D major

Noun

Meaning

(music) The major key with the notes D, E, F♯, G, A, B, and C♯, the key signature of which has two sharps.

(music) The major chord with a root of D.

Examples

Act 1 main The overture begins with a thundering D minor cadence, followed by a short misterioso main sequence which leads into a light-hearted D major allegro. Source: Internet

Columbia LP 33CX1074 * Prelude in C major (Vol 4, 1); Prelude in D major (Vol 4, 3); Canzona in D minor (Vol 4, 10) (with Mendelssohn, Sonata in D minor op 65.6). Source: Internet

Clementi also published two symphonies as Op. 18 in 1787, the first in B-flat major and the second in D major. Source: Internet

However, two- and three-movement sonatas continued to be written throughout the Classical period: Beethoven's opus 102 pair has a two-movement C major sonata and a three-movement D major sonata. Source: Internet

For example, the key of C major (seven sharps) is more simply represented as D major (five flats). Source: Internet

His most important compositions during this period were a symphony in D major, performed in the summer of 1776, and the oratorio La passione di Gesù Cristo with a text by Metastasio performed during Advent of 1776. Source: Internet

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