D-flat major

American

[dee flat may-jer] / ˈdi ˌflæt ˈmeɪ dʒər /

noun

Music. the key that has D flat as the tonic or first note of its scale and is represented by a key signature having five flats.

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Especially impressive is the hand-crippling D-flat major etude of Opus 25.

From Time Magazine Archive

To me he has made likewise indelible Chopin's lovely D-flat major prelude.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James

"The D-flat major prelude of Chopin," said Lensky.

From Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso by Schubin, Ossip

Chopin, Nocturne in D-flat major, opus 27, No. 2.

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)

In D-flat major, dedicated to Count Antoine d'Apponyi.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James

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