G-flat major

American  

[jee flat may-jer] / ˈdʒi ˌflæt ˈmeɪ dʒər /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

It was just her, the fragrant air, and Franz Schubert’s rousing piano composition — Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major.

From Los Angeles Times

The first encore, Friedrich Gulda’s “Play by Play,” a bluesy romp, stayed in the same hot vein, while the second, Chopin’s “Waltz in G-flat Major,” Op.

From Washington Post

Track 8, the “Butterfly” Etude in G-flat major, shows how Friedman converts this virtuosity into sublime wit: We are dancing away until that moment of rubato at the end, where one note is suspended in air.

From New York Times

There is also a particular aesthetic effect and color-appeal associated with each key; and the listener should train himself to be sensitive to the brilliance of such keys as D major and E major, the richness of B major, the dignity of E-flat major, the almost cloying sweetness of D-flat major and of G-flat major and the tragic depth of B minor and G minor.

From Project Gutenberg

No. 5, in G-flat major, is commonly known as the "black-key study," and its object is to accustom the hands to the black keys and to very rapid changes from one part of the keyboard to another.

From Project Gutenberg