Nuages: A chromatically ascending inverted pedal point

Elliot

Uh....what is it?

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MichaelHorowitz

A pedal point is when you sustain one note over a series of chords...usually it's the bass (i.e., the pedal on an organ). If you invert it, the pedal note is in the top voice. It's chromatic because the chords move chromatically.

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