Definition of leading note in US English:
leading note
nounˈlidɪŋ ˌnoʊtˈlēdiNG ˌnōt
Music another term for subtonic
Example sentencesExamples
- Prelude No 2 is rather like a rag, but with a fascinating tune where the emphasis is on the leading note.
- In the Key of C, B is the leading note because it is the note before C.
- In the third movement, it forms the leading notes of one of the main themes.
- This sharpening of the leading note at cadences was practiced quite early in the history of polyphony.
- Later in the same movement, we find a leading note in the bassoon that does not rise to the tonic.