relative minor

  • 1relative minor — n. Music the minor key which has the same key signature as a given major key [E minor is the relative minor of G major, both having a key signature of one sharp, i.e., F♯] …

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  • 2relative minor — Music. the minor key whose tonic is the sixth degree of a given major key. [1810 20] * * * …

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  • 3relative minor — /rɛlətɪv ˈmaɪnə/ (say reluhtiv muynuh) noun the minor musical key whose tonic is the sixth degree of a given major key …

  • 4relative minor — Music. the minor key whose tonic is the sixth degree of a given major key. [1810 20] …

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  • 5Minor scale — For the simulated nuclear detonation, see Minor Scale. Minor scale Qualities Number of pitch classes 7 Maximal evenness …

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  • 6Relative key — In music, the relative minor of a particular major key (or the relative major of a minor key) is the key which has the same key signature but a different tonic, as opposed to parallel minor or major, respectively. For example, G major and E minor …

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  • 7relative — rel•a•tive [[t]ˈrɛl ə tɪv[/t]] n. 1) ant a person who is connected with another by blood or marriage 2) something having, or standing in, some relation to something else 3) something dependent upon external conditions for its specific nature,… …

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  • 8Minor seventh — Inverse major second Name Other names Abbreviation m7 Size Semitones 10 …

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  • 9relative major — n. Music the major key which has the same key signature as a given minor key [G major is the relative major of E minor, both having a key signature of one sharp, i.e., F♯] …

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  • 10MINOR PROPHETS — MINOR PROPHETS, a collection of the books of 12 prophets: hosea , joel , amos , obadiah , jonah , micah , nahum , habbakuk , zephaniah , haggai , zechariah , and malachi . This collection counts as a single book (the last) of the second division… …

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