A-flat major

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A-flat major is a warm, lyrical key signature often associated with expressive, singing melodies in classical music.

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Label Occurrences
A-flat major canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf major key ⓘ
musical key ⓘ
circleOfFifthsPosition between D-flat major and E-flat major ⓘ
commonInGenre classical music ⓘ
commonInstrumentRepertoire orchestra ⓘ
piano ⓘ
voice ⓘ
dominantKey E-flat major ⓘ
enharmonicEquivalent G-sharp major ⓘ
hasFlat A-flat ⓘ
B-flat ⓘ
D-flat ⓘ
E-flat ⓘ
hasKeySignature four flats ⓘ
hasKeySignatureSymbol ♭ ⓘ
isNotatedWithClef bass clef ⓘ
treble clef ⓘ
leadingToneKey G diminished ⓘ
mediantKey C minor ⓘ
parallelMinor A-flat minor ⓘ
relativeMinor F minor ⓘ
scaleDegree1 A-flat ⓘ
scaleDegree2 B-flat ⓘ
scaleDegree3 C ⓘ
scaleDegree4 D-flat ⓘ
scaleDegree5 E-flat ⓘ
scaleDegree6 F ⓘ
scaleDegree7 G ⓘ
subdominantKey D-flat major ⓘ
submediantKey F minor ⓘ
supertonicKey B-flat minor ⓘ
tonicNote A-flat ⓘ
typicalCharacter expressive ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
warm ⓘ
typicalUsage singing melodies ⓘ
usedInWork Franz Liszt Consolation No. 3 in D-flat major (A-flat major section) ⓘ
Franz Schubert Impromptu in A-flat major Op. 90 No. 4 ⓘ
linked to: Impromptus, D. 899

Franz Schubert Symphony No. 5 second movement ⓘ
Frédéric Chopin Impromptu in A-flat major Op. 29 ⓘ
Frédéric Chopin Polonaise in A-flat major Op. 53 ⓘ
Frédéric Chopin Waltz in A-flat major Op. 34 No. 1 ⓘ
Johannes Brahms Intermezzo in A-flat major Op. 118 No. 2 ⓘ
Johannes Brahms Intermezzo in A-flat major Op. 76 No. 3 ⓘ
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 12 Op. 26 ⓘ
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 Op. 110 first movement ⓘ
Robert Schumann Arabeske in C major Op. 18 (A-flat major section) ⓘ

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