B minor

American  

[bee mahy-ner] / ˈbi ˈmaɪ nər /

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 two sharps.

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Example Sentences

Then comes more B minor, with a tiny Berg “Klavierstück” as a sip of aperitif before his Opus 1 Sonata, lucid but never chilly.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2023

Liszt’s brooding transcription of Schubert’s song “Der Doppelgänger” emerges out of the shadowy ending of Liszt’s B minor Sonata, its grandeur and intimacy both captured here.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2023

As such, the Symphony No. 2 in B minor, completed in 1875 and premiered in 1877, is crackling with heroic swagger and brimming with virile rhythmic gusto.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

"He sounded like Barry Gibb in this high voice," said Felder, who transposed the song from E minor to B minor "which is not a particularly guitar-friendly key, but it was perfect for his voice".

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2016

The six Sonatas are in the keys of B minor, A major, E major, C minor, F minor, and G major.274 2.

From Johann Sebastian Bach by Forkel, Johann Nikolaus