leading tone
[ lee-ding ]
/ ˈli dɪŋ /
noun Music.
the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
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Also called leading note.
Origin of leading tone
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby leading tone
leading note, leading question, leading rating, leading reins, leading strings, leading tone, leading wind, leadoff, leadplant, leadsman, leadville
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Example sentences from the Web for leading tone
The embellishment is treated in the same way, but is most effective when the principal tone is the leading-tone, as at b.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons|Friedrich J. LehmannHere the leading-tone that is prepared skips to some other chord-tone, while the new leading-tone remains stationary.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons|Friedrich J. LehmannThe resolution to the leading-tone (d) forms an important exception to this rule.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons|Friedrich J. Lehmann