C-sharp minor

American  

[see shahrp mahy-ner] / ˈsi ˌʃɑrp ˈmaɪ nər /

noun

1. Music. the key that has C sharp as the tonic or first note of its scale and is represented by a key signature having four sharps.

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Example Sentences

Some, like C-sharp minor, had fallen completely off the intonation table.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2022

For a brief 15-second span, the violas and cellos state a hushed, reverential hymn in pure, unadulterated C-sharp minor.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2019

Yet I vainly scan piano recital programs for such numbers as those C-sharp minor mazurkas, for the F minor Ballade, for that beautiful and extremely original Ballade Op.

From Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques by Huneker, James

It belongs to the same class of Chopin's works as the Fantasia Impromptu in C-sharp minor, already mentioned.

From The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)

The C-sharp minor Prélude is, after all, something of a sport.

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul