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Name: Key Signature
ID: m10881
Language: English (en)
Summary: The key signature at the beginning of a musical staff lists the sharps or flats in the key.
Subject: Arts
Keywords: flat, key, key signature, major, minor, music, notation, sharp, staff
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 1.0
Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Version: 2.11 (history)
Created: Oct 3, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5
Revised: Sep 10, 2007 12:03 pm GMT-5

Version History

Version: 2.11 Sep 10, 2007 12:03 pm GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
removed unnecessary reference to figure
Version: 2.10 Jun 19, 2007 11:19 am GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
added text to point to figures
Version: 2.9 Mar 2, 2007 4:16 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
added outline svg and eps files
Version: 2.8 Jan 26, 2007 2:35 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
added eps CNXML
Version: 2.7 Dec 14, 2006 8:49 am US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Updated links. Small text changes.
Version: 2.6 Feb 27, 2006 4:26 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Updated figures, small text changes
Version: 2.5 May 17, 2005 9:04 pm GMT-5 by Charlet Reedstrom
Changes: 
update to cnxml-0.5
Version: 2.4 Mar 25, 2004 1:42 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Cleaned up figures and added links
Version: 2.3 Oct 2, 2003 9:59 am GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Added links
Version: 2.2 Jan 29, 2003 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Added keywords and abstract.
Version: 2.1 Dec 1, 2002 12:00 am US/Central by (Unknown)
Changes: 
New module
Version: 2.0 Oct 3, 2002 12:00 am GMT-5 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Added initial template for new module m10881

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