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G flat

American  
[jee flat] / ˈdʒi ˈflæt /

noun

  1. Music. a note that is half a step lower in pitch than G.


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“Trauermarsch” is based on a falling semitone, G flat down to F, that instantly recalls fateful motifs in Wagner and Mahler, but it takes those associations in a direction wholly new.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2020

In fact, one of his very first works, “Five Eliot Landscapes” for soprano and piano, from 1990, ends on a sustained G flat.

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2017

As a result, there was a refreshing amount of air in the gurgling arpeggios of the Impromptu in G flat.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2015

But a few hardy individuals made impressive descents even to the quiet low G flat at the end of “Blessed Art Thou.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2011

But it is important to notice that you can move that song in C major to E major, G flat major, or any other major key.

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

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