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Definition of Pedal point
1. Noun. A sustained bass note.
Definition of Pedal point
1. Noun. A sustained bass pitch. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pedal Point
Literary usage of Pedal point
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"pedal point. Point d'orgue or Organ Point. Notes sustained in the pedal or ...
When occurring elsewhere than in the base pedal point is called inverted; ..."
2. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
"Contraction of Pedal-point.—Pedal-action, the entire mechanism directly connected
with a ... .Pedal- point, see Organ-point. . .Pedal-tone, a sustained or ..."
3. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"In modern composition the organ-point is usually in the bass, hence the alternative
term pedal- point, the organ pedal being best adapted to sustain the ..."
4. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1866)
"... volumes of all other first pedals may be obtained by simple differentiation.
lui !" Pedal Harmonie«. In Music, the same as pedal point. pedal point or ..."
5. Stokes' Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians: Covering the Entire Period of by Leander Jan De Bekker (1908)
"pedal point. Point d'orgue or Organ Point. Notes sustained in the pedal or ...
When occurring elsewhere than in the base pedal point is called inverted; ..."
6. A Practical Introduction to Composition; Harmony Simplified by Francis L. York (1909)
"pedal point. Fourth.—When a tone belonging to one chord is introduced as a
non-harmonic tone into the preceding chord, it is called an anticipation or an ..."
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