Dess-dur

Norwegian Bokmål thumb|The five-flat key signature shared by D-flat major and B-flat minor. Etymology nb ine-pro *dweh₂- Compound of nb Dess dur D-flat major, literally “D-flat major”. The first element nb Dess D-flat is the capitalized form of nb dess, from nb de Des D-flat and synchronically analyzable as nb d D + nb -ess flat-note-forming suffix. German de Des D-flat likewise contains the note name de D D and de -es flat-note-forming suffix; the further origin of the suffix is uncertain. The second element nb dur major is via nb de Dur major from nb gmh bēdūre B-natural; hard B, from nb la-med b durum hard B. The adjective is from nb la dūrus hard, from nb itc-pro *dūros hard, from nb ine-pro *dweh₂rós long, far, from the root ine-pro *dweh₂- far, long. Compare the parallel formations nn Dess-dur, da Des-dur, sv Dess-dur, de Des-Dur and fi Des-duuri D-flat major. Pronunciation nb /ˈdesːˌdʉːr/ [ˈdesːˌdʉːɾ] nb ʉːr 2 nb Dess-dur Noun m Dess-duren Dess-durer Dess-durene nb music D-flat major; a major key with D-flat as its tonic and five flats, on B, E, A, D and G nb Preludiet står i Dess-dur. The prelude is in D-flat major. nb 1944 Børre Qvamme Musikk 73 i Chopins kjente preludium nr. 15 i Dess-dur gjentas bare en stump av første del In Chopin's well-known Prelude No. 15 in D-flat major, only a fragment of the first section is repeated. Related terms nb b-moll B-flat minor relative minor nb dess-moll D-flat minor parallel minor nb Ciss-dur C-sharp major enharmonic equivalent References