passing note

Related to passing note: passing tone

passing note

n. Music

A note that connects two consonant pitches by stepwise motion and usually occurs on a weak beat. Also called passing tone.

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passing note

passing tone

(Pop Music) music a nonharmonic note through which a melody passes from one harmonic note to the next. Compare auxiliary note

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pass′ing note`

a musical note that is foreign to a harmony and is introduced between two successive chord tones in order to produce a melodic transition. Also called pass′ing tone`.

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passing note - a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes

passing tone

musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"

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