key signature


noun Music.

(in notation) the group of sharps or flats placed after the clef to indicate the tonality of the music following.

Origin of key signature

First recorded in 1870–75

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key signature

noun

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