pedal point
sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts
en-US/ˈpɛdæl ˈpɔɪnt/
en-GB/ˈpɛdl ˈpɔɪnt/
sustained tone, typically in the bass, during which at least one foreign, i.e., dissonant harmony is sounded in the other parts