D-sharp minor

American  

[dee shahrp mahy-ner] / ˈdi ˌʃɑrp ˈmaɪ nər /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Another very famous piece, which comes in this volume, is, "Like a Blossoming Lilac My Love Is Fair," here written in the fearfully uninviting key of D-sharp minor.

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)