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Definition of Passing tone
1. Noun. A nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes.
Definition of Passing tone
1. Noun. (music) a non-harmonic tone that is a second lower than a note in one chord and a second higher than a note in the other chord ¹
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Literary usage of Passing tone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Harmonic Analysis: A Course in the Analysis of the Chords and of the Non by Benjamin Cutter (1902)
"The passing tone (continued). The passing tone may be used when two members of
a chord remain stationary. Also, two or three voices, in the latter case ..."
2. Harmony: A Course of Study by George Whitefield Chadwick (1922)
"•I The passing tone, which, instead of proceeding to the next harmonic tone ...
The passing tone and embellishment may occur in any part and between any ..."
3. A Practical Introduction to Composition; Harmony Simplified by Francis L. York (1909)
"A passing tone must be approached and left by degrees. Second.—If a tone fulfills
all the other conditions of a passing tone, but returns at once to the ..."
4. A Practical Introduction to Composition: Harmony Simplified by Francis L. York (1901)
"A passing tone must be approached and left by degrees. Second.—If a tone fulfills
all the other conditions of a passing tone, but returns at once to the ..."
5. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
"... one falling on a strong beat, also called a schwe'rer Durchgang, " heavy
passing - tone," though properly an anticipation or free suspension. ..."
6. Music Composition: A New Method of Harmony by Carl Edward Gardner (1918)
"An accented passing tone is one which is attacked with the chord, thereby delaying
the factor of the chord to which it progresses. ..."
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