B-flat major

American  

[bee flat may-jer] / ˈbi ˌflæt ˈmeɪ dʒər /

noun

1. Music. the key that has B flat as the tonic or first note of its scale and is represented by a key signature having two flats.

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Example Sentences

Also on the bill is Jean-Marie Leclair’s Concerto for Violin and Strings in B-flat major, an acknowledgement of unproven claims that Leclair, founder of the French violin school, taught Saint-Georges.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2017

A year ago, he fractured a finger performing Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat major, Op.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2012

Gerard Schwarz leads the orchestra through a program of French masterpieces, including Claude Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun," Maurice Ravel's "Pavane for a Dead Princess," Ernest Chausson's Symphony in B-flat major, Op.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2010

But the big attraction on this bill is Mendelssohn's rarely heard Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2010

She says that B-flat major is my sweet spot and gives me the most room to transition from my chest to my head voice when I climb up to the high F at the end.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles