C-sharp minor

American  

[see shahrp mahy-ner] / ˈsi ˌʃɑrp ˈmaɪ nər /

noun

1. Music. the key that has C sharp as the tonic or first note of its scale and is represented by a key signature having four sharps.

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Example Sentences

Some, like C-sharp minor, had fallen completely off the intonation table.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2022

For a brief 15-second span, the violas and cellos state a hushed, reverential hymn in pure, unadulterated C-sharp minor.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2019

Polonaise in C-sharp minor, opus 26, No. 1.

From The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)

In spirit this passage is much the same as that of the second idea in the Polonaise in C-sharp minor.

From The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)

The C-sharp minor Prélude is, after all, something of a sport.

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul