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key signature

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noun Music.

(in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.

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Origin of key signature

First recorded in 1870–75

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Words related to key signature

key, time signature, tonality

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British Dictionary definitions for key signature

key signature

noun

music a group of sharps or flats appearing at the beginning of each stave line to indicate the key in which a piece, section, etc, is to be performed
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