passing note
noun Music.
a note that is foreign to a harmony and is introduced between two successive chord tones in order to produce a melodic transition.
Words nearby passing note
passifloraceous, passim, passing, passing bell, passing lane, passing note, passing shot, passion, passion cross, passion fruit, passion pit
Origin of passing note
First recorded in 1720–30
Also called passing tone.
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British Dictionary definitions for passing note
passing note
US passing tone
noun
music a nonharmonic note through which a melody passes from one harmonic note to the nextCompare auxiliary note
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