passing : Idioms & Phrases
Passing bell
- a tolling of a bell to announce that a soul is passing, or has passed, from its body (formerly done to invoke prayers for the dying); also, a tolling during the passing of a funeral procession to the grave, or during funeral ceremonies.
Webster 1913
Passing note
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noun a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes
passing note.
WordNet
(Mus.) , a character including a passing tone.
Webster 1913
Passing tone
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noun a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes
passing note.
WordNet
(Mus.) , a tone introduced between two other tones, on an unaccented portion of a measure, for the sake of smoother melody, but forming no essential part of the harmony.
