B major

E550127

B major is a bright, five-sharp major key commonly used in classical and popular music for its resonant, expansive sound.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
B major canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf major key ⓘ
musical key ⓘ
circleOfFifthsPosition 5 sharps ⓘ
commonlyUsedIn classical music ⓘ
popular music ⓘ
diatonicTriadOnII C-sharp minor ⓘ
diatonicTriadOnIII D-sharp minor ⓘ
diatonicTriadOnVI G-sharp minor ⓘ
diatonicTriadOnVII A-sharp diminished ⓘ
dominantKey F-sharp major ⓘ
enharmonicEquivalent C-flat major ⓘ
hasMode Ionian ⓘ
keySignatureAccidental A-sharp ⓘ
C-sharp ⓘ
D-sharp ⓘ
F-sharp ⓘ
G-sharp ⓘ
leadingToneKey A-sharp diminished ⓘ
mediantKey D-sharp minor ⓘ
numberOfSharps 5 ⓘ
parallelMinor B minor ⓘ
perceivedCharacter bright ⓘ
expansive ⓘ
resonant ⓘ
relativeMinor G-sharp minor ⓘ
scaleDegree1 B ⓘ
scaleDegree2 C-sharp ⓘ
scaleDegree3 D-sharp ⓘ
scaleDegree4 E ⓘ
scaleDegree5 F-sharp ⓘ
scaleDegree6 G-sharp ⓘ
scaleDegree7 A-sharp ⓘ
subdominantKey E major ⓘ
submediantKey G-sharp minor ⓘ
tonicNote B ⓘ
typicalIChord B major triad ⓘ
typicalIVChord E major triad ⓘ
typicalVChord F-sharp major triad ⓘ
usedForGenre contemporary worship music ⓘ
pop ballads ⓘ
romantic-era classical music ⓘ
usedForInstrument guitar ⓘ
piano ⓘ
violin ⓘ

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