passing note

NOUN
  1. a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes
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  • There are signs of the latter's influence within Pedro de Cristo's music, including a fondness for narrow overall ranges 16 notes being typical in the works of Francisco de Santa Maria and in the early part of Pedro de Cristo's surviving output, syllabic declamation in crotchets, and the simultaneous use of a cambiata figure in one part and passing notes in another. Archive 2009-04-01
  • The earliest method was to derive a contratenor altus from the written discantus by singing the same notes simultaneously at the 4th below, which produced essentially a chain of what would now be called 6-3 chords, varied and punctuated by single 8-5 chords, though with some decorative passing notes and suspensions, particularly at cadences, and on occasion more licentious dissonances. Archive 2008-02-01
  • Even if the basic chords are unchanged, the melody almost inevitably adds passing notes which effectively alter the chords.
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