key signature

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Key signature

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1 English
- 1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.1 Translations
- 1.2 See also

English [edit]

Noun [edit]

key signature (plural key signatures)

(music) 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.

Translations [edit]

indication of the key of a composition

Czech: předznamenání (cs) n
Hungarian: előjegyzés (hu)

Spanish: armadura de clave (es) f, armadura de tonalidad (es) f

See also [edit]

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