passing note

American  

noun

Music.

1. a note that is foreign to a harmony and is introduced between two successive chord tones in order to produce a melodic transition.

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passing note British  

noun

1. music a nonharmonic note through which a melody passes from one harmonic note to the next Compare auxiliary note

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Etymology

Origin of passing note

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

I made passing note of Kaplan’s attendance here when it happened, and asked readers — particularly those in Facebook’s orbit — what they made of it.

From The Verge • Oct. 5, 2018

Indeed, other than making passing note of his years of distinguished service as a consultant to juvenile courts and county jails, his campaign speeches betray little sign of his background.

From Time Magazine Archive

In passing, note the ripples of protest that exfoliate up from the ankles through knees to outer thighs, the pebbly grind of hip sockets trying to accommodate swiveling joints.

From Time Magazine Archive

This makes me, in passing, note one of the other many mistakes of education, viz., the infinite trouble taken in trying to do away with a fault which disappears by itself.

From The Education of the Child by Key, Ellen

In passing, note the contrast between the Rich Young Man and the Prodigal Son.

From In His Image by Bryan, William Jennings