G minor

American  

[jee mahy-ner] / ˈdʒi ˈmaɪ nər /

noun

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

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G minor

His “Molto in Cayo Hueso,” for instance, imagines the molto allegro movement of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor as Cuban danzón.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

Even if you don’t listen to Classic FM or have an album called something like “Baroque Classics”, the chances are that you’d recognise Albinoni’s Adagio in G minor.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2020

Live music also accompanied Mr. Heginbotham’s ebullient piece, to Schubert’s String Quintet in C, and Ms. Skarpetowska’s relatively dull, if beautifully executed, “The Saloneers,” to Chopin’s Cello Sonata in G minor.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2016

I play a great deal of Bach, including the G minor organ Fugue, which Liszt played the devil with in arranging it for the piano.

From Great Pianists on Piano Playing Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression by James Francis Cooke