pedal point
pedal point noun: a sustained bass pitch.
Noun
pedal point (plural pedal points)
- A sustained bass pitch.
- In classical music there are, as the analytical programs tell us, first subjects and second subjects, free fantasias, recapitulations, and codas; there are fugues, with counter-subjects, strettos, and pedal points; there are passacaglias on ground basses, canons ad hypodiapente, and other...1902 [1898], [George] Bernard Shaw, The Perfect Wagnerite […] , second edition, London: Grant Richards, page 3
- Synonyms:
- pedal note, organ point
pedal point meaning in Tamil
pedal point in Tamil
- பாதப்புள்ளி
Synonyms of pedal point
Forms of pedal point
| plural | pedal points |
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Questions about pedal point
- What does pedal point mean?
- Pedal point means a sustained bass pitch.
- What is pedal point in Tamil?
- Pedal point in Tamil is பாதப்புள்ளி. See Pedal point meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pedal point?
- Pedal point is a noun.
- What is the plural of pedal point?
- The plural of pedal point is pedal points.
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