point d'orgue

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | 145 words | Copyright

point d'orgue (Fr.). Organ-point.
1. Pedal.

2. The pause-sign,

3. A cadenza in a conc., so-called because of pause sign indicating where it begins.

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