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B minor

American

[bee mahy-ner] / ˈbi ˈmaɪ nər /

noun

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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And now he brings the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir to Carnegie for Bach’s Mass in B minor and, on Oct.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2023

This E major chord is not something really outlandish, because you’re coming out of B minor.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 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 second half of the program was devoted to grand-scale, heroic Chopin, with the Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2016

The “Gloria” of the B minor Mass. 117 c.

From Johann Sebastian Bach by Forkel, Johann Nikolaus

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