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

To conduct Bach’s Mass in B minor, the conductor John Eliot Gardiner wrote, “is to be filled with a tremendous sense of anticipation.”

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 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

Years later, Liszt returned the favor by dedicating his daunting Sonata in B minor to Schumann.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2019

"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