Meaning

1 senses
  1. An indication of the key of a composition, giving the number of sharps or flats in the corresponding scale.

    The key signatures of D major and b minor both have two sharps.

    Vorzeichnung

    the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key

Translations

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By meaning 1
indication of the key of a composition:

Forms

plural: key signatures
Singularkey signature
Pluralkey signatures

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key:signature

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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