'Holding note' definitions:

Definition of 'Holding note'

From: GCIDE
  • Holding \Hold"ing\, n.
  • 1. The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. That which holds, binds, or influences. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The burden or chorus of a song. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Holding note (Mus.), a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move. [1913 Webster]