D major

American  

[dee may-jer] / ˈdi ˈmeɪ dʒər /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

He contrasted concertos in D major and minor, and made explicit the connections between two Mozart works — arguments that were more persuasive from the keyboard than from his perch as conductor.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2023

Violinist Hilary Hahn and the NSO delivered, in D major.

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2021

Musically, the song plays a clever trick by starting in the key of F major before switching to the relative minor, D major, and never fully resolving - echoing the lineman's disjointed state of mind.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2017

There will be a sequel of sorts: Stern is now transcribing a second Storch work, the Requiem Mass in D major, for a future premiere.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2016

So music that is in, for example, C major, will not sound significantly different from music that is in, say, D major.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones