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

They regarded me with curiosity, and I could hear them whispering about my clothes, I got off a few feeble jokes on the subject, pointing to my C-sharp minor colored collar.

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

Impromptu In C-sharp minor; op.28, no.3, biographical sketch and glossary, fingering, phrasing, pedaling, general information and instructive annotations on form and structure and interpretation by Ernst C. Krohn; pf.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1958 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

This exquisite melody gives place to a somewhat broken part in the key of C-sharp minor, in which the remarkable thing is the incessant repetition of the note G-sharp.

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)