leading tone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of leading tone
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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Thus the color which was the leading tone of one room became the relieving tint of another.
From Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Balzac, Honoré de
Si, sē, n. the syllable used for the seventh tone of the scale, or the leading tone.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
In the last measure but one, both the supertonic and leading tone should appear.
From A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons by Lehmann, Friedrich Johann
The theme is treated with reverence, delicacy and judgment, and the leading tone is that of a mighty hymn of rejoicing.
From For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music by Moore, Aubertine Woodward
The color of blood is this plainly taken for the leading tone in the storm-clouds above the "Slave-ship."
From Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) by Ruskin, John
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