escape tone

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escape tone

noun escape tones

a non-harmonic tone that is a second from a note in the previous chord and more than a second from a note in the next chord

Opposite: appoggiatura

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Opposite: appoggiatura

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@misc{escape_tone_2026,
  title = {escape tone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/escape%20tone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}