key signature


Also found in:Thesaurus,Encyclopedia,Wikipedia.
click for a larger image
key signature
key signature for A major

key signature

n.Music
The group of sharps or flats placed to the right of the clef on a staff to identify the key.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

key signature

n
(Classical Music)music a group of sharps or flats appearing at the beginning of each stave line to indicate the key in which a piece, section, etc, is to be performed
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

key′ sig`nature


n.
(in musical notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.key signature - the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key
musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

key signature

n (Mus) →armatura
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995


Want to thank TFD for its existence?
Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visitthe webmaster's page for free fun content.

Link to this page:

Flashcards & Bookmarks?
Pleaselog in orregister to use Flashcards and Bookmarks. You can also log in with
Flashcards?
My bookmarks?
References in periodicals archive?
The UMFHA testing process tests for threekey signature markers that, in combination, confirm whether a product is genuine Manuka Honey from New Zealand.
'We believe this is a great one for the winner since the NBA Presidential Cocktails remains one of thekey signature events of the association.
The prosecutor's office said she would need to return "for a few days or a week" to wait for akey signature, Mr Ratcliffe said.
"The bulge is akey signature of formation of the Milky Way Galaxy," says Ness.
Overseen by head chef Luca Tresoldi, who has worked at Enoteca Pinchiorri for the last five years under Feolde, the menu is described as 'eclectic', comprisingkey signature dishes and a regional wine selection.
Some years ago Jacques Barzun, the historian, bemoaned (in a book whose thesis of Western decline was encapsulated in its title, From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present): "To appear unkempt, undressed, and for perfection unwashed, is thekey signature of the whole age."
The Campaign's results, Liu says, will help scientists better understand how gas-giant planets form, as the orbital distances of planets are akey signature that astronomers use to test exoplanet formation theories.
Various and changing tonal centers, X with manykey signature changes; [D.sub.3]-[G.sub.5]([G#.sub.5]); Tess: M-mL (with a few LL pitches); mostly regular meters; varied moderate tempos; V/mD-D, P/mD-D; 47+ pages.
For most Native people akey signature is what you have to do to get into the washroom at the Indian Affairs office.
There were few other guidelines for the band's accompaniment--at most akey signature or feeling agreed upon beforehand.
Thus began a marathon of music arranging for her and her husband, Cal, moving thekey signature down to fit her husky contralto and lengthening the songs' playtime - early 1960s pop songs often clocked in at a minute and a half - up to five minutes long to fit the Bontragers' choreography.

Full browser?
Open / Close