Definitions
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- noun music A tone ten fifths above C in the
cycle of fifths , intermediate between A and B, denoted A♯. - noun music The key of
A sharp major
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Examples
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After it has been heard four times, -- in the keys of C-sharp, G-sharp, D-sharp minor, and A-sharp minor, -- it is relieved by a modulatory interlude, constructed out of new material (measures 33 to 46).
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The vocal writing in this scene calls for sustained power in the highest register of the tenor voice, climaxing in a number of high A-naturals and a traditionally added A-sharp.
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Here was a true Puccini tenor, with warm, throbbing supple phrasing and some triumphant top notes, including a defiant high A-sharp when he sang "Vittoria" at the news of Napoleon's victory at the Battle of Marengo. "
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