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Significats de pedal point en anglès

rus
органный пункт
portuguès
ponto pedal
català
pedal

Sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts.

pedal
Ús de pedal point en anglès
1
Placed at the end of a sentence, the " pedal point" signifies a through that dissolves into a suggestive silence.
The new yorker
2
Counting from the double bar, the Elaboration lasts, including the pedal point upon the dominant which prepares for bringing back the Principal, sixty-one measures.
The Masters and Their Music / A series of illustrative programs ...
Translations for pedal point
portuguès
ponto pedal
català
pedal