短調
Meanings
1
minor key
Music term for a minor key or tonality. Often contrasted with 長調 (major key).
See also: 長調
This piece is written in A minor.
Songs in a minor key sound somewhat sad.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を短調に編曲するto arrange (a piece) in a minor key
I tried arranging that song in a minor key.
- 短調で始まるto begin in a minor key
This symphony begins in a minor key.
- 短調に転調するto modulate into a minor key
The piece modulates into a minor key partway through.