D-flat
Half-step above C
D-flat is a musical note one half step below D, equivalent to C-sharp on a piano keyboard.
In musical notation, it's written with a flat symbol (♭) beside the D.
D-flat major, with five flats in its key signature, appears in works by Chopin and Debussy: The nocturne is in D-flat major.
Keyed percussion instrument
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- keyboardArray of input keys
- tuning forkVibrating standard for pitch
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
black key · wind instrument · woodwind · French horn · fretboard · valve · embouchure · register
Sonically identical, spelled differently
- C-sharpEnharmonic to D-flat
- semitoneMinimum Western musical interval
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- noteShort written record
chromatic · key signature · tuning · intonation · concert pitch · transposition · half step · alteration
Key sharing accidentals, sadder
- key signatureNotation showing tonal center
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- ChopinPolish Romantic pianist-composer
Debussy · nocturne · romantic · expressive · warm · mellow · rich · sonority
piano
Keyed percussion instrument
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- keyboardArray of input keys
- tuning forkVibrating standard for pitch
black key · orchestration · wind instrument · woodwind · French horn · fretboard · valve · embouchure · register
enharmonic
Sonically identical, spelled differently
- C-sharpEnharmonic to D-flat
- semitoneMinimum Western musical interval
- accidentalOccurring by chance
note · chromatic · key signature · tuning · intonation · concert pitch · transposition · half step · alteration · frequency
relative minor
Key sharing accidentals, sadder
- key signatureNotation showing tonal center
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- scaleMeasure of relative size
Chopin · Debussy · nocturne · romantic · expressive · warm · mellow · rich · sonority · transposition