pedal note

pedal point

noun Music.
1.
a tone sustained by one part, usually the bass, while other parts progress without reference to it.
2.
a passage containing it.
Also called organ point, pedal note.


Origin:
1875–80
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To pedal note

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Pedal note is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT