B major
Beethoven's sixth symphony
B major is a musical key with B as its tonic note and a major scale built on it.
The key signature has five sharps.
B major appears less frequently than neighboring keys, though it's favored for certain guitar pieces and appears in classical works: Chopin's Nocturne in B major.
Degree of light emitted
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- triumphantJoyfully victorious
joyful · exuberant · majestic · celebratory · uplifting · optimistic · heroic · vibrant
Fine-edged, or astute
- F-sharpNote between F and G
- C-sharpEnharmonic to D-flat
- G-sharpPitch between G and A
- D-sharpRaised D tone
A-sharp · scale · diatonic · transposition · modulation · key signature · enharmonic · dominant
Notes sounded simultaneously
- triadGroup of three
- arpeggioSuccessive chord tones
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
consonance · interval · seventh · progression · voicing · inversion · counterpoint · polyphony
brightness
Degree of light emitted
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
triumphant · joyful · exuberant · majestic · celebratory · uplifting · optimistic · heroic · vibrant · bold
sharp
Fine-edged, or astute
D-sharp · A-sharp · scale · diatonic · transposition · modulation · key signature · enharmonic · dominant · subdominant
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
resolution · consonance · interval · seventh · progression · voicing · inversion · counterpoint · polyphony · harmonize
Tchaikovsky
- ChopinPolish Romantic pianist-composer
- NocturneEvocative evening-themed composition
- LisztHungarian Romantic-era pianist-composer
Prokofiev · Shostakovich · waltz · prelude · étude · sonata · concerto · symphony · fugue · rhapsody