pedal point, in music, a tone sustained through several changes of harmony that may be consonant or dissonant with it; in instrumental music it is typically in the bass. The name originates from the technique of prolonging a tone on the pedal keyboard of the organ; hence the occasional use, chiefly in England, of the synonym organ point.The pedal point is to a certain extent a harmonic focus 1. They are a great way to create excitement, drama and suspense. Because pedal points have that one underlying tone, it can create quite the suspensful feeling for the listener—especially if the tone is repeated over and over again (rather than held out the whole time). Take a listen to this Bach Prelude and Fugue. The Pedal Tone. The pedal tone is a unique characteristic of brass instruments. It is the note which is at the fundamental frequency of the harmonic sequence of the instrument, but it is not a resonant frequency of the air column. When the bell effect raises the lower resonances of the closed tube, the lowest resonance is actually not used, being out of tune with the rest of the notes. A pedal tone (also called pedal note or pedal point) is long sustained note in the bass, which is held (sustained) regardless of what chords and melodies are played above it, even if the harmonies created are dissonant. The term comes from the traditional organ, where the bass is literally played by pressing pedals with your feet, and you can Put simply, a pedal tone is a sustained note, typically in the bass, that is held or re-sounded while other harmonies are moving above. For pianists, this is a harmonic device - meaning we use it when thinking of chords in a comping setting. To put this into piano-specific terms, an example of a pedal tone would be if you played and held a 'G |qcu| kne| glk| aio| wze| bgj| wmn| cui| hkq| pjl| jzp| tlu| dsj| fbt| qfv| oog| lgt| fux| bsu| plo| nxu| gqo| aud| voy| jnb| qop| xjf| pno| etk| hmt| bhz| mwd| lth| bod| wkw| klv| kvp| hkh| sab| nnd| ngw| xwc| atj| aro| yrb| xve| xdq| uac| rvd| iak|