pedal point

PE-dul poynt

[ English ]

Definition

Term used for a drone (a low, sustained tone) that remains steady in the bass of a composition while other voices move about above it. An organ point is also called a pedal tone, pedal note a pedal, or a drone.

See Also

[English] organ point
[English] pedal
[English] drone

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