pedal point
one of the lowest notes that can be played on a brass instrument (= one made of a bright yellow metal made from copper and zinc):
The first movement uses these pedal-notes right at the beginning of the sonata.
The pedal note F persists, on various instruments, throughout much of the piece.
The organist broke up lines with fussy articulations and clipped pedal notes.
Chords on three flutes are combined with pedal notes four octaves below on eight tenor trombones in unison.
He drove the musical narrative entirely with pedal notes played by his feet.
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