minor
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- adjective
- /ˈmaɪnər/
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menor
- Many classical pieces modulate from a major key to a minor key to enhance emotional depth.
- a minor key
- a minor scale
- a minor chord
OK, he starts out in AC sharp minor blue scale.
- OK, he starts out in AC sharp minor blue scale.
- Then it goes to E minor, which is then.
- And then I just I play AC minor, play it down low.
- You know, E is like, yeah, E, but E minor.
- Something similar could be said about republics, perhaps in a minor key.
- Oh yeah, yeah, dude, it just sounds like a like a D -, A D minus AD minor.
- The first one I was trying to do was Wonderwall, a minor GDA.
Examples
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Have the students start with a D natural minor scale and let them rehearse the ostinato pattern learned earlier.
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All right, so this is G minor all at once.
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Then it goes to E minor, which is then.
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So have we seen things in minor like with a raised seven?
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And for... and for those of you in the band who have no idea what's about to happen, this is in A minor.
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Way over yonder in the minor key
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Students could learn all of the songs mentioned above in minor tonality or triple meter.
Academic text (2003) -
Students should learn to sing rote songs in minor tonalities as well as in both duple and triple meter.
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The composer chose a minor key to evoke a sense of sadness in the piece.
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In music theory, chords built on the minor scale tend to create a more melancholy atmosphere.
Synonyms
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Music that uses notes that make the song sound sad or serious
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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A simple operation that does not need a general anaesthetic and lets you go home the same day
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A musical scale that sounds sad because some notes are lower than in a major scale
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A statement in a logical argument that names the subject of the conclusion
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A thin chest muscle that pulls the shoulder blade down and helps lift ribs when you breathe deeply
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The shorter diameter of an ellipse that goes through its center and meets the longer axis at right angles
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A set of notes used in Western music that makes a piece sound sad
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A medicine that makes worry and stress less without making you very sleepy
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A thin muscle under the larger chest muscle that pulls the shoulder blade down or lifts the ribs
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A small back muscle that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine and slightly up
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A small round shoulder muscle that pulls the arm toward the body and turns it outward
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A small upper back muscle that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine and slightly up
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A small North American bird with a long bill that uses it to find worms and people hunt for food
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A plant with yellow flowers and hollow trumpet-shaped leaves that trap insects
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A small shoulder muscle that turns the arm outward and helps keep the shoulder joint steady
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A small upper-arm muscle that turns the arm outward and steadies the shoulder
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A milder form of smallpox that kills about one person in a hundred
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A mild type of smallpox that usually causes less severe sickness and few deaths
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A low plant with dark green shiny leaves and small blue-violet flowers that covers the ground
How Melancholic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Minor comes from the Latin minor meaning 'smaller' or 'less', and in music it names a 'smaller' third above the main note, which makes the sound feel sadder or darker, so a minor key gives a more emotional mood.