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A dictionary of musical terms : containing upwards of 9,000 English, French, German, Italian, Latin and Greek words and phrases … with a supplement containing an English-Italian vocabulary for composers, 1904
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1GENERAL VIEW OF THE KEYS.
3<table>
4 <tr>
5 <th>Key-signature.</th>
6 <th>English.</th>
7 <th>German.</th>
8 <th>French.</th>
9 <th>Italian.</th>
10 </tr>
11 <tr>
12 <td rowspan="2">C-major<br>A-minor</td>
13 <td>C-major<br>A-minor</td>
14 <td>C dur<br>A moll</td>
15 <td>Ut majeur<br>La mineur</td>
16 <td>Do maggiore<br>La minore</td>
17 <td rowspan="2">Natural keys.</td>
18 </tr>
19 <tr></tr>
20 <tr>
21 <td rowspan="2">G-major<br>E-minor</td>
22 <td>G-major<br>E-minor</td>
23 <td>G dur<br>E moll</td>
24 <td>Sol majeur<br>Mi mineur</td>
25 <td>Sol maggiore<br>Mi minore</td>
26 <td></td> one of two readings
27 <td rowspan="2"></td> one of two readings
28 </tr>
29 <tr></tr>
30 <tr>
31 <td rowspan="2">D-major<br>B-minor</td>
32 <td>D-major<br>B-minor</td>
33 <td>D dur<br>H moll</td>
34 <td>Ré majeur<br>Si mineur</td>
35 <td>Re maggiore<br>Si minore</td>
36 <td></td> one of two readings
37 <td rowspan="2"></td> one of two readings
38 </tr>
39 <tr></tr>
40 <tr>
41 <td rowspan="2">A-major<br>F-sharp minor</td>
42 <td>A-major<br>F-sharp minor</td>
43 <td>A dur<br>Fis moll</td>
44 <td>La majeur<br>Fa dièse mineur</td>
45 <td>La maggiore<br>Fa diesis minore</td>
46 <td>Sharp keys.</td> one of two readings
47 <td rowspan="2">Sharp keys.</td> one of two readings
48 </tr>
49 <tr></tr>
50 <tr>
51 <td rowspan="2">E-major<br>C-sharp minor</td>
52 <td>E-major<br>C-sharp minor</td>
53 <td>E dur<br>Cis moll</td>
54 <td>Mi majeur<br>Ut dièse mineur</td>
55 <td>Mi maggiore<br>Do diesis minore</td>
56 <td></td> one of two readings
57 <td rowspan="2"></td> one of two readings
58 </tr>
59 <tr></tr>
60 <tr>
61 <td rowspan="2">B-major<br>G-sharp minor</td>
62 <td>B-major<br>G-sharp minor</td>
63 <td>H dur<br>Gis moll</td>
64 <td>Si majeur<br>Sol dièse mineur</td>
65 <td>Si maggiore<br>Sol diesis minore</td>
66 <td></td> one of two readings
67 <td rowspan="2"></td> one of two readings
68 </tr>
69 <tr></tr>
70 <tr>
71 <td rowspan="2">F-sharp major<br>D-sharp minor</td>
72 <td>F-sharp major<br>D-sharp minor</td>
73 <td>Fis dur<br>Dis moll</td>
74 <td>Fa dièse majeur<br>Ré dièse mineur</td>
75 <td>Fa diesis maggiore<br>Re diesis minore</td>
76 <td></td> one of two readings
77 <td rowspan="2"></td> one of two readings
78 </tr>
79 <tr></tr>
80 <tr>
81 <td rowspan="2">G-flat major<br>E-flat minor</td>
82 <td>G-flat major<br>E-flat minor</td>
83 <td>Ges dur<br>Es moll</td>
84 <td>Sol bémol majeur<br>Mi bémol mineur</td>
85 <td>Sol bemolle maggiore<br>Mi bemolle minore</td>
86 <td></td> one of two readings
87 <td rowspan="2"></td> one of two readings
88 </tr>
89 <tr></tr>
90 <tr>
91 <td rowspan="2">D-flat major<br>B-flat minor</td>
92 <td>D-flat major<br>B-flat minor</td>
93 <td>Des dur<br>B moll</td>
94 <td>Ré bémol majeur<br>Si bémol mineur</td>
95 <td>Re bemolle maggiore<br>Si bemolle minore</td>
96 <td></td> one of two readings
97 <td rowspan="2"></td> one of two readings
98 </tr>
99 <tr></tr>
100 <tr>
101 <td rowspan="2">A-flat major<br>F-minor</td>
102 <td>A-flat major<br>F-minor</td>
103 <td>As dur<br>F moll</td>
104 <td>La bémol majeur<br>Fa mineur</td>
105 <td>La bemolle maggiore<br>Fa minore</td>
106 <td>Flat keys.</td> one of two readings
107 <td rowspan="2">Flat keys.</td> one of two readings
108 </tr>
109 <tr></tr>
110 <tr>
111 <td rowspan="2">E-flat major<br>C-minor</td>
112 <td>E-flat major<br>C-minor</td>
113 <td>Es dur<br>C moll</td>
114 <td>Mi bémol majeur<br>Ut mineur</td>
115 <td>Mi bemolle maggiore<br>Do minore</td>
116 <td></td> one of two readings
117 <td rowspan="2"></td> one of two readings
118 </tr>
119 <tr></tr>
120 <tr>
121 <td rowspan="2">B-flat major<br>G-minor</td>
122 <td>B-flat major<br>G-minor</td>
123 <td>B dur<br>G moll</td>
124 <td>Si bémol majeur<br>Sol mineur</td>
125 <td>Si bemolle maggiore<br>Sol minore</td>
126 <td></td> one of two readings
127 <td rowspan="2"></td> one of two readings
128 </tr>
129 <tr></tr>
130 <tr>
131 <td rowspan="2">F-major<br>D-minor</td>
132 <td>F-major<br>D-minor</td>
133 <td>F dur<br>D moll</td>
134 <td>Fa majeur<br>Ré mineur</td>
135 <td>Fa maggiore<br>Re minore</td>
136 <td></td> one of two readings
137 <td rowspan="2"></td> one of two readings
138 </tr>
139 <tr></tr>
140</table>
142keys is C D E [white] F# G# A# [black] c [white], etc.; in the upper row: C# D# [black] F G A B [white] c# [black], etc.:
144upper row of keys (in pair) lower " " " " " " " " C D E F# G# A# c.
146Consequently, a chromatic scale is played by the simple alternation between the successive keys of any 2 adjoining rows; the fingering of all the major scales is uniform, and all minor scales are also fingered alike. The width of an octave on the ordinary keyboard is just that of a tenth on this; so that large hands can stretch a thirteenth, or even a fourteenth (c1–b2d).
148Key-bugle. See Bugle.
150row: C# D# [black] F G A B [white] c# [black], etc.:
152C# D# F G A B c# D E F# G# A# c.
154Key-chord. The tonic triad.
155Keyed violin. A piano-violin.
156Key-fall. See Dip.
157Key-harp. (Fr. clavi-harpe.) An instr. resembling a pfte. in form, and with a similar keyboard, but having a set of tuning-forks in lieu of strings. Inv. in 1819 by Dietz and Second. (Comp. Klaviatur-Harfe.)
158Key-note. The tonic.
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