key
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- noun
- /ki/
- Specialized
- The composer wrote the symphony primarily in the key of E flat, adding depth and richness to the piece.
- a major key
- a minor key
- change the key
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Watch on YouTubeSo these are all four to one in the key of C, right?
- So these are all four to one in the key of C, right?
- So we've gone from the key of B to the key of A.
- Major key, major key is where that tongue is.
- But I think the key is looking at the pitch as your trailer.
Examples
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The excerpt began in the key of D major and modulated to the key of A major.
Academic text (2013) -
The background track was tuned to the wrong key as single, everyone was off key.
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So these are all four to one in the key of C, right?
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For example, "In two weeks, we want to know why this piece changes key so many times."
Academic text (2008) -
OK, so here is the key of D minor just to.
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It's the only one I own, and it's in the key of E, which is the people's key.
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Then we have a transition in which we have a change of key moving to the dominant key.
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The participants' compositions were considerably varied in form, tempo, key, and music style.
Academic text (2015) -
The song is composed in the key of G major, highlighting its bright and cheerful tones.
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During the rehearsal, the conductor asked the musicians to tune their instruments to the key of A minor.
Synonyms
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The way music sounds because of its key, like bright or sad
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The main set of notes a piece of music returns to
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The main note and scale that a piece of music returns to
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A key on Apple keyboards that you press with other keys to use shortcuts
- Archaic
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7.7
A small lever device used to send messages as dots and dashes by making and breaking an electric circuit
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2.8
A key on a computer keyboard that you press with other keys to do special actions
- Specialized
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2.3
A key on a keyboard that moves the cursor to the right to indent or align text
- Archaic
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A small metal key with a square hole used to wind old pocket devices that tell time
- Specialized
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7.5
A secret password that lets someone get into many accounts or systems
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A set of sharps or flats at the start of written music showing its key
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A repeating decorative border made from one continuous line that forms square corners
- Specialized
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A secure place on a computer that stores passwords and secret codes for apps and the system
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6.7
A repeated decorative border of straight lines that turn in square corners, often on vases and buildings
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A winged fruit from maple or ash trees with one seed that spins as it falls
- Specialized
A small metal tool with a six-sided end for turning screws with a matching hole
- Specialized
A small metal tool with a six-sided tip that turns screws with a six-sided hole in the head
Surface Forms
Etymology
The musical key uses the same image: it sets which notes belong together, so the key is the pattern that 'opens' the sound world of a song.