major key
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of major key
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Whether the Celtics can do a better job containing the two-time MVP will be a major key as the best-of-seven series resumes at Chase Center on Monday night with the teams tied 2-2.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2022
It’s such a flattened major key, and it really does sound like that.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2022
Many, if not all of them, are in a bright major key, colorful, buoyant and playful.
From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2021
They live a lot in a major key.
From Slate • Jul. 16, 2021
Music that is in a minor key is sometimes described as sounding more solemn, sad, mysterious, or ominous than music that is in a major key.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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