minor key

Noun

Meaning

a key based on the minor scale

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

minor mode minor minor scale secondary key minor meter minor operative minor secrets small key tiny key few key lesser buttons lesser secret little buttons minor button minor clue
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Hypernyms

key tonality

Related terms

major key in a minor key

Examples

When Ronald Reagan was elected I was on a bus traveling with a band in France. I wrote a little arrangement of The Star Spangled Banner in a minor key. Carla Bley

Each major and minor key has an associated key signature that sharpens or flattens the notes which are used in its scale. Source: Internet

If the final is approached from below, then the leading tone must be raised in a minor key (Dorian, Hypodorian, Aeolian, Hypoaeolian), but not in Phrygian or Hypophrygian mode. Source: Internet

Bruckner's Symphony No. 3 is in the same D minor key as Beethoven's 9th and makes substantial use of thematic ideas from it. Source: Internet

The third movement of Gustav Mahler 's first symphony features a solo for the double bass that quotes the children's song Frere Jacques, transposed into a minor key. Source: Internet

For example, selecting a minor key, but with mostly major chords (i.e. III, VI, VII) might convey a "hopeful" feeling. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

minor interval minor issue minor item minor law minor league minor leaguer