passing tone
NounSynonyms:
passing note
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notesSynonyms: passing noteType of note, musical note
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Passing tone
Music, a tone introduced between two other tones, on an unaccented portion of a measure, for the sake of smoother melody, but forming no essential part of the harmony.
From the entry Passing.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54