A major (key) A major A major is a key built on the note A with three sharps. This article describes its scale, signature, common uses, notable repertoire, instrumental tendencies, and some harmonic and…
A minor (musical key and scale) A minor A minor is the natural minor scale on A (A–B–C–D–E–F–G). It shares the key signature of C major (no sharps or flats) and has natural, harmonic and melodic forms used in many musica…
A-flat major A-flat major is a major key with four flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭). Known for its warm, lyrical character, it appears frequently in piano literature and in slow orchestral movements.
A-flat minor A-flat minor is a theoretical minor key with seven flats (A♭–B♭–C♭–D♭–E♭–F♭–G♭). It is rarely used in practice and is usually represented enharmonically by G♯ minor.
A-sharp minor (A♯ minor) A-sharp minor A-sharp minor is a theoretical minor key with seven sharps (A#, B#, C#, D#, E#, F#, G#). It is enharmonically equivalent to B-flat minor and is rarely used because of cumbersome no…
Circle of fifths A concise encyclopedia entry explaining the circle of fifths: its structure, musical meaning, uses in harmony and key relationships, historical background, and practical notes for…
