leading note

British  

/ ˈliːdɪŋ /

noun

1. another word for subtonic

2. (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

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Example Sentences

But Gaga goes down, leaving that “bad” leading note hanging.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2014

Nothing will stay them, the seasons go onward,     Lightly the bright months fly out of my hand, Softly the leading note calls a new octave;     Autumn is coming and what have I done?

From Poems by Shanks, Edward

Children often forget that the leading note in a minor key invariably carries an accidental.

From Music As A Language Lectures to Music Students by Home, Ethel

Brunetiere, his fervent admirer, has named him the theologian of Providence, and has shown that in all his writings this doctrine is a leading note.

From The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth by Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell)

The leading note of his style is distinction.

From Van Dyck A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)