D minor
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The organ works - the Chaconne in D minor BWV 1178 and Chaconne in G minor BWV 1179 - were undated and unsigned.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
The Chaconne in D minor BWV 1178 and Chaconne in G minor BWV 1179 have been added to the official catalogue of Bach's works as of Monday.
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
The result is “Malhaar,” which will premiere Sunday on a program with Fauré’s Requiem in D minor at Walt Disney Concert Hall — come rain or shine.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2023
Their rendition of Brahms’s Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, however, is the paramount achievement here.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023
But music that is in D minor will have a different quality, because the notes in the minor scale follow a different pattern and so have different relationships with each other.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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