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610:English Suite No. 1
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524:Trio Sonata
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399:Mendelssohn
325:Subdominant
263:ledger line
121:major scale
77:Subdominant
1513:Categories
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1019:0835714187
973:(2): 178.
944:References
807:, Op. 28/7
732:, Op. 18/5
714:, Op. 30/1
510:See also:
347:Submediant
303:Supertonic
259:tenor clef
218:accidental
211:supertonic
170:has three
994:The Strad
914:, Op. 141
882:, Op. 183
799:Polonaise
708:, Op. 101
702:, Op. 2/2
612:, BWV 806
383:Beethoven
298:– A major
208:flattened
194:chord on
123:based on
99:, D, E, F
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1475:♯
1465:♭
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1223:♭
1102:Diatonic
1033:(1981).
960:♭
922:See also
908:, Op. 68
895:, Op. 82
845:, Op. 26
833:, Op. 16
758:, D. 959
726:, Op. 69
720:, Op. 47
696:, Op. 92
683:, K. 622
677:, K. 581
671:, K. 527
661:, K. 488
655:, K. 464
649:, K. 331
643:, K. 305
637:, K. 134
631:, K. 201
625:, K. 219
391:Bruckner
336:Dominant
274:♯
268:♯
265:and so G
254:♯
248:♯
182:and its
162:♯
153:♯
136:♯
108:♯
102:♯
96:♯
1065:A major
1009:(1996)
820:, S.125
805:Prelude
752:, D 664
599:, No. 3
593:, No. 8
587:, No. 5
581:, No. 1
492:timpani
442:strings
379:G major
375:D major
369:History
341:E major
330:D major
314:Mediant
308:B minor
215:natural
188:A minor
117:A major
93:A, B, C
82:D major
70:E major
58:A minor
31:A major
18:A Major
1165:minor
1162:Major
1146:Sharps
1105:scales
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166:. Its
157:, and
1158:minor
1153:Major
1141:Flats
975:JSTOR
295:Tonic
119:is a
1109:keys
1107:and
1039:ISBN
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1425:C
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1390:d
1380:F
1370:e
1360:G
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1330:b
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1300:E
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1250:E
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1220:B
1210:e
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