pedal note


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pedal note
noun Music
  • 1 the lowest or fundamental note of a harmonic series in some brass and wind instruments.
  • 2 (also pedal point) a note sustained in one part (usually the bass) through successive harmonies, some of which are independent of it.
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