G flat
Americannoun
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“Trauermarsch” is based on a falling semitone, G flat down to F, that instantly recalls fateful motifs in Wagner and Mahler, but it takes those associations in a direction wholly new.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2020
In fact, one of his very first works, “Five Eliot Landscapes” for soprano and piano, from 1990, ends on a sustained G flat.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2017
As a result, there was a refreshing amount of air in the gurgling arpeggios of the Impromptu in G flat.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2015
But a few hardy individuals made impressive descents even to the quiet low G flat at the end of “Blessed Art Thou.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2011
The order of flats is the reverse of the order of sharps: B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat, C flat, F flat.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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