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  2. Flat (music) - Wikipedia

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    The flat symbol (♭) is used in two ways: It is placed in key signatures to mark lines whose notes are flattened throughout that section of music; it may also be an "accidental" that precedes an individual note and indicates that the note should be lowered temporarily, until the following bar line.

  3. B-flat major - Wikipedia

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    Many transposing instruments are pitched in B-flat major, including the clarinet, trumpet, tenor saxophone, and soprano saxophone. As a result, B-flat major is one of the most popular keys for concert band compositions.

  4. Key signature - Wikipedia

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    The sharps or flats needed to produce a diatonic scale in diatonic or tonal music can be shown as a key signature at the beginning of a section of music instead of showing accidentals on individual notes. While the key of a piece generally corresponds to the notated key signature, it may not in some cases, such as in pre-Baroque music, which ...

  5. Two flats - Wikipedia

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    Two flats may refer to: B-flat major, a major musical key with two flats; G minor, a minor musical key with two flats; Symphony in Two Flats, a 1930 British drama; Duplex (building), a house plan with two living units ("flats")

  6. 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 ...

  7. Key signature names and translations - Wikipedia

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    When a musical key or key signature is referred to in a language other than English, that language may use the usual notation used in English (namely the letters A to G, along with translations of the words sharp, flat, major and minor in that language): languages which use the English system include Irish, Welsh, Hindi, Japanese (based on katakana in iroha order), Korean (based on hangul in ...

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  9. Accidental (music) - Wikipedia

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    m. 2: G ♮ (with courtesy accidental), G ♭, G ♭ (the flat carries over) m. 3: G ♭ (which is tied from the previous note), G ♯, G ♮ (the natural sign cancels the sharp sign) Though this convention is still in use particularly in tonal music, it may be cumbersome in music that features frequent accidentals, as is often the case in ...