A-dur

Appendix:Variations of "adur" Norwegian Bokmål thumb|The key signature of A major, with three sharps. Alternative forms nb a-dur nonstandard lowercase spelling Etymology Compound of nb A dur the note A major key, major scale, literally “A major”. The first element is nb A the note A, the letter name used for the musical note. The second element, nb dur major key, major scale, is borrowed via German de Dur major key, major scale from Latin la dūrus hard. The deeper Proto-Indo-European origin of the Latin word is disputed. Compare nn A-dur, sv A-dur and de A-Dur A major. Pronunciation nb /ˈɑːˌdʉːr/ [ˈɑːˌdʉːɾ] nb ɑːdʉːr 2 nb a-dur nb A- dur Noun nb music A major; the major key with A as its tonic and three sharps, F♯, C♯ and G♯ nb Stykket går i A-dur. The piece is in A major. nb 28 December 2024 Gorm K. Gaare Spiller nyttårskonsert etter notene han knabbet som 12-åring Nasjonalbiblioteket Brahms’ «Intermezzo i A-dur» gjorde inntrykk på 12-åringen Brahms's “Intermezzo in A major” made an impression on the twelve-year-old. Usage notes In standard Norwegian spelling, the tonic letter is capitalized in names of major keys but lowercased in names of minor keys: nb A-dur A major but nb a-moll A minor. Coordinate terms References Norwegian Nynorsk Etymology nn A dur Noun nn music A major Related terms nn B-dur References Polish pl: Etymology pl 1 * :af A dur<id:music> Pronunciation [-: ]<a:traditional>,A *dur<a:colloquial> A-dur LL-Q809 (pol)-Poemat-A-dur.wav Noun n 1 pl Q277793 pl music A major pl gama Further reading Modern Standard Polish: Serbo-Croatian Noun m-in A major Swedish Noun c A major Anagrams sv adru duar