大调 (dà diào) — major key (in music)
Definition
Music term for 'major key'. The opposite of 小调 (xiǎo diào, minor key); major keys are usually described as bright, minor keys as somber or sad.
noun
major key (in music)
Examples
- 大调。Zhè shǒu qǔ zi shì yòng dà diào chuàng zuò de.This piece was composed in a major key.
- ，大调。Zài yīn yuè zhōng, dà diào tōng cháng tīng qǐ lái bǐ jiào míng liàng.In music, a major key usually sounds brighter.
- 大调。Tā xǐ huan tán zòu dà diào de gāng qín qǔ.He likes to play piano pieces in a major key.
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