NOTA CAMBITA (Ital. Nota Cambiata, Germ. Wechselnote, Eng. Changing Note.) I. A Note of Irregular Transition: in other words, a Passing-Note, on the strong part of the measure; as opposed to the Note of Regular Transition, or true Passing-Note, which, though equally foreign to the harmony, produces a less discordant effect, because it invariably occurs upon the weak part of the measure.
In the following example from Cherubini, the D is a Changing, and the second G a Passing-Note.
The use...