Definitions for A major
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1. A majornoun

   The major key with A as its tonic.

2. A majornoun

   The major chord with a root of A.

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1. A major

   A major (or the key of A) is a major scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, and G♯. Its key signature has three sharps. Its relative minor is F-sharp minor and its parallel minor is A minor. The key of A major is the only key where the Neapolitan sixth chord on 2 ^ {\displaystyle {\hat {2}}}  (i.e. the flattened supertonic) requires both a flat and a natural accidental.

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1. A major

   A major is a major scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, and G♯. Its key signature has three sharps. Its relative minor is F-sharp minor and its parallel minor is A minor. The key of A major is the only key where a Neapolitan sixth chord on requires both a flat and a natural accidental. In the treble, alto, and bass clefs, the G♯ in the key signature is placed higher than C♯. However, in the tenor clef, it would require a ledger line and so G♯ is placed lower than C♯. Although not as rare in the symphonic literature as sharper keys, examples of symphonies in A major are not as numerous as for D major or G major. Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, Bruckner's Symphony No. 6 and Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 comprise a nearly complete list of symphonies in this key in the Romantic era. Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Clarinet Quintet are both in A major, and generally Mozart was more likely to use clarinets in A major than in any other key besides E-flat major. A major occurs frequently in chamber music. Franz Schubert's Piano Quintet known as the Trout Quintet and Antonín Dvořák's Piano Quintet No. 2 are both in A major. Johannes Brahms, César Franck, and Gabriel Fauré wrote violin sonatas in A major. In connection to Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata, Peter Cropper said that A major "is the fullest sounding key for the violin."

Anagrams for A major »

1. romaja

How to pronounce A major?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of A major in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of A major in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of A major in a Sentence

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2. Police Inspector Trevor Kidd:

   It is some significant distance from major waterways and any major infrastructure, so we do have something going our way as far as that goes, but it is certainly challenging to make an effective assessment at this stage.

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   What this is going to say is this is more of a national issue, there's a very good chance both of these pass, and if they do it blows a major hole in the industry defensive.

5. Peter Costa:

   That could be a major problem.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/A_Major
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Major
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=A major