change of key
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Key Center
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Theory
A key center organizes harmonic tension and release around a tonic. Identifying key center helps performers shape phrasing, c…
Transition
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a short passing change of key, an abrupt key change
Borrowed chord
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use of a chord in a key in which it is not diatonic, or the substitution of a chord from a different key into a work
Flat Key Signatures
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See Table of Key Signatures
Key signature
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an arrangement of sharps or flats placed on the far left hand side of each line of the staff, indicating scale of the piece S…
Remote keys
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the relationship between keys that have relatively few notes in common, for example, the key of C and the key of F sharp
Sharp Key Signatures
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Signature
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signs placed on the clef to mark the number and position of the sharps or flats in the key in which the piece is being writte…