A-flat major

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major key musical key

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	1

Statements (47)

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) ⓘ Impromptus, D. 899 ⓘ surface form: Franz Schubert Impromptu in A-flat major Op. 90 No. 4 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 ⓘ surface form: Robert Schumann Arabeske in C major Op. 18 (A-flat major section)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" → tonalityOfSecondMovement → A-flat major ⓘ