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relative minor

noun

, Music.
  1. the minor key whose tonic is the sixth degree of a given major key.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of relative minor1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences

Then follows an Intermezzo in the key of the relative minor.

Then after a modulation to the key of the relative minor, a return is made to the opening key and the opening theme.

A minor scale having the same signature as a major scale is said to be its relative minor.

It is cast in the relative minor (C) of the pentatonic scale of E♭ major.

The song is cast mostly in the relative minor (G♯) of the pentatonic scale of B♮ major.

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