"theoretical key" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: theoretical keys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} theoretical key (plural theoretical keys)
  1. (music theory) A key signature which has eight or more sharps or seven flats. In music using twelve-tone equal temperament its pitch coincides with its enharmonic, while in most other equal temperament tunings most enharmonic equivalences between key signatures regularly go beyond simple sharps and flats. Categories (topical): Music Translations (Translations): φανταστική κλίμακα (fantastikí klímaka) [feminine] (Greek)

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