C major

American  

[see may-jer] / ˈsi ˈmeɪ dʒər /

noun

1. Music. the key that has C as the tonic or first note of its scale and is represented by a key signature having no sharps or flats.

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Example Sentences

Other gifts include Bruckner’s Fourth and Eighth Symphonies, Schubert’s “Great” C major, Dvořák’s “New World” and Sibelius’s Fifth—a work in which Karajan remains sovereign.

From The Wall Street Journal

Indeed, “11,000 Strings” begins with a C major chord; shortly thereafter, a harpist half-prepares to leap into Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the Flowers.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Bach’s Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major,” he sighed, chuckling at the irony of how being the best bluegrass fiddler brought him back to the classical violin he’d quit.

From New York Times

The keys that are most distant from C major, with six sharps or six flats, are on the opposite side of the circle.

From Literature

To humans, consonant music generally sounds pleasant and smooth—think a C major chord—whereas dissonance tends to sound jarring and uncomfortable, such as the score from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.

From Science Magazine