What is necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental or passing tones called?
essential — (Mus.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental or passing tones. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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