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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C-sharp minor

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

The Personal Element and the Metronome In Chopin's Prelude No. 15 is the movement in C-sharp minor to be played in the same tempo as the opening movements, or much faster?

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Josef Hofmann

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 James Huneker

Chopin, Fantasia Impromptu in C-sharp minor, opus 66.

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