Definitions for C major
c major

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1. C major, C major scale, scale of C majornoun

   (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats

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1. C majornoun

   a major key with no sharps or flats, having the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, and B

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1. C major

   C major (or the key of C) is a major scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. C major is one of the most common keys used in music. Its key signature has no flats or sharps. Its relative minor is A minor and its parallel minor is C minor.

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1. C major

   The C major scale consists of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature has no flats/sharps. Its relative minor is A minor, and its parallel minor is C minor. C major is one of the most common key signatures used in music. Most transposing instruments playing in their home key are notated in C major; for example, a clarinet in B-flat sounding a B-flat major scale is notated as playing a C major scale. The white keys of the piano correspond to the C major scale. Among brass instruments, the more common trumpet is the trumpet in C, and the contra-bass tuba is in C. A harp tuned to C major has all of its pedals in the middle position. C major is often thought of as the simplest key, due to its lack of sharps or flats, and beginning piano students' first pieces are usually simple ones in this key; the first scales and arpeggios that students learn are also usually C major. However, going against this common practice, the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin regarded this scale as the most difficult to play with complete evenness, and he tended to give it last to his students. He regarded B major as the easiest scale to play on the piano, because the position of the black and white notes best fit the natural positions of the fingers, and so he often had students start with this scale. A C major scale lacks black keys and thus does not fit the natural positions of the fingers well.

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1. • Major Scale
   • Music

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of C major in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of C major in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of C major in a Sentence

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=C major
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/C_Major
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Major
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=C major