music) Designating part of a musical piece which is subordinate to the main melody but still essential; designating a crucial instrumental part.

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (music) An obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range).
  • *1953 , (Raymond Chandler), The Long Goodbye , Penguin 2010, p. 281:
  • *:The noise of the traffic outside the building on the boulevard made an unmusical obbligato to my thinking.

    • See also

    (wikipedia obbligato) * descant ----