B minor

American  

[bee mahy-ner] / ˈbi ˈmaɪ nər /

noun

1. Music. the key that has B as the tonic or first note of its scale and is represented by a key signature having two sharps.

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Example Sentences

Then comes more B minor, with a tiny Berg “Klavierstück” as a sip of aperitif before his Opus 1 Sonata, lucid but never chilly.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2023

The WTC, as it’s often affectionately abbreviated, is a two-volume set of preludes and fugues written in each of the 24 musical keys, rising two-by-two through each of them, from C major to B minor.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2022

Under the direction of Ton Koopman the young musicians will perform Bach’s simmering Mass in B minor at Alice Tully Hall.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2016

"He sounded like Barry Gibb in this high voice," said Felder, who transposed the song from E minor to B minor "which is not a particularly guitar-friendly key, but it was perfect for his voice".

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2016

Herr Musik-direktor Max von Francius in —— has lately published a new symphony in B minor.

From The First Violin A Novel by Fothergill, Jessie