B major

American  

[bee may-jer] / ˈbi ˈmeɪ dʒər /

noun

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

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B major

In contrast, the B major Piano Trio began as young man’s music: It’s the first chamber composition Brahms deemed worthy to publish.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

She mentioned the trio in B major, but said she could not remember it.

From Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

In B major, it is sufficiently various in figuration and rhythmical life to single it from its fellows.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by James Huneker

Then the second subject returns, and finally the first, in the key of B major, changing afterward to minor, and thus the end.

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

The episode in B major gives pause for breathing.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by James Huneker

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