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  2. Major and minor - Wikipedia

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    Major and minor third in a major chord: major third 'M' on bottom, minor third 'm' on top. Major and minor may also refer to scales and chords that contain a major third or a minor third, respectively. A major scale is a scale in which the third scale degree (the mediant) is a major third above the tonic note.

  3. Major scale - Wikipedia

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    The major scale has a central importance in Western music, particularly that of the common practice period and in popular music. In Carnatic music , it is known as Sankarabharanam . In Hindustani classical music , it is known as Bilaval .

  4. A major - Wikipedia

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    A major is a major scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C ... The key of A occurs frequently in chamber music and other music for strings, which favor sharp keys.

  5. Major chord - Wikipedia

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    In music theory, a major chord is a chord that has a root, a major third, and a perfect fifth. When a chord comprises only these three notes, it is called a major triad . For example, the major triad built on C, called a C major triad, has pitches C–E–G:

  6. Major third - Wikipedia

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    Just major third. Pythagorean major third, i.e. a ditone Comparison, in cents, of intervals at or near a major third Harmonic series, partials 1–5, numbered Play ⓘ.. In classical music, a third is a musical interval encompassing three staff positions (see Interval number for more details), and the major third (Play ⓘ) is a third spanning four half steps or two whole steps. [1]

  7. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...

  8. Degree (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music theory, the scale degree is the position of a particular note on a scale [1] relative to the tonic—the first and main note of the scale from which each octave is assumed to begin. Degrees are useful for indicating the size of intervals and chords and whether an interval is major or minor.

  9. List of major/minor compositions - Wikipedia

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    Major/minor compositions are musical compositions that begin in a major key and end in a minor key (generally the parallel minor), specifying the keynote (as C major/minor).). This is a very unusual form in tonal music, [1] [2] although examples became more common in the nineteenth century