leading note
Britishnoun
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another word for subtonic
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(esp in cadences) a note, usually the subtonic of a scale, that tends most naturally to resolve to the note lying one semitone above it
Example Sentences
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But Gaga goes down, leaving that “bad” leading note hanging.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2014
But sorrow is not the leading note of children, nor should it be of humanity in growth.
From Recent Developments in European Thought by Various
Not fear but surprise was the leading note on his features.
From Recalled to Life by Allen, Grant
Not infrequently the theme ends on the leading note or supertonic which strikes the ear with a perpetual surprise, the cadence leading one to anticipate a repetition rather than a conclusion of the air.
From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Kershaw, Nora
The epistles to the Colossians and Ephesians strike the leading note of the controversies of the Church in this region during its first ages.
From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.
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