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Key (music)
Most common pitches in a piece of music
Key (music)
In Western tonal music, a key represents the most common pitches and the center of tonal stability in a song or other composition. A key has two components: a tonic pitch and a mode. The tonic pitch is represented by a letter from A through G, sometimes modified by the accidental symbols ♯ (sharp) and ♭ (flat). This tonic represents the musical pitch which a piece will be oriented around and almost always conclude with. The mode may be Major or Minor; if no mode is specified, Major is usually implied. This mode represents a pattern of ascending or descending pitches, which can create a major or minor musical scale beginning with the tonic pitch. Music in a given key will use the pitches from this scale (called diatonic pitches) more often than the pitches outside it (chromatic pitches). Together, these result in keys with names like C Major, A Minor, and B♭ Major. Not all music has a well-defined key. Written music typically begins with a key signature. This tells the performer which pitches...
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