key signature
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key signature
n. Music
The group of sharps or flats placed to the right of the clef on a staff to identify the key.
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key signature
n
(Classical Music) music a group of sharps or flats appearing at the beginning of each stave line to indicate the key in which a piece, section, etc, is to be performed
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key′ sig`nature
n.
(in musical notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.
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Noun | 1. | key signature - the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians |
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n (Mus) → armaturaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995