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384  Key (R)

Input Standards

Required if applicable/Optional
1st Indicator  Key type
blank character  Relationship to original unknown
0 Original key
1 Transposed key
2nd Indicator  Undefined
blank character  Undefined
Subfields (R=Repeatable  NR=Nonrepeatable) Input Standards
‡a Key (NR) To be determined/To be determined


Definition

The set of pitch relationships that establishes a single pitch class as a tonal centre for a musical work or expression. May be used to differentiate a musical work from another with the same title.

1st Indicator

 Key type. 
blank character Relationship to original unknown. The relationship of the specified key to the original key in which the musical composition was written.
0 Original key. 
1 Transposed key. A different key from that of the original work.

2nd Indicator

 Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank (blank character ).
blank character Undefined

Subfields
‡a Key The pitch name and the mode (e.g., major or minor).
100 1 Godowsky, Leopold, ‡d 1870-1938.
240 1 0 Etude macabre
382 piano
384 D minor

Printing

 Field 384 does not print.

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