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minor key

noun

Music.
  1. a key or mode based on a minor scale.
  2. a less jubilant or more restrained mood, atmosphere, or quality:

    The conversation shifted to a minor key with news of the defeat.



minor key

noun

  1. music a key based on notes taken from a corresponding minor scale
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of minor key1

First recorded in 1810鈥20
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Its reflective, minor key melancholy was embraced by fans after the band went on hiatus in 2016.

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Best of all is the lively triple-time finale, which evokes the long history of courtly hunting music, with an alluring short section in minor key.

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A 鈥渕ajor key鈥 music piece communicates cheer, while a 鈥渕inor key鈥 mirrors grief.

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Even as she rejoices, 鈥淎 home in you I鈥檝e found,鈥 the chords circle around a minor key and she sounds cautious, almost disbelieving.

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The mood is melancholic, redoubled by long, drawn-out notes from the strings and minor key piano arpeggios; passages of happiness feel fragile, fleeting, untrustworthy.

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