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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Example Sentences

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

The next day I am forced to sigh again over the same, miserable, poorly and tediously performed Funeral March of Chopin, and over the timorous B major Mazourka by Schulhoff.

From Piano and Song How to Teach, How to Learn, and How to Form a Judgment of Musical Performances by Nichols, Mary P.

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 Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix

You know I have four new Mazurkas, one from Palma, in E minor; three from here, in B major, A flat major and C sharp minor.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James

In the following year larger works came from his pen, among them his B major symphony, overture, scherzo, and finale in E major, and the symphony in D minor.

From The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)