A-sharp

See also: a-sharp and A sharp

English

Alternative forms

• a-sharp, A sharp, a sharp

Noun

A-sharp (plural A-sharps)

1. (music) A tone ten fifths above C in the cycle of fifths, intermediate between A and B, denoted A♯.

   The counterpoint began on a low A-sharp.

2. (music) The key of A sharp major

   Here the passage modulates into A-sharp and becomes very difficult to read.

Translations

tone

• Czech: ais
• Finnish: ais (fi)
• German: Ais (de) n
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• Hungarian: aisz
• Korean: A 샵 (A syap)
• Serbo-Croatian: ais (sh) m

key

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