key signature
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For this choreographer, music means everything; his title is a wink, not to the work’s worth, but to its key signature.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2023
Others found fault with the way the U of R group measured the material’s magnetic behavior, a key signature of superconductivity.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2023
Chunky bracelets and earrings rounded out the looks, a key signature of the designer.
From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2022
Water is considered a key signature of life beyond Earth, after all.
From Salon • Jul. 13, 2022
There are two other kinds of minor scales that are commonly used, both of which include notes that are not in the key signature.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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