C major
E934164
C major is a widely used musical key characterized by having no sharps or flats in its key signature and a bright, straightforward tonal quality.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Remission in Cmaj | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
major key
ⓘ
musical key ⓘ |
| hasDominantChord | G major triad ⓘ |
| hasDominantKey | G major ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | no sharps or flats ⓘ |
| hasKeySignatureAccidentals | 0 ⓘ |
| hasLeadingToneChord | B diminished ⓘ |
| hasMediantChord | E minor ⓘ |
| hasMode | Ionian mode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParallelMinor | C minor ⓘ |
| hasPitchClassSet | {C, D, E, F, G, A, B} ⓘ |
| hasRelativeMinor | A minor GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasScaleDegree1 | C ⓘ |
| hasScaleDegree2 | D ⓘ |
| hasScaleDegree3 | E ⓘ |
| hasScaleDegree4 | F ⓘ |
| hasScaleDegree5 | G ⓘ |
| hasScaleDegree6 | A ⓘ |
| hasScaleDegree7 | B ⓘ |
| hasScalePattern | whole-whole-half-whole-whole-whole-half ⓘ |
| hasSubdominantChord | F major triad ⓘ |
| hasSubdominantKey | F major ⓘ |
| hasSubmediantChord | A minor ⓘ |
| hasSupertonicChord | D minor ⓘ |
| hasTonic | C ⓘ |
| hasTonicChord | C major triad ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
clarity
ⓘ
neutral affect ⓘ simplicity ⓘ |
| isCentralIn | functional harmony pedagogy ⓘ |
| isCommonIn |
Western tonal music
ⓘ
beginner music education ⓘ keyboard instruction ⓘ theory textbooks ⓘ |
| isEnharmonicallyEquivalentTo | none ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyUsedFor |
children’s songs
ⓘ
choral music ⓘ folk songs ⓘ orchestral works ⓘ piano works ⓘ |
| isKeyOf | no-sharps-no-flats key signature ⓘ |
| isNotatedWith |
no flats
ⓘ
no sharps ⓘ |
| isOftenDescribedAs |
bright
ⓘ
straightforward ⓘ |
| isOftenUsedFor |
didactic pieces
ⓘ
elementary exercises ⓘ examples of tonal harmony ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Also sprach Zarathustra
this entity surface form:
Remission in Cmaj