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Meanings of pedal point in English
Sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts.
Usage of pedal point in English
1
Placed at the end of a sentence, the " pedal point" signifies a through that dissolves into a suggestive silence.
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.