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G major

Noun

Meaning

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

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

But in a section in concert B major it would be impractical to notate the sax part in G major part (a key with eight sharps, i.e. six sharps and one double-sharp). Source: Internet

For example, the only sharp in the G major scale is F sharp, so the key signature associated with the G major key is the one-sharp key signature. Source: Internet

Allegro (G major, with a trio in B minor ) * Finale. Source: Internet

Modulating to a closely related key such as G major has been a common practice since at least the 1700s, so while this could heighten the drama of a piece, it would not create a significant emotional effect. Source: Internet

On the other hand, modulating to a key that is not related to the tonic key, such as modulating from the key of C major (the tonic) to A major or G major. Source: Internet

Schoenberg also wrote tonal music in this period with the Suite for Strings in G major (1935), and the Chamber Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 38 (begun in 1906, completed in 1939). Source: Internet

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