A note not belonging to the harmony but interposed to secure a smooth transition.
‘Even if the basic chords are unchanged, the melody almost inevitably adds passing notes which effectively alter the chords.’
‘But that B [musical flat] is a passing note, thematically perhaps of more minor importance in the Handel.’
‘Keefe could in fact have gone further here, showing how the connecting motif in the woodwind reduces the motif from bars 5-6 into two superimposed thirds, each filled in with a passing note.’
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