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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C-sharp minor

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

The C-sharp minor movement should not increase in speed, or only very little, because it rises to a considerable height dynamically, and this seems to counteract an increase of speed.

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef

The Personal Element and the Metronome In Chopin's Prelude No. 15 is the movement in C-sharp minor to be played in the same tempo as the opening movements, or much faster?

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef

The first of the Mazurkas in C-sharp minor bears the early Op.

From Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques by Huneker, James