Conversion from the sql_variant data type to the large-value data types is an explicit conversion. Large-value data types cannot be converted to the sql_variant data type. For more information about how to convert from the xml data type, see Create Instances of XML Data.
Modulation is a device in music that allows a transition from one key to another. There are many types of modulation: Common chord modulation pivots on a chord common to both keys. Parallel modulation moves between major and minor keys of the same tonic.
Music. a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it. (in part music) the soprano. a song or melody. a variation upon anything; comment on a subject. Music (chiefly British) . soprano: a descant recorder. treble: a descant viol. Music. to sing.